Gulielm Blinishti


Gulielm Blinishti was an Albanian nobleman of the Blinishti family, first mentioned in 1279, during the Angevin expansion. In 1304 after the proclamation of alliance between Albanians and Philip IV of France, he became marshal of the Angevin armies in Albania. Mentioned in a papal bull of 1319, Philip I, Prince of Taranto, who claimed the title Latin Emperor, had succeeded in uniting many lords in the Kingdom of Albania south of Scutari: William Arianiti, Pal Mataranga, count Vladislav Jonima, count Mentol Muzaka, commander Andrea Muzaka, protosebastos Teodor Muzaka, protosebastos William Blinishti and count Kaloyan Blinishti.