Peter Bua
Pjetër Bua (or Boua; fl. 1450s) was an Albanian nobleman of the late medieval Despotate of the Morea (Peloponnese) who was the chief instigator of the Morea revolt of 1453–1454. After the revolt, he was recognized by the Ottoman Empire as the official representative of the Albanians of the Morea.
Pjetër Bua | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Despotate of the Morea (Peloponnese) |
| Occupation | Albanian nobleman |
| Known for | Instigating the Morea revolt of 1453–1454 |
Biography
Pjetër Bua was a member of the Albanian Bua family. Shortly after the fall of Constantinople and the death of the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI (r. 1449–1453), 30,000 Albanians led by Pjetër Bua rose in revolt against the two Despots of the Morea, Thomas and Demetrius II, due to the heavy tributes they had to pay. After the revolt failed, the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II (r. 1444‒1446; 1451‒1481), surnamed the Conqueror, recognized Pjetër Bua as the spokesperson of the Albanian population of the Morea.[1] For a period of time, Pjetër Bua ruled the areas of the Morea that hadn't been conquered by the Ottomans.[2]
References
Citations
- Cheetham 1981, p. 218.
- Babinger 1992, pp. 166ff.
Sources
- Babinger, Franz (1992). Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time. Bollingen Series 96. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. Edited, with a preface, by William C. Hickman. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09900-6. OCLC 716361786.
- Cheetham, Nicholas (1981). Mediaeval Greece. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10539-1.
- Madgearu, Alexandru; Gordon, Martin (2008). The Wars of the Balkan Peninsula: Their Medieval Origins. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5846-6.