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Durazzo
Durassa
Durazzo; Durassa
Country	Republic of Genoa; Ligurian Republic
Current region	Italy; European Union
Place of origin	Durrës in Albania
Founder	Giorgio Durazzo
Current head	Stefano Durazzo
Titles	Doge of Genoa (non-hereditary); Marquis of Gabiano;

The Durazzo were a noble Italian family of Albanian origin, heralding from the city of Durrës in Albania.^[1] The Durazzo family assisted the Republic of Genoa on the development of many cities. Nine doges of Genoa were of this family.

Still existing, the representatives of this family live in Genoa, the Principality of Monaco and Rome.

Members

Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi (1760-1830), botanist
Giacomo Durazzo (1717-1794), diplomat and man of theatre
Giacomo Filippo Durazzo III (1729-1812), naturalist and bibliophile
it:Girolamo Luigi Durazzo (1739-1809), politic
Stefano Durazzo (1594-1667), cardinal and Archbishop of Genoa
Giovanni Battista Durazzo (1565-1642), 104th Doge of the Republic of Genoa and King of Corsica

^ Listri, Massimo; Cunaccia, Cesare M. (2004-05-01). Magnificent Italian villas and palaces. Rizzoli. ISBN 978-0-8478-2591-2. Retrieved 16 December 2010.