Mat District
Albanian defunct administrative area
Mat District (Albanian: Rrethi i Matit) 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 1,028 km2 (397 sq mi). 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.
01Administrative divisions
The district consisted of the following municipalities:
02History
Mat is believed to be one of the oldest Albanian settlements, most likely as old as the 2nd-5th century AD. At the beginning of the 15th century the Lord of Matja was Gjon Kastrioti, father of Skanderbeg. When Skanderbeg began his rebellion against Ottomans he also became the lord of Mat and some other territories as well. A synod of Catholic archdiocese was held in Matja in 1462 by Pal Egnelli known for his baptismal formula.
03Notable locals
- Zog of Albania, King of the Albanians
- Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
04Hereditary governors
| 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 | ? | ? | ? | Ruhijé Hanem
[4 childs] |
son of Mahmud Pasha Zogolli | |
| 6 | Riza Zogolli | ? | ? | ? | Never married | son of Xhelal Pasha Zogolli | |
| 7 | Xhemal Pasha Zogu | 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 |
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Ahmet-Zogu-1895---1961.jpg by Kel Marubi, Public domain
- Mat District.svg by Own work, based on File:Tirana district.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0
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