August 1461: A horrid accident occurs as George Castriot Skanderbeg's fleet leaves Albania for Apulia wherein his ship catches on fire while leaving the port. Multiple sailors rush forward to douse the flames (which have engulfed Castriot and his own ship) with water but the flames only seem to become larger and more fierce.
Castriot dies, not only a hero to the Albanian people but a hero to Christendom in Europe for his stance against the Ottoman Empire whom he had recently signed a three-year armistice with. But all is not well: King Ferdinand I has been severely beaten by his rival Prince Giovanni Orsini who is now considering marching on Naples itself as people begin to lose faith in Ferdinand. Additionally, with the loss of Skanderbeg the Ottoman Empire is seeing Albania as a very juicy target: perhaps as a springboard to Italy itself.
Castriot dies, not only a hero to the Albanian people but a hero to Christendom in Europe for his stance against the Ottoman Empire whom he had recently signed a three-year armistice with. But all is not well: King Ferdinand I has been severely beaten by his rival Prince Giovanni Orsini who is now considering marching on Naples itself as people begin to lose faith in Ferdinand. Additionally, with the loss of Skanderbeg the Ottoman Empire is seeing Albania as a very juicy target: perhaps as a springboard to Italy itself.