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Zeta under the Balšići

1371 – 1421 CE · about 50 years

Zeta was a medieval state in southern Montenegro and northern Albania ruled by the House of Balšić from 1371 to 1421. It had been a crown land of Serbia before breaking away after the Serbian Empire fragmented. On the death of the last Balšić it passed to the Serbian Despotate.

Key facts

Dates1371 – 1421 CE
RegionEurope & colonial empires
ContinentEurope
CapitalsUlcinj, Shkodra
Religion(s)Orthodox Christianity, Catholicism

Before & after

Preceded by

Serbian Empire

Followed by

Serbian Despotate

Sources

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.