The Vrioni (Ottoman Turkish: Viryon Zâdeler[1]) were an aristocratic Albanian family and one of the largest landowners of Albania, otherwise known as "Konaqe" or "Oxhaqe", among which the most important are: Vrioni of Berat and Fier, Vloraj of Vlora, Toptani of Tirana, Biçakçinjtë of Elbasan, Dino of Ioannina and Preveza, Vërlaci of Elbasan, Bushatllinjtë of Shkodra, Këlcyrajt of Këlcyra, Markagjonët of Mirdita, etc.
[3] These latter sources show that the Vrioni appeared in Janina Vilayet during the mid-seventeenth century as Timarli Sipahi in the Berati area.
Omer Pasha Vrioni (the first) counted as one of the most famous Ottoman's Empire Generals during the early-nineteenth century, who distinguished himself in the Egyptian battles against Napoleon and in the siege of Messolonghi.
Their patriotic contribution, often put them in a conflict of interest not only among each other but also with the Sublime Porte,[4] which did not hesitate to exile "the case of Mehmet Ali Pasha Vrioni" and members of the family.
The patriotic contribution intensified with Mehmet Ali Pasha Vrioni, who was a member of the Central Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Albanians, Ioannina Committee, Society of Istanbul and eventually Vice President of the League of Prizren in 1878, whose member and was also Omer Pasha Vrioni II.
[1] Monuments in Berat dating to the late Ottoman period from the Vrioni family exist such as the gate to a former palace and a tomb.