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Vienna. It was demonstrated that Carl Ritter von Ghega was of
Albanian extraction. Ghega's ancestors emigrated from Albania to Perast in Montenegro, and from there to Venice. Gjergi Gega was a captain and judge who moved from Albania to Perast. His son, Cristofor, travelled from Perast to Venice, where he became a naval officer. Cristofor Gega (Carl's great-grandfather), had a son, Gasper (Carl's grandfather), who also became a naval officer and captain. Gasper Gega married Laura Iavelli, whose family had run the 'Albanian School' for decades in Venice. They had three children: Anton, Giovananton, and Angele. The eldest, Antonio (Anton) became a captain in the Venetian Navy and was the father of Carl
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was not believed possible, but as early as 1844 he submitted a plan for the crossing of the
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