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Marin Barleti

Catholic priest, Albanian humanist and historian · Religious Figures · Lived 1450 to 1513 · aged 63

Marin Barleti was a historian, humanist and Roman Catholic priest from Shkodër. He is considered the first Albanian historian because of his 1504 eyewitness account of the 1478 siege of Shkodra.

Marin Barleti is read about 24 times a day, in 26 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 7 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

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Barleti is better known for his second work, a biography on Skanderbeg, translated into many languages in the 16th to the 20th centuries.

Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1450 to 1513 · aged 63