Mataranga family

Mataranga
Matrëngajt
Noble family
The coat of arms of the Mataranga is found in the 1875 heraldic catalog titled "Il Blasone in Sicilia", published in Palermo by Visconti & Huber.
CountryMedieval Albania
Founded13th century
Members
Estate(s)fiefdoms of Morgana and Mantica
Dissolution1513
Different spellings of the name include Matranga, Matarangolo, Matracca, Matarangi, Matrënga.

The Mataranga, Matranga or Matrangolo (Matrënga in Albanian) were an Albanian noble family during the 13th and 15th centuries. Members of this family included local rulers, Byzantine officials and writers. After the occupation of Albania by the Ottoman Empire, part of the family emigrated to Italy and settled in the Arbëresh villages of Piana degli Albanesi and Santa Cristina Gela in Southern Italy, where they have continued to maintain the Arbëresh language.[1]

  1. ^ Eqrem Çabej (1977). Studime gjuhësore: Gjon Buzuku dhe gjuha e tij. Rilindja. p. 109.