Humoj family
| Humoj | |
|---|---|
| Noble house | |
| Country |
 Republic of Venice
|
| Estates | region of Baleč and Drivast (modern day Albania) |
| Founded | 1402 |
| Dissolution | 1479 |
The Humoj or Omoj was an Albanian noble family that served as pronoiars of the Republic of Venice in the region of Baleč and Drivast (modern day Albania) in the 15th century.
When Baleč came under control of the Republic of Venice it became a pronoia of Radič I Humoj who later controlled the fortress of Petra in the region of Polat. According to the Venetian reports, Radič Humoj was a prominent pronoier in the region of Scutari in July 1403. Donato de Porto, a governor of Scutari, appointed Radič as pronoier of Baleč in period 1402—1403 and Senate confirmed his decision on 16 September 1404.
Radič Humoj, like many other local Venetian pronoiers, supported Balša III during his war with the Venetian Republic in order to save his position and property. Balša III had some initial success at the beginning of 1405 and captured the whole Scutari region except the Scutari fortress itself. The Venetians managed to recapture Scutari region in the second half of 1405 and to take control over former Radič's possessions. Although Radič Humoj again pledged loyalty to Venice, they refused to return to him his previous pronoias. Only after Radič had been killed while fighting for Venice and after the governor of Scutari informed the Senate about his merits, the Venetian Senate decided on 19 September 1410 to appoint Radič's sons on his earlier position.
After Radič's death, the Venetians gave Baleč to his brother Andrija (who was then voivoda of the area north of the Shkoder) and his son Kojčin. This was confirmed by the Venetian Senate on 13 February 1419. During the Second Scutari War Andrija Humoj joined Serbian despot while other members of Humoj family remained loyal to Venetians.
Kojčin Humoj was married to a daughter of Zuan Anglezi, a Venetian officer in Shkoder fortress, and they had two sons, Radič (Radič II Humoj) and Marin. Radič II Humoj married a daughter of Petar Span in 1433 and became pronoier of the village Serel in Bar district. When Kojčin died, Venice gave his pronoia to somebody else and promised to the young Radič II Humoj in November 1441 to give him some pronoia as soon as the pronoier in charge would have died. Since 1441, Radič and Marin were pronoiers of Gleros near Shkoder, which once belonged to the Bonzi.
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