The House of Progon was an Albanian noble house and family who led the first Albanian state, the Principality of Arbër

Principality of Arbër

The Principality of Arbër or Arbëria was the first Albanian state during the Middle Ages. The proclamation of the feudal state of Arbëria, in the north of Albania, with Kruja as the capital took place on 1190. As the founder of this state is known Progoni and later on Gjini and Dhimiter....

, which fell under the influence of the Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...

, the Despotate of Epirus

Despotate of Epirus

The Despotate or Principality of Epirus was one of the Byzantine Greek successor states of the Byzantine Empire that emerged in the aftermath of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. It claimed to be the legitimate successor of the Byzantine Empire, along with the Empire of Nicaea, and the Empire of Trebizond...

 and the Serbian Kingdom. Progon

Progon

Progon was the Albanian ruler of the Principality of Arbër in the 12th century. He gained the possessions of Kruja fortress and the lands surrounding it between 1190 and 1198 and had the title of archon ....

, the founder, held the title of archon (lord), while one of his sons, Dimitri, held the title of panhypersebastos. The family enjoyed a considerable degree of autonomy.

The family disappears in sources after 1216, following the death of Dimitri.

Members

• Progon
  Progon
  Progon was the Albanian ruler of the Principality of Arbër in the 12th century. He gained the possessions of Kruja fortress and the lands surrounding it between 1190 and 1198 and had the title of archon ....
  
  os (founder), archon (lord) of Kruja
  • Gjin
    Gjin Progoni
    Gjin Progoni was a archon of Kruja, in present-day Albania ca 1200 until his death in 1208. He succeeded his father, Progon, becoming the second ruler of the House of Progon. He was succeeded himself by his younger brother Dhimitër.-See also:...
    
    , lord of Kruja
  • Dimitri
    Dhimitër Progoni
    Dhimitër Progoni was the third and the last Prince of Arbër from the Progon Dynasty, reigning from 1208 to 1216. He succeeded his brother Gjin Progoni and brought the principality to its maximum...
    
    , panhypersebastos (lord) of Kruja