Mat District
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Mat District (Template:Langx) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 61,906 in 2001, and an area of Template:Cvt.<ref>Districts of Albania, statoids.com</ref> It was named after the river Mat, which flows through the district. Its capital was the town of Burrel. Its territory is now part of Dibër County: the municipalities of Mat and Klos.
Administrative divisionsEdit
The district consisted of the following municipalities:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
HistoryEdit
Mat is believed to be one of the oldest Albanian settlements, most likely as old as the 2nd-5th century AD.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> At the beginning of the 15th century the Lord of Matja was Gjon Kastrioti, father of Skanderbeg.<ref name="Babinger1992">Template:Cite book</ref> When Skanderbeg began his rebellion against Ottomans he also became the lord of Mat and some other territories as well.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> A synod of Catholic archdiocese was held in Matja in 1462 by Pal Egnelli known for his baptismal formula.<ref name="Elsie2012">Template:Cite book</ref>
Notable localsEdit
- Zog of Albania, King of the Albanians
- Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
Hereditary governorsEdit
| Name | Portrait | Birth and death | Reign started | Reign ended | Marriages | Succession right | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zogu Pasha
[Zogu the Great] |
? | ? | ? | Unknown wife | ||
| 2 | 'Abdu'llah Bey Zogolli | ? | ? | ? | Unknown wife | son of
Zogu Pasha | |
| 3 | Ahmad Bey Zogolli | ? | ? | ? | Unknown wife | son of
'Abdu'llah Bey Zogolli | |
| 4 | Mahmud Pasha Zogolli | ? | ? | ? | Unknown wife
[4 childs] |
son of Ahmad Bey Zogolli | |
| 5 | Xhelal Pasha Zogolli | File:Xhalalpashazogolligovernorofmati.jpg | ? | ? | ? | Ruhijé Hanem
[4 childs] |
son of Mahmud Pasha Zogolli |
| 6 | Riza Zogolli | File:Rizabeyzogu.jpg | ? | ? | ? | Never married | son of Xhelal Pasha Zogolli |
| 7 | Xhemal Pasha Zogu | File:Xhalalpashazogolli.jpg | 1860
– 1911 |
? | 1911 | Zenja Malika Khanum
1880 [1 child] 1887 [8 childs] |
brother of Riza Zogolli |
| 8 | Zog I | 8 October 1895
Burgajet Castle (Ottoman Empire) – 9 April 1961 (aged 65) |
1911 | 9 April 1961 | Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi
April 1938 [1 child] |
Son of Xhemal Pasha Zogu | |
| 9 | Leka I | 5 April 1939
– 30 November 2011 (aged 72) |
9 April 1961 | 30 November 2011 | Susan Cullen-Ward
1975 [1 child] |
Son of
Zog I | |
| 10 | Leka II | 26 March 1982
(age 34) |
30 November 2011 | Present | Elia Zaharia
2016 |
Son of
Leka I |
GalleryEdit
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