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Demetrio Reres was 15th century Albanian nobleman.[1]
In 1448 Albanian troops were sent by Skanderbeg under the command of Demetrio Reres and his two sons George and Basil to the rural areas of the Kingdom of Naples to suppress a rebellion against Alfonso V.[2][3] Many of the soldiers eventually settled in the area and formed the first Albanian settlements in the area.[1][4] His brother and two sons also established several Albanian settlements in Sicily.[1][5] After the campaign Reres was awarded by Alfonso with the governorship of Calabria.[2] His surname is nowadays common among the Arbëreshë community.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Nasse, George Nicholas (1964). The Italo-Albanian Villages of Southern Italy. National Academies. p. 245. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ a b Perta, Carmela (2004-01-01). Language Decline and Death in Three Arbë- Resh Communities in Italy: A Sociolinguistic Study. Edizioni dell'Orso. p. 1. ISBN 9788876947919. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ a b Fortescue, Adrian (2001). The Uniate Eastern Churches. Gorgias Press LLC. p. 118. ISBN 9780971598638. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Robert Elsie (19 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8108-7380-3. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ^ Prato, Giuliana B. (2009). Beyond Multiculturalism: Views from Anthropology. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 81. ISBN 9781409491811. Retrieved 10 June 2013.