Editing Soleto (section)

==History==
In the 5th century, Soleto was elevated to the seat of a bishopric of the [[Byzantine Rite]]. In the Middle Ages it was ruled by Count [[Gjon Kastrioti II]], son of the [[Albanians|Albanian]] national hero [[Gjergj Kastrioti]]. In the 13th century the [[County of Anjou|Angevine]] rulers of [[Kingdom of Naples|Naples]] chose the city as the capital of a county, later ruled by the Castro, Balzo, [[Orsini family|Orsini]], Campofregoso, Castriota, [[House of Sanseverino|Sanseverino]], [[House of Carafa|Carafa]], and Gallarati-Scotti families, until feudal control was finally abolished in 1806. Soleto became part of the [[Neapolitan Republic (1799)|Neapolitan Republic of 1799]] and was a center of the [[Carboneria]] during the Italian [[Risorgimento]].