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  • First Scutari War
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  • Before this war Zeta was governed by Đurađ II Balšić. His wife Jelena Balšić was firmly opposed to his pro-Venetian policy and to his sales of Scutari, Drivast and other towns together with islands on Skadar Lake to Venetians in 1396. She did not like Venetian obstruction of the contacts between Zetan Orthodox Metropolitanate and Patriarchate of Peć, the fact they cut off Orthodox monasteries around Skadar Lake from their legally valid income and an aggressive trading policy which significantly reduced Zeta′s earnings. She had significant influence on the way her son Balša III governed Zeta after the death of Đurađ II. Even before the First Scutari War she was in dispute with Venetians about the jurisdiction of Zetan Orthodox Metropolitanate over the orthodox churches around river Bojana a
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Date
  • --01-30
Commander
  • *
  • * Fantin Marcello ---- *
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Result
  • Inconclusive
combatant
  • 22
Place
  • Scutari and Coast of the Lordship of Zeta
Conflict
  • First Scutari War
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  • Before this war Zeta was governed by Đurađ II Balšić. His wife Jelena Balšić was firmly opposed to his pro-Venetian policy and to his sales of Scutari, Drivast and other towns together with islands on Skadar Lake to Venetians in 1396. She did not like Venetian obstruction of the contacts between Zetan Orthodox Metropolitanate and Patriarchate of Peć, the fact they cut off Orthodox monasteries around Skadar Lake from their legally valid income and an aggressive trading policy which significantly reduced Zeta′s earnings. She had significant influence on the way her son Balša III governed Zeta after the death of Đurađ II. Even before the First Scutari War she was in dispute with Venetians about the jurisdiction of Zetan Orthodox Metropolitanate over the orthodox churches around river Bojana and the Church of St. Peter in Scutari. In front of Venetians Balša III, based on Jelena's instructions, protected the ancient rights of Serbian church and Zetan Metropolitan bishop appointed by the Patriarchate of Peć.