Omer Pasha Vrioni II
Omer Pasha Vrioni II | |
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Sami Bey Vrioni (Son) | |
Known for | Member of Vrioni family League of Prizren Foundation of Fier, Albania |
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Omer Pasha Vrioni II (1839–1928), also referred as Ymer or Omar, was an Albanian ruler from one of the most powerful Albanian families of the 19th century. He founded the city of Fier.
Biography
Omer Pasha was a member of the
He was the founder of the city of Fier in 1864 together with his son, Kahreman Pasha Vrioni.[1]
Vrioni participated as member of the Albanian League of Prizren in 1878,[1] an Albanian endeavor for autonomy opposing the decision of the Treaty of San Stefano and Treaty of Berlin, an important milestone of the Albanian National Awakening that lead to country's Independence in 1912. Vrioni, along with several other Albanian league leaders were arrested in Preveza and deported to the Dardanelles in 1882 after being invited by Mustafa Assim Pasha, the Ottoman governor general of Yanina to meet with him.[2]
Vrioni was among the contributors to the first Albanian teachers' school, the
Omar Pasha was the father of
He was elected member of Albanian High Council of Regency as a representative of the
Political Offices
- Member of the High Council of Regency: 24 December 1921 – 11 March 1922.
Great Achievements
- Founder of the city of Fier in 1864.
See also
- Principality of Albania
- Ilias Bey Vrioni
- Sami Bey Vrioni
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1780764313
- ISBN 9781400847761.
- ISBN 978-9989-58-268-4. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ISBN 978-1848854444.
- ISBN 978-3486543216.