Begolli family

The Begolli are an Albanian noble family which rose to prominence in present-day Kosovo in the Ottoman era and were an influential feudal family in the region. The Begolli were influential in Rrafshi i Dukagjinit (Metohije) area, Plav-Gusinje, and down to Shkodër. They were landowners and held private armies. Their first known member may have been Mere Hüseyin Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. rdf:langString