Venetian Albania: the confrontation of the Serbs and Albanians with the western world

Pre-requisites: General requirements for doctoral studies. Familiarity with Latin and at least two European languages.

Course objectives: To learn about the relations and mutual influences of „Venetian Albania“ and the Serbs before and after the extinguishing of Serbian statehood.

Course description: The creation of „Venetian Albania“ in 1392. and its expansion to the Montenegrin coastline and northern Albania. The configuration of „Albania“. Relations between the Serbs and „Venetian Albania“. Serbian orthodox and Roman catholic church in the Montenegrin coastal area and northern Albania. The arrival of the Turks.

Learning Outcomes:  Gaining knowledge on the subject of relations and mutual influences of „Venetian Albania“ and the Serbs before and after the extinguishing of Serbian statehood.

Literature/Reading:

• M. Antonović, Grad i župa u Zetskom primorju i severnoj Albaniji u XIV i XV veku, Beograd 2003.
• O. Schmitt, Das venezianische Albanien (1392 – 1479), München 2001.
• A. Ducellier, La façade maritime de l’ Albanie au Moyen Âge. Durazzo et Valona du XIe au XVe siècle, Thessaloniki 1981.
• Istorija Crne Gore II/2, Titograd 1970.
• P. Lock, The Franks in the Aegean, 1204 – 1500, London 1995.
• K. Setton, The Papacy and the Levant I – II, Philadelphia 1997².