George Strez Balšić
George Strez Balšić Gjergj Strez Balsha | |
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| Ruler of Balšić Lord of Misia | |
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| Full name | George Strezov Balšić[A] |
| Born | Before 1400 |
| Died | 1468 Šas (Present-day Montenegro) |
| Cause of death | Starvation |
| Noble family | Balšić family |
| Spouse(s) | Eudokia Balšić |
| Issue | Giorgio Balšić Mara Balšić |
| Father | Pavle Balšić |
| Mother | Jelena Kastrioti |
| Occupation | Member of the League of Lezhë (1444-?) |
George Strez Balšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ Стрезов Балшић; Albanian: Gjergj Balsha)[A] or Gjergj Strez Balsha (fl. 1444–57) and his brothers Gojko and Ivan were the lords of Misia, a coastal area from the White Drin towards the Adriatic. The brothers were members of the Balšić noble family, which had earlier held Zeta. They participated in founding of the League of Lezhë, an alliance led by their maternal uncle Skanderbeg. George later betrayed Skanderbeg, by selling a domain to the Ottomans, while his two brothers continued to support Skanderbeg until his death and then continued to fight for the Venetian forces.