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'''George Arianiti KomnenosComnenos'''<ref>[http://books.google.gr/books?id=OEvWBG6Ct3YC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=Georgius+Arianiti+Komneno&source=bl&ots=rT_DyYga2C&sig=xkU-sCD-iHSkY3r5JdQF1aQNoSU&hl=el&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result Link]</ref> (1383–1462) was an Slavic<ref name=":0">Schmitt, Oliver (2011). ''Skandermbeg et les sultans''. str. 71.</ref> feudal lord who led several successful campaigns against the [[Ottoman Empire]]. He was the father of [[Donika Kastrioti|Donika]], [[Scanderbeg|Skanderbeg's]] wife, as well as the grand-uncle of [[Moisi Arianit Golemi]]. Gjergj Arianiti was Skanderbeg's ally within [[League of Lezhë]] before abandoneding the alliance after the defeat in Berat in 1450. He later returned.<ref name="Pipa1978">{{cite book|last=Pipa|first=Arshi|title=Albanian literature: social perspectives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pECAAAAAIAAJ|access-date=17 February 2012|year=1978|publisher=R. Trofenik|isbn=978-3-87828-106-1|page=49|quote=AryanitesComnenius, Scanderbeg's father-in- law, was his ally and friend only for a short time. After the battle of Berat, Aryanites abandoned the Albanian league, dealing with Naples and Venice independently until his death in 1461}}</ref> [[Robert Elsie]] emphasizes that Arianiti was often Skanderbeg's rival. He allied with the [[Kingdom of Naples]] in 1446, left his alliance with Skanderbeg by 1449 and allied with [[Venetian Republic|Venice]] in 1456. However his daughter married Skanderbeg and he remained officially part of the League of Lezhe, continuing to fight Ottomans successfully up to his death in 1462.<ref name="Elsie2012" />
 
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