Costantino Castriota

Most Reverend Costantino Castriota Konstandin Kastriota
Bishop of Isernia
Coat of arms of the Kastrioti family
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Isernia
In office	1497–1500
Predecessor	Francesco de Adamo de Lucharo
Successor	Giovanni Olivieri
Personal details
Born	1477
Died	1500

The tomb of the Albanian noble Costantino Castriota, built in 1500. Two Albanian eagles can be noticed in the left and right pillars

Costantino Castriota Scanderbeg (1477–1500) (Albanian: Konstandin Kastriota) was an Albanian nobleman from the House of Kastrioti and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Isernia (1497–1500).

Biography

Costantino Castriota was born in 1477 to the House of Kastrioti, the son of Gjon Kastrioti II, son of Skanderbeg, and Jerina Branković, the daughter of Serbian Despot Lazar Branković. On 2 Oct 1497, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VI as Bishop of Isernia. He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death in 1500.

Family tree

Ancestors of Costantino Castriota
8. Gjon Kastrioti 4. Gjergj Kastrioti 9. Voisava Kastrioti 2. Gjon Kastrioti II 10. Gjergj Arianiti 5. Donika Kastrioti 11. Maria Muzaka 1. Costantino Castriota 12. Đurađ Branković 6. Lazar Branković 13. Irene Kantakouzene 3. Jerina Branković 14. Thomas Palaiologos 7. Helena Palaiologina 15. Catherine Zaccaria

See also

• House of Kastrioti

Further reading

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Isernia-Venafro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Isernia-Venafro (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}