Spani family

Spani
Spanët
Noble family
Coat of arms of the Spani as depicted in F.A. Galvani's 1884 catalog
CountryMedieval Albania
Current regionDrivasto, Scutari
Founded14th century
Members
Connected families Cernovichio
Arianiti

The Spani family was a noble Albanian family[1][2][3][4] that emerged in the 14th century. They owned large estates in and around the fortified town of Drivasto and in neighbouring Scutari. During the late 15th century, a faction of the family settled in Venetian territories, primarily Venice itself and Dalmatia.

  1. ^ Sansovino, Francesco (1654). Historia universale dell'origine, guerre, et imperio de' Turchi (1 ed.). Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library: Sebastiano e Gio la Noù. p. 274.
  2. ^ Monumenta spectantia historiam slavorum meridionalium (8 ed.). Indiana University: Akademija Znanosti I. Umjetnosti. 1977. p. 297.
  3. ^ Zamputi, Injac (1989). Dokumente të shekujve XVI-XVII për historinë e Shqipërisë (1 ed.). University of Michigan: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqiperisë, Instituti i Historisë. p. 297.
  4. ^ Jaques, Edwin E. (2009). The Albanians An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present (1 ed.). University of Michigan: McFarland. p. 193.