Shkodër

The foreign secretary's wits were set vigorously to work, first of all in restraining and reprimanding Austria, and then in helping her, in concert with Italy, to obtain compensations that would look like diplomatic triumphs.

The exclusion of Serbia from the Adriatic, the abandonment of Scutari by Montenegro, and the setting up of an independent Albania.

He did not part company with Austria until the moment when she tried in vain to raise trouble once more in the Balkans after the Treaty of Peace had been definitively signed at Bucharest.

In relation to France, Herr von Yego, presumably in compliance with orders from above, showed himself far from cordial.

The new state, in conformity with an agreement between the Consulta and the Bolplatz, was to live under the twofold protection of Austria-Hungary and Italy, who would thus exercise a sort of condominium.

Like other experiments of the kind, but after an even briefer interval, this joint control developed into an open rivalry.

The Vienna Cabinet, burning to avenge its diplomatic failures and feeling assured of Berlin's support, decided on 20th March to send a threatening note to the Montenegrins, who were on the point of capturing Scutari through the connivance of Assad Pasha, its defender.

The note was followed by the appearance of an Austrian squadron off the coasts of Albania and Montenegro.

The celebration will also highlight the shrine's historic connection with Albania.

According to tradition, the image of the Mother of Good Counsel was carried by angels from the Albanian city of Skoder and appeared miraculously in Genizano in 1467.

During Mass, Pope Leo presents the shrine with a golden rose.

He will also receive a relic of Blessed Stefano Ballestini, an Augustinian friar and former parish priest of the shrine.

Yeah

... have a couple days in s- uh, s- Shkodër.

Yeah.

Which I love Shkodër.

Gorgeous town.

Mm-hmm.

And this I subsequently found to be stated in the two works themselves.

For in a marginal note of Knowles to the portion of the History which treats of Mahomet the Great, it is said, "The great wars betwixt Mahomet and Scanderbeg are at large written by Marinus Barletius in thirteen books, De vita & gestis Scanderbegi, from whence this history is taken, and were done betwixt the years fourteen fifty and fourteen sixty-seven." And to the translation of Lavardin is prefixed "a catalogue of the authors from which this history hath been drawn." This catalogue consists of nineteen names, at the head of which stands, "Marin Barletius, priest of Scutari in Epirus, from whom the most part of this historie is drawn word for word." And in "an advertisement to the reader," it is stated that other writers, "could not so truly and exactly set down the truth of matters as they are here delivered in this history by the Latin author, who being native of the same country with Scanderbeg, and living in the same age and time that he did, is reputed to be the best witness and most perfect reporter of his deeds." My business in this work has been to concentrate Lavardin's history by rendering the language more concise; by omitting many observations which would naturally present themselves to intelligent readers; by giving only the substance of many long speeches, of which the language cannot be correct after being turned from Latin into French by Lavardin, and from French into barbarous English by the translator of Lavardin; by omitting the account of the taking of Constantinople, in which Scanderbeg was not engaged; and by leaving out unimportant matters which seem only to retard the progress of the story.

The uncouth antiquated language of the English translation, it is hardly necessary to state, has been changed to a more modern style.

I am aware that the character and exploits of Scanderbeg are treated in a very cavalier and incredulous manner by Gibbon.

He could not, however, succeed to the extent of his wishes, for the inhabitants of Daena, the capital town and chief fortress, remained faithful to their deceased prince.

They, with great loyalty, defended the rights of Lady Bola, mother to Zachary, who was very aged at the time of her son's death.

She, being very much grieved at the loss of her son, and deeming the defence of his estate too much for her to endure, retired to Scutari or Skodra, and surrendered to the Venetians what remained of her son's principality, together with the whole charge and burden of the contentions likely to arise respecting it with the neighbouring princes and lords.

This event was the cause of war between the Venetians and Skanderbeg, as shall appear when we have first noticed the measures pursued by Amurath after the defeat of his army in Epyre.

For in a marginal note of Knowles to the portion of the History which treats of Mahomet the Great, it is said, "The great wars betwixt Mahomet and Scanderbeg are at large written by Marinus Barletius in thirteen books de vita & gestis Scanderbegi, from whence this history is taken, and were done betwixt the years fourteen fifty and fourteen sixty-seven." And to the translation of Lavardin is prefixed a catalogue of the authors from which this history hath been drawn.

This catalogue consists of nineteen names, at the head of which stands Marrin Barletius, priest of Scutari in Epirus, from whom the most part of this historie is drawn word for word.

And in an advertisement to the reader, it is stated that other writers could not so truely and exactly set down the truth of matters as they are here delivered in this history by the Latin author, who being native of the same country with Scanderbeg, and living in the same age and time that he did, is reputed to be the best witness and most perfect reporter of his deeds.

My business in this work has been to concentrate Lavardin's history by rendering the language more concise.

He could not, however, succeed to the extent of his wishes, for the inhabitants of Daena, the capital town and chief fortress, remained faithful to their deceased prince.

They, with great loyalty, defended the rights of Lady Bola, mother to Zachary, who was very aged at the time of her son's death.

She, being very much grieved at the loss of her son, and deeming the defense of his estate too much for her to endure, retired to Scutari or Skodra, and surrendered to the Venetians what remained of her son's principality, together with the whole charge and burden of the contentions likely to arise respecting it with the neighboring princes and lords.

This event was the cause of war between the Venetians and Skanderbeg, as shall appear when we have first noticed the measures pursued by Amaranth after the defeat of his army in Epyre.

how about that? How about that?

Yeah, and we went to Skoda, which they actually pronounce it Skodra.

I'm sure they do.

I'm sure they do.

And to the translation of Lavardin is prefixed a catalogue of the authors from which this history hath been drawn.

This catalogue consists of nineteen names, at the head of which stands Maran Barletius, priest of Scutari in Epirus, from whom the most part of this history is drawn word for word.

And in an advertisement to the reader, it is stated that other writers could not so truly and exactly set down the truth of matters as they are here delivered in this history by the Latin author, who being native of the same country with Scanderbeg, and living in the same age and time that he did, is reputed to be the best witness and most perfect reporter of his deeds.

My business in this work has been to concentrate Lavardin's history by rendering the language more concise, by omitting many observations which would naturally present themselves to intelligent readers, by giving only the substance of many long speeches of which the language cannot be correct after being turned from Latin into French by Lavardin and from French into barbarous English by the translator of Lavardin, by omitting the account of the taking of Constantinople, in which Scanderbeg was not engaged, and by leaving out unimportant matters which seem only to retard the progress of the story.

He could not, however, succeed to the extent of his wishes, for the inhabitants of Daena, the capital town and chief fortress, remained faithful to their deceased prince.

They, with great loyalty, defended the rights of Lady Bola, mother to Zachary, who was very aged at the time of her son's death.

She, being very much grieved at the loss of her son, and deeming the defence of his estate too much for her to endure, retired to Scutari or Scodra, and surrendered to the Venetians what remained of her son's principality, together with the whole charge and burden of the contentions likely to arise respecting it with the neighbouring princes and lords.

This event was the cause of war between the Venetians and Scanderbeg, as shall appear when we have first noticed the measures pursued by Amurath after the defeat of his army in Epyre.