Predecessor None Name Progon, of Occupation Vassal to Byzantines | Noble family Progon family Successor (Heir) Gjin Progoni Died 1198 | |
Children Dimitri Progoni, Gjin Progoni People also search for Gjin Progoni, Dimitri Progoni, Komnena Nemanjic, Stefan the First-Crowned, Eudokia Angelina | ||
Progon was the first Albanian ruler known by name, an archon of the Kruja fortress (modern Krujë) and its surroundings (retrospectively known as "Arbanon"). He ruled between 1190 and 1198. Progon was succeeded by his two sons, Gjin, and Dimitri.
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Progon's realm was the first Albanian state during the Middle Ages. Little is known about archon Progon who was the first ruler of Kruja and its surroundings, between 1190 and 1198. The Kruja fortress stayed in the possession of the Progon family, and Progon was succeeded by his sons Gjin, and later Dimitri. Before 1204, Arbanon was an autonomous principality of the Byzantine Empire. He is mentioned with his two sons in an inscription from the St. Mary Monastery in Trifandina, Gëziq, northern Albania. The titles archon (held by Progon) and panhypersebastos (held by Dimitri) is a sign of Byzantine dependence.