Karl Thopia
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Karl Thopia sometimes written as Charles Thopia, was an Albanian feudal prince and warlord who ruled Albanian domains from 1358 until the first Ottoman conquest of Albania in 1388. Thopia usually main
Portrait of Karl Thopia at the Skanderbeg Museum.
Model of Durrës Castle during the Medieval era.
The St. Gjon Vladimir's Church was founded by Karl Thopia
St. Jovan Vladimir's Church
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Saint Jovan Vladimir's Church is an Albanian Orthodox church in Shijon, Elbasan County, Albania. It is dedicated to the Dukljan prince and saint Jovan Vladimir, the son-in-law of the Bulgarian Tsar Sa
Karl Thopia
…the Ottomans. The Ottomans undertook several heavy attacks on Durrës, which also still persisted as Karl died in January 1388, where he was buried in St. Jovan Vladimir's Church. His son, Gjergj Thopia, became Karl's successor. In 1381, Karl built the St. Gjon Vladimir's Church in the proximity of Elbasan, where Jovan Vladimir's…
Reconstruction of the original entrance to the church in the medieval era now located in the National History Museum
Stone engraving above the entrance
Engraving on the church wall