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The Albanian Kingdom (Gheg Albanian: Mbretnija Shqiptare, Standard Albanian:
Higher Nobility of
Europe - Index Mbretëria Shqiptare) was the constitutional monarchal rule in Albania between
1928 and 1939. Albania was declared a monarchy by the Constituent Assembly,
Nobility of the World - and Zog I was crowned king.
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Knighthood
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Jesus Christ
Kingdom of Albania
Principality of Andorra
Empire of Austria-
Hungary - Part I
The kingdom was a restoration of the royal identity surviving from Scanderbeg's
Empire of Austria- reign in the 15th century. It also ensured the permanence of democracy and order
Hungary - Part II in Albania, which had just regained independence from the Ottoman Empire
in 1912, The kingdom was supported by Italy and the two countries maintained
Empire of Austria-
close relations until Italy's sudden invasion of the country in 1939.
Hungary - Part III
Empire of Austria-
Hungary - Part IV
Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Belgium
Empire of Brazil
Kingdom of Bohemia
Duchy of Brunswick
Kingdom of Bulgaria
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Kingdom of Croatia
Duchy of Courland
Kingdom of Dalmatia
Kingdom of Denmark
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Finland
Kingdom of Galicia
and Lodomeria
Kingdom of Georgia
German Empire
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland - Part
I The Princely House of Wied
United Kingdom of Prince William of Wied, Prince of Albania (Wilhelm Friedrich Heinrich) (26
Great Britain and
March 1876 - 18 April 1945) reigned briefly as sovereign of Albania from 7 March
Northern Ireland - Part
II 1914 to 3 September 1914 when he left for exile. His reign officially came to an end
on 31 January 1925 when the country was declared a republic. Outside the country
Kingdom of Greece and in diplomatic correspondence, he was styled "sovereign prince", but in Albania
Kingdom of Hannover he was referred to as mbret, or king. He was also styled Skanderbeg II, in homage
to Skanderbeg, the national hero. Born in Neuwied, he was the third son of
Electorate of Hesse- William (Wilhelm in German), 5th Prince of Wied (Prinz zu Wied in German)
Kassel (brother of Queen Elisabeth of Romania), and his wife Princess Marie
Landgraviate of Hesse- of the Netherlands (sister of Queen Louise of Sweden).
Kassel
Landgraviate of Hesse-
Philippsthal
Landgraviate of Hesse-
Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Landgraviate of Hesse-
Homburg
Principality of
Hohenzollern-
Hechingen
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Principality of
Hohenzollern-
Sigmaringen
Duchy of Schleswig-
Holstein-Sonderburg-
Augustenburg
Duchy of Schleswig-
Holstein-Sonderburg-
Glucksburg
Principality of
Schwarzburg-
Rudolstadt
Principality of
Schwarzburg-
Sondershausen
Kingdom of Hungary
Holy Vatican State - His paternal grandparents were Hermann, Prince of Wied, and Marie Wilhelmine
Part II Friederike Elisabeth of Nassau-Weilburg. Marie was a daughter of Wilhelm, Duke
of Nassau and his first wife Charlotte Louise of Saxe-Altenburg. Charlotte was a
Kingdom of Iceland
daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Charlotte Georgine
Kingdom of Ireland of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. His maternal grandparents were Prince Frederik of the
Netherlands and Princess Louise of Prussia. Louise was a daughter of Frederick
Kingdom of Italy William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Prince William served
Principality of as a Prussian cavalry officer before becoming a captain in the German General
Liechtenstein Staff in 1911.
Principality of Lippe
Kingdom of Lithuania
Grand Duchy of
Luxemburg
Order of St John
Grand Duchy of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duchy of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duchy of Modena
Empire of Mexico
Principality of Monaco
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Kingdom of
Montenegro
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of The
Netherlands
Kingdom of Norway
Grand Duchy of
Oldenburg
Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Portugal
Duchy of Parma
Kingdom of Prussia
Principality of Reuss -
Elder Line
Principality of Reuss -
Younger Line
Kingdom of Romania
Duchy of Saxe-Coburg
und Gotha - Part II
Kingdom of Saxony
Principality of
Schaumburg-Lippe
Kingdom of Scotland
Kingdom of Serbia
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Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Sweden
Kingdom of Sicily
Grand Duchy of
Tuscany
Principality of Waldeck
Kingdom of
Wurttemberg
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Mediatized Houses
House of Arenberg
House of Auersperg
House of Bentheim
House of Bentinck
House of Castell
He let the Great Powers know on 7 February 1914 that he would accept the throne.
House of Colloredo On 21 February 1914 a delegation of Albanian notables made a formal request,
House of Croy which he accepted thereby becoming By the grace of the powers and the will of
the people the Prince (Mbret) of Albania. One month after accepting the throne
House of Erbach on 7 March, he arrived in his provisional capital of Durrës and started to
organise his government, appointing Turhan Pasha Përmeti to form the first
House of Esterhazy
Albanian cabinet. This firt cabinet was dominated by members of nobility
House of Fugger (prince Essad pacha Toptani defence and foreign affairs, prince George
Adamidi bey Frachery finances, prince Aziz pacha Vrioni agriculture).
House of Furstenberg
House of Harrach
House of Hohenlohe -
Part I
House of Hohenlohe -
Part II
House of Isenburg
House of Khevenhuller
House of Konigsegg
House of Kuefstein
House of Leiningen
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House of Leyen
House of Lobkowicz
House of Löwenstein
House of Metternich-
Winneburg
House of Neipperg
House of Oettingen
House of Orsini-
Rosenberg
House of Ortenburg
House of Pappenheim
House of Platen-
Hallermund
House of Quadt His brief reign proved a turbulent one. Immediately following his arrival revolts
broke out in central Albania against his Chief Minister, Essad Pasha, and against
House of Rechberg
foreign domination. Greece encouraged the formation of "provisional government of
House of Rechteren- North Epirus". Although an agreement was made to grant extra rights to the Greek
Limpurg minority, the Hellenic Army occupied Southern Albania excluding Berat and Korçë.
William's position was also undermined by own officials, notably Essad Pasha
House of Salm-Salm
himself, who accepted money from Italy to finance a revolt and to stage a coup
House of Salm- against William. Pasha was arrested on 19 May 1914 and tried for treason and
Reifferscheidt sentenced to death. Only the intervention of Italy saved his life and he escaped
to Italy in exile. The outbreak of World War I presented more problems for Prince
House of Starhemberg
William as Austria-Hungary demanded that he send Albanian soldiers to fight
House of Sayn- alongside them. When he refused, citing the neutrality of Albania in the
Wittgenstein Treaty of London, the remuneration that he had been receiving was cut off.
House of Schaesberg
House of Schonborn
House of Schonburg
House of
Schwarzenberg
House of Solms
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House of Stolberg
House of Toerring-
Jettenbach
House of
Trauttmansdorff
House of Waldbott
House of Waldburg
House of Wied
House of Windisch-
Gratz
House of Wurmbrand-
Stuppach
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Princely and Ducal - FI Prince or Princess zu Wied together with the formal appellation of His or Her
Highness. The title and style used for the Prince in Albanian was Mbret (King
Princely and Ducal - or Emperor) and Madheri (Majesty) as used by the Ottoman Empire.
FII
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Princely and Ducal - Heinrich; Albanian: Princ Vidi) (26 March 1876 - 18 April 1945) reigned briefly
PII as sovereign of Principality of Albania as Vidi I from 7 March 1914 to 3 September
1914 when he left for exile. His reign officially came to an end on 31 January
Princely and Ducal - 1925 when the country was declared a Albanian Republic. Outside the country and
PIII
in diplomatic correspondence, he was styled "sovereign prince", but in Albania he
Princely and Ducal - was referred to as mbret, or king. He was also styled Skanderbeg II, in homage
PIV to Skanderbeg, the national hero
Princely and Ducal - RI
Nobility of Holy
Roman Empire - V
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Higher Nobility I
Higher Nobility II
Higher Nobility IV
Higher Nobility V
Higher Nobility VI
Higher Nobility IX
Higher Nobility X 1) H.H. Princess Maria Eleanora, Princess of Albania (Prinkësh i Shquipëria).
b. at Potsdam, Prussia, 19o9 February 1909, She d.s.p. in a Communist
Higher Nobility XI internment camp at Miercurea Ciuc, Rumania, 29th September 1956.
Higher Nobility XII
Higher Nobility XV
Nobility of Armenia
Nobility of Albania
Nobility of Austria
Nobility of Belgium
Nobility of Denmark
Nobility of Netherlands
Nobility of Finland
Nobility of Hungary
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Nobility of Italy
Jacobite Nobility
Jewish Nobility
Nobility of Lithuania
Nobility of Malta
Nobility of Mexico -
Brazil
Nobility of Norway
Nobility of Poland -
Part I
Nobility of Poland -
Part II
Nobility of Russia
Nobility of Spain
Nobility of Sweden The House of Zogu is a European dynasty founded by Zogu Pasha who migrated
Nobility of Switzerland to Mati, Albania in the late 15th century and was then appointed Governor of Mati
by the Ottoman Sultan, with the position of Governor then becoming hereditary
Nobility of Ireland among the Zogu clan. The ancestral home of the Zogus was Castle Burgajet. The most
US Colonial Families - famous member of the dynasty is Zog I, Skanderbeg III, who in 1928 was proclaimed
Part I King of the Albanians and ruled until he was deposed by Victor Emmanuel III of
Italy and the Italian invasion in 1939. Victor Emmanuel subsequently assumed the
US Colonial Families - Albanian throne. The current head of the dynasty is King Zog's son
Part II
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, known as King Leka.
Indian Princely
Families and States
Nobility of China
Nobility of Mongolia
Princely House of
Borjikin - Borjigin
Nobility of the
Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Morocco
Kingdom of Bhutan
Empire of China
Kingdom of Egypt
Empire of Ethiopia
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Empire of Haiti
Kingdom of Hawaii
Empire of Persia
Kingdom of Iraq
Kingdom of Jordan
Empire of Korea
Kingdom of Tahiti
Kingdom of Tunisia
Kingdom of Nepal
Kingdom of Libya
Empire of Vietnam
Kingdom of Cambodia
Kingdom of
Madagascar
Kingdom of Laos
Kingdom of Tonga
Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia
Empire of Japan
State of Qatar
Kingdom of Lesotho
Malaysia
State of Kuwait
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Kingdom of Thailand
Kingdom of Burundi
Kingdom of Yemen
Mughal Empire
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Amet Bej Zogu became ruler of Albania after the First World War, and on 1
September 1928 was proclaimed "King of the Albanians". He ruled until the
Italian invasion in April 1939. When he became king he granted royal rank to
his mother and siblings. The siblings were accorded the style "Highness". The
issue of the king were accorded the style "Royal Highness". The titles of the
issue of Zog's siblings is unclear, but they seem to be "Prince (or Princess) Zogu"
Xhemal Zogu Pasha, Hereditary Governor of Mati, b.Burgajet ca 1860, d.Mati 1911
(1904?). He m.1st at Mati in 1880 Melek Zogu (Burgajet 18__-Burgajet 1884);
m.2d at Mati 1891 Sadijé Toptani, who was accorded the title "Queen
Mother of the Albanians" in 1928 (28 Aug 1876-Tirana 25 Nov 1934)
1a) Pr Xhelal Bey Zogu (Burgajet 14 May 1881-Istanbul 26 Feb 1944); m.1st
Burgajet 1908 (div 1912) Ruhijé Doshishti (Dibra 9 Mar 1881-Cannes 6 Dec 1956);
m.2d Burel 1931 Ikbal Pekkini (b.at Pekkini, d.Burel 3 May 1932); m.3d Burel
2 Aug 1932 (div 1933) Faika Minxhalliu (Delvine 1897-Kruja 9 Dec 1935); m.
4th Burel May 1933 Hyrijet Allaj (Elbasan 1916-Alexandria 17 Oct 1993)
3b) [Pss] Elvira, b.Burel 3 May 1932; m.Alexandria, Egypt 10 Jun 1955
(sep 1986) Ibrahim Hadidi (b.Alexandria 9 Oct 1934)
4b) [Pr] Skender, b.Davos 3 Jun 1933; m.Compiègne 10 Nov 1962 Jacqueline
Cosme (Bucquy, Pas de Calais 7 Aug 1932-Senlis 14 Dec 2001)
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6b) [Pss] Vera, b.Durazzo 3 Feb 1936; m.1st Cairo 24 Dec 1955 (div 1961) Essawi
Khadr (b.Mahallah, Egypt 12 Jan 1936); m.2d Cairo 1970 Nasser El Gueneyni
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3a) H.M. Zog I, King of the Albanians, Skanderbeg III of the Albanians (Albanian:
Nalt Madhnija e Tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptarëvet, IPA: [ˈzɔɡu]; 8 October 1895 - 9 April
1961), born Ahmet Muhtar Bej Zogolli, was King of Albania from 1928 to 1939. He was
previously Prime Minister of Albania (1922-1924) and President of Albania (1925-1928).
1b) H.M. Leka I, King of the Albanians Leka, b. 5 April 1939 - 30 November 2011),
was the only son of King Zog I of the Albanians and his queen, born Countess
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1c) HRH Crown Prince Leka of the Albanians (Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin
Msiziwe Zogu, born 26 March 1982) is the only child of the late King Leka I of
Albania, and the late Susan Cullen-Ward. Prince Leka is an official at the Albanian
Ministry of Interior and in the past has served at the Albanian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. The prince is referred by some Albanian monarchists as King Leka II,
since the death of his father, who was known as Leka I as King of the Albanians.
In May 2010, the Prince was engaged to Elia Zaharia, an Albanian actress and singer.
On 30 November 2011, he succeeded as head of the House of Zogu, titular King of
the Albanians, and 3rd Sovereign Head of the Order of Besa and
of the Order of Skanderbeg, upon the death of his father.
4a) Pss Nafijé (Mati 12 Sep 1900-Egypt 21 Mar 1955); m.1922 Ceno
Bey Kriziu (Kosova 1887-assasinated at Prague 14 Oct 1927)
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5a) Pss Senijé (Mati 15 Nov 1908-Cannes 15 Apr 1969); m.Tirana 12 Jan 1936
(div 1949) Pr Mehmen Abid of Turkey (Yildiz 17 Sep 1905-Paris 8 Dec 1973)
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