Yaqub Spata

Yaqub Spata
Lord of Arta
Lord of Arta
Reign1414/15 – 1 October 1416
PredecessorMaurice Spata
Bornc.1369
Arta, Despotate of Arta
Died (aged 47)
HouseSpata
MotherIrene Shpata
ReligionChristianity(1369-?), Islam(convert)

Yaqub Spata or Shpata (Albanian: Jakup Bua Shpata, Greek: Γιαγούπης Σπάτας) was the last Lord of Arta, ruling from 1414/15 until 1416, with a brief interval when he was evicted by the local population. His rule ended after his capture and execution by Carlo I Tocco, who proceeded to incorporate Arta to his domains.