Background
He was for a short time Lord of Kruja after his father death, Duke of San Pietro in Galatina (1485), Count of Soleto, Signore of Monte Sant"Angelo and San Giovanni Rotondo.
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Johan Gjon Kastrioti II
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Career
In 1495 Ferdinand I of Naples gave the title of the Signore of Gagliano del Capo and Oria. While in his teens he was forced to leave the country after the death of his father in 1468. He is known also for his role in the Albanian uprising of 1481, when, after reaching the Albanian coast from Italy settling in Himara, he tried to struggle against the Ottomans.
In June 1481 he supported forces of Ivan Crnojević to recapture Zeta from Ottomans.
Unsuccessful, he retired in Italy in 1484. They had the following issue:
Ferrante (d 1561), duke of San Pietro in Galatina
Maria (d 1569)
The Castriota living in Italy today represent the only descendants of Manuel II Palaiologos, through Jerina, the great-granddaughter of Manuel II Palaiologos.
