League of Prizren

League of Prizren is one of the most important event in the history of Albanians. The venue where event was held is an old house which is near the the hotel 1 minute by walk also the the square where Monarch Boutique is Located is named League of Prizren.

In the following you can find some informations about this event and the monument.
League of Prizren was created by a group of Albanian intellectuals to resist partition among neighbouring Balkan states and to assert an Albanian national consciousness by uniting Albanians into a unitary linguistic and cultural nation. During the meeting in Prizren a kararname was signed by 47 beys in June 18, 1878. The document represented an initial position, mainly supported by landlords and individuals related to the Ottoman administration.

In Article 1 of this document, these Albanian leaders restated their intention to preserve and maintain the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans by supporting the Porte and “to struggle in arms to defend the wholeness of the territories of Albania”. Article 6 of the same document restated the hostility of Albanians, as Ottoman loyalists, to the independence of both Bulgaria and Serbia. “We should not allow foreign armies to tread on our land. We should not recognize Bulgaria’s name. If Serbia does not leave peacefully the illegally occupied countries, we should send bashibazouks (akindjias) and strive until the end to liberate these regions, including Montenegro.”