On this day, January 17, 1468, George Kastriotis, also known as Skanderbeg, died.
The great warrior whom three sultans, Murad, Mehmed and Mehmed the Conqueror, despite campaigning against him, failed to defeat, was ultimately defeated by malaria.
His principality in Epirus, which remained impregnable during his rule, begins to decline and the Ottomans make a firm entry into the region.
Nowadays, a seal is kept in the National Museum of Denmark, which is believed to belong to him.
It is round and made of bronze, has a diameter of six centimeters and weighs 280 grams. On it are depicted the double-headed eagle and the inscription in Greek with the words:
"Alexander Emperor and King. Emperor of the Greeks and King of the Turks, Albanians, Serbs and Bulgarians."
