Demetrio Reres

Demetrio Reres or Demetrius Reres is considered to have been a 15th-century Albanian and Calabrian nobleman. Since he is mentioned only in a document dating from 24 September 1665, 217 years after the events of the subject, and the document seems to have been falsified, the historicity of Demetrio Reres is debated among scholars.

Origin The only document that mentions Demetrio Reres reports him as related to the "illustrious Kastrioti family" while no document of the period in question actually supports this assertion. His brother and two sons also established several Albanian settlements in Sicily. After the campaign Reres was awarded by Alfonso with the governorship of Reggio province in Calabria.

Aftermath He sired Joan and Vasil Reres. Andrea Reres, a descendant of Demetrio, founded the Basilian Monastery in Mezzojuso with the provision that the Greek rite would be used.