Lekë Dushmani

Lekë Dushmani was an Albanian nobleman and one of the founding members of League of Lezhë, a military alliance formed, on 2 March 1444, by Albanian chieftains and nobles united against the Ottoman Empire.

Life A member of the Dushmani family he ruled over the region of Zadrima, in modern Shkodër District.

Leka joined the League of Lezhë, an alliance formed by their maternal uncle Skanderbeg, after meeting in the St. Nicholas Church in Lezhë on March 2, 1444. The other members included Lekë Zaharia, Peter Spani, Andrea Thopia, Gjergj Arianiti, Theodor Korona Muzaka, Stefan Crnojević, George Strez Balsha, and their subjects. Skanderbeg was elected as the alliance's leader, and the commander-in-chief of its armed forces numbering a total of 8,000 warriors.

His descendants include Antonio, Sofoklis and Viktor Dousmanis.

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