Prenk, also prënk, prek is

Albanian language Albanian (Endonym and exonym, endonym: , , or ) is an Indo-European languages, Indo-European language and the only surviving representative of the Albanoid, Albanoid branch, which belongs to the Paleo-Balkan languages, Paleo-Balkan group. It ...

title of the chieftain of Catholic

Mirdite Mirdita is a region of northern Albania whose territory is synonymous with the historic Albanian tribe of the same name. Etymology The name Mirdita derives from a legendary ancestor named Mir Diti from whom the tribe claims descent. Other al ...

clan and also a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. In the 19th century it was hereditary position of the heads of Gjomarkaj family who had the official title of prenk paşa (). Members of this clan lived on the territory of the

Sanjak of Shkoder The Sanjak of Scutari or Sanjak of Shkodra (; ; or ''İşkodra Sancağı'') was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire. It was established after the Ottoman Empire acquired Shkodra after the siege of Shkodra in 1478–9. It was part of the ...

and their chieftain was obliged to provide 5,000 troops to Ottomans upon notice. It is used by Catholic Albanians of all regions. According to one 19th-century travel account Prenk was corruption of Peter that "from time immemorial has been the first baptismal name of nearly all chiefs of this tribe". List of notable people with this title includes: * Prenk Bib Doda, Mirdita clan leader, politician * Prenk Doçi, Albanian

Rilindas The Albanian National Awakening ( or ), commonly known as the Albanian Renaissance or Albanian Revival, is a period throughout the 19th and 20th century of a cultural, political, and social movement in the Albanian history where the Albanian ...

Prenk Pervizi Prenk Pervizi (4 May 1897 – 6 September 1977) was an Albanians, Albanian military figure, General of the Albanian army, who also served as Ministry of Defence (Albania), Minister of Defence for a short period during World War II. Pervizi attend ...

, military figure of 20th century * Prenk Cali,

Kelmendi Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribes, Albanian tribe (''fis'') and region in Malësia (Kelmend (municipality), Kelmend municipality) and eastern Montenegro (parts of Gusinje Municipality). It is located in the upper valley of the Cem (river), ...

warlord

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