Albani may refer to:

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Albani family The Albani were an aristocratic Roman family from the 16th to the 19th century. They were of Albanian origin and moved from northern Albania to Italy in the late 15th century. The Albani produced many high ranking figures of the Catholic Church ...

, an aristocratic Roman family of Albanian origin * Albani, or

Albanoi The Albanoi (also Albani; , ''Albanoi''; ) were an Illyrian tribe. They were possibly first mentioned by Hecataeus of Miletus (550-476 BCE) under the name '' Abroi''. Ptolemy (100–170 CE) is the first author who mentions them under the name ''A ...

, an Illyrian tribe

People with the surname

Born before 1900

Alessandro Albani Alessandro Albani (15 October 1692 – 11 December 1779) was a Roman Catholic cardinal remembered as a leading collector of antiquities, dealer and art patron in Rome. He supported the art historian, Johann Joachim Winckelmann and commissioned pa ...

(1692–1779), Italian Cardinal and antiquities collector *

Annibale Albani Annibale Albani (15 August 1682 – 21 September 1751) was an Italian catholic Cardinal. Biography Annibale Albani was born in Urbino as a member of the Albani family, of Albanian-Italian origin. His parents were Orazio Albani, brother of Pope C ...

(1682–1751), Italian Cardinal * Dame

Emma Albani Dame Emma Albani, DBE (born Marie-Louise-Emma-Cécile Lajeunesse; 1 November 18473 April 1930) was a Canadian-British operatic coloratura soprano, later spinto soprano and dramatic soprano of the 19th and early 20th century, the first Canadian ...

(1847–1930), Canadian soprano singer *

Francesco Albani Francesco Albani or Albano (17 March or 17 August 1578 – 4 October 1660) was an Italian Baroque painter of Albanian descent who was active in Bologna (1591–1600; 1609; 1610; 1618–1622), Rome (1600–1609; 1610–1617; 1623–1625), ...

(1578–1660), Italian painter *

Gian Francesco Albani Gian Francesco Albani (26 February 1720 – 15 September 1803) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal. He was a member of the Albani family. Biography Albani was born in Rome, the son of Carlo Albani, Duke of Soriano; his grand-uncle was Pope Cleme ...

(1720–1803), Italian Cardinal *

Gian Girolamo Albani Gian Girolamo Albani (1509–1591) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography A member of the Albani family, Gian Girolamo Albani was born in Bergamo on 3 January 1509, the son of Count Francesco Albani.Giovanni Battista Albani (died 1588), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of Alexandria *

Giuseppe Albani Giuseppe (Andrea) Albani (13 September 1750 – 3 December 1834) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal. He played an important role in the elections of Leo XII, Pius VIII and Gregory XVI. Biography Albani was born in Rome into a noble fam ...

(1750–1834), Italian Cardinal * Fra'

Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere Ludovico Chigi della Rovere-Albani (10 July 1866 – 14 November 1951) was Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1931 to 1951. Biography Background Chigi was born in Ariccia, the son of Imperial Prince Mario Chig ...

(1866–1951), 76th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta *

Marcella Albani Marcella Albani (born Ida Fidalma Angela Maranca; 7 December 1899 – 11 May 1959) was an Italian actress and writer. Albani was an idol of European cinema in the 1920s, and appeared in 50 films between 1919 and 1936 in 5 different countries. ...

(1899–1959), Italian actress * Mathias Albani (1621-1673), violin maker from Botzen (now Bolzano in South Tyrol) *

Pope Clement XI Pope Clement XI (; ; ; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 November 1700 to his death in March 1721. Clement XI was a patron of the arts an ...

(1649–1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani

Born after 1900

* Giuseppe Albani (footballer) (1921–1989), Italian footballer *

Giorgio Albani Giorgio Albani (born 15 June 1929 – 29 July 2015) was an Italian racing cyclist. He rode in ten editions of the Giro d'Italia, and won seven stages. Major results ;1949 :3rd Coppa Ugo Agostoni ;1950 :1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni :1st Stage 1 Giro di ...

(1929–2015), Italian racing cyclist *

Luigi Albani Luigi Albani (24 May 1928 – January 1993) was an Italian footballer who played for 5 seasons (50 games) in Serie A for Roma. During his Roma career he was mostly the backup goalkeeper, except for two seasons when he was first-choice: 1951–52 ...

(born 1928), Italian footballer *

Marcello Albani Marcello Albani (1905–1980) was an American-born Italian screenwriter, producer and film director. He is particularly noted for his 1943 film '' Redemption'' which glorified the rise to power of the Fascist Party in the 1920s, but was disliked ...

(1905–1980), American-born Italian filmmaker *

Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani Muhammad Nasir al-Din (19142 October 1999), commonly known as al-Albani, was an Albanian Islamic scholar. A leading figure of Salafism, he is commemorated for his works on revaluation of hadith studies. Born in Shkodër, Albania, to a family ad ...

(1914–1999), Albanian Islamic scholar * Nicola Albani (born 1981), San Marinese footballer *

Romano Albani Romano Albani (born 25 September 1945) was an Italian cinematographer and camera operator. Career Albani started his career with commercials. His film credits include Marco Ferreri's ''La Dernière femme'' (U.S. title: ''The Last Woman'') (1 ...

(1945–2014), Italian cinematographer * Stephan Albani (born 1968), German physicist and politician

Other uses

* Albani Brewery, in Odense, Denmark *

Colli Albani (Rome Metro) Colli Albani is a station on the Rome Metro. It is on Line A and is located in Largo dei Colli Albani The Alban Hills () are the caldera remains of a quiescent volcanic complex in Italy, located southeast of Rome and about north of Anzio ...

, station on the Rome Metro, Line A *

Villa Albani The Villa Albani (later Villa Albani-Torlonia) is a villa in Rome, built on the Via Salaria for Cardinal Alessandro Albani. It was built between 1747 and 1767 by the architect Carlo Marchionni in a project heavily influenced by otherssuch as Gi ...

, villa in Rome *

Alban Hills The Alban Hills () are the caldera remains of a quiescent volcanic complex in Italy, located southeast of Rome and about north of Anzio. The high Monte Cavo forms a highly visible peak in the centre of the caldera, but the highest point is ...

, hills in Rome also known as Colli Albani

People

People with the surname

Born before 1900

Born after 1900

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