Gulielm Blinishti

Gulielm Blinishti (in Albanian; Latin: Gulielmus, Serbian: Виљем Блиништи/Viljem Bliništi; fl. 1279–1319) was an Albanian nobleman of the Blinishti family, first mentioned in 1279, during the Angevin expansion. In 1304 after the proclamation of alliance between Albanians and Philip IV of France, he became marshal of the Angevin armies in Albania. Mentioned in a papal bull of 1319, Philip I, Prince of Taranto, who claimed the title Latin Emperor, had succeeded in uniting many lords in the Kingdom of Albania (barones regni Albanie) south of Scutari: William Arianit, Paul Matarango, count Vladislav Jonima, count Mentol Musachi, commander Andrew Musachi, protosebastos Theodore Musachi, protosebastos William Blenist and count Kaloyan Blenist.