Paul Boua Spata
medieval Albanian Nobleman of the Spata family
Paul Boua Spata (Albanian: Pal Bua Shpata), also known as Pavlos, was an Albanian nobleman who was the Lord of Angelokastron & Naupaktos from 1403 to 1407. He was a member of the Spata family.
Early life & Inheritance
Paul Shpata was the son of Skurra Bua Shpata, an Albanian nobleman who was the Lord of Angelokastron. The identity of his mother remains unknown, and not much is known about his early life.
Paul inherited Angelokastron and Naupaktos following the death of his father in 1403, during a time of widespread instability and civil war among the Albanian families of western Greece. His father previously tried to claim the city of Arta after the death of Paul’s uncle Gjin Bua Shpata around 1399-1400. However, he was forced out by a local figure named Vango, who styled himself as a "Serbo-Albano-Bulgaro-Vlach." Although Vango was eventually expelled from the city, it was not restored to Paul's father, Skurra, but instead passed to Muriq Shpata, Gjin's grandson.
Skurra withdrew to Angelokastron, where he held out against increasing pressure from Carlo I Tocco, the ruler of Cephalonia and Leukas. After sustaining serious injuries in the fighting, Skurra died in 1403, and Paul inherited his father's lands.
Conflict
Paul’s leadership began under difficult circumstances.
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