Albani family
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| Ethnicity | Albanian, Italian |
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| Current region | Rome |
| Place of origin | Malësi e Madhe, Albania |
| Name origin and meaning | Albania |
The Albani were an Roman family of Albanian origin who originally moved to Urbino from the region of Malësi e Madhe in Albania. Originally having the surname Chigi, the members of this family attained the highest dignities in the Roman Catholic Church, one, Giovanni Francesco Albani, having been elected as Pope Clement XI.
During Clement XI's reign as a Pope the famous Illyricum Sacrum was commissioned, and today it is one of the main sources of the field of Albanology, with over 5,000 pages divided in several volumes written by Daniele Farlati and Domenico Coletti.
The Albani library was sold between 1864 and 1928, and part of it was purchased by The Catholic University of America. This collection contains a large section concerning the Jansenist controversy and the Chinese Rites controversy, as well as Canon Law, and other related topics.
The manuscript material purchased in 1864 by Theodor Mommsen on behalf of the Prussian government was lost at sea on its way to Germany.
The House of Albani ended with the death of Don Filippo Albani, Prince of Soriani, in 1852.
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