Konstantin Balšić
| Konstantin Balšić | |
|---|---|
| Lord of Krujë | |
| Lord of Krujë | |
| Reign | 1394—1402 |
| Successor | Helena Thopia |
| Spouse | Helena Thopia |
| Issue | |
| Noble family | Balšić |
| Father | Đurađ I Balšić |
| Mother | Teodora Dejanović |
| Died | 1402 Durazzo, Republic of Venice |
Konstantin Balšić (fl. 1378–died 1402), was a lord of the Balšić family, who ruled over lands in northern Albania.
Konstantin was the son of Đurađ I Balšić, the Lord of Zeta (r. 1362–1378) and his wife, Teodora Dejanović (the daughter of despot Dejan). After his father's death in 1378, he inherited a small parchment of land between the rivers of Bojana and Drin.
To expand links in the western Balkans, he married his sister Eudokia to the Florentine Despot of Ioannina Esau de' Buondelmonti.
In late 1394, Konstantin was installed as governor of Krujë by the Ottomans and married Marco Barbadigo's first wife, the Albanian princess Helena Thopia, daughter of Karlo Thopia. Helena was Konstantin's first cousin as Helena's mother Vojisava and Konstantin's father Đurađ were brother and sister. Helena's maternal grandfather and Konstantin's paternal grandfather was Balša I. He was sent to become the Balšićs head as an Ottoman protégé and apparently failed, losing his stronghold, Dagnum, to his cousin, Đurađ II, in 1395.
Konstantin was very faithful to Sultan Bayezid I. On 17 May 1395 he fought in the Battle of Rovine and witnessed the deaths of some Serb noblemen but managed to survive himself. Of those who died included his cousin Konstantin Dejanović, after whom he was named, and King Marko Mrnjavčević.
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