[verification needed] It is unclear whether the Arianiti adopted the name through intermarriage with the Spata family of central Albania or as a toponymic derived from the region of Shpat, which they held in the Middle Ages.
[4] Unclear is also his relation to the Komnenos dynasty; he may have descended from a paternal female ancestor who belonged to that imperial family and lived in the early-to-mid 13th century, or adopted the name as other Arianiti kinsmen had in order to strengthen his claims.
[5] His domains are mentioned in contemporary Venetian sources as areas located in the vicinity of Durazzo (Durrës) (in partibus Durrachii).
[8][need quotation to verify] He had three sons who were named Gjergj, Muzakë (father of Moisi Golemi) and Vladan;[6] and a daughter who was married to Niketa Thopia (according to Dhimitër Shuteriqi)[6] or Pal Dukagjini (according to Skënder Anamali).
[9] Pra, të paktën që nga Komin Spata, kjo derë e madhe feudale e Shqipërisë së mesme e ka shtrirë pushtetin më në perëndim, duke u nisur nga zotërimet që kishte në viset e Polis-Quksit e të Mokrës, ku- fitare me Shpatin e me Vërçën e sotme.This biography of an Albanian noble is a stub.