King of Albania
King of Albania | |
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Leka II |
While the medieval Angevin Kingdom of Albania was a monarchy, it did not encompass fully the entirety of the modern state of Albania and was ended soon by the Albanian nobles by 1282 when they understood that the Angevin king was not going to keep his promises and thus the Roman Emperor from Constantinople was requested to come. In the Middle Ages during the 14th and 15th centuries, three different Albanian nobles called themselves ruler of Albania, including Andrea II Muzaka (Despot of Albania), Karl Thopia (Prince of Albania), and Skanderbeg (Lord of Albania).
The modern Albania has been a kingdom on two occasions.
The first occasion was after the
History
The
Under the independence settlement imposed by the
William was forced into exile by internal disorder just after the outbreak of
Four years later, on September 1, 1928,
I, name, King of the Albanians, on ascending the Throne of the Albanian Kingdom and assuming the Royal powers, swear in the presence of God Almighty that I will maintain national unity, the independence of the state, and its territorial integrity, and I will maintain and conform to the statute and laws in force, having the good of the people always in mind. So help me God!
Zog's kingdom was closely tied to
During and after
See also
- History of Albania
- List of Albanian monarchs
- List of Albanian consorts
- Regalia of Albania
- House of Zogu
- Otto Witte, a German circus acrobat who claimed to have been crowned king for a few days.
References
- Nopcsa, Franz. "The Congress of Trieste". Robert Elsie. Archived from the originalon 23 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Albania Holds Funeral for Self-Styled King Leka I". FOX News. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
Bibliography
- Patrice Najbor, Histoire de l'Albanie et de sa maison royale (5 volumes), JePublie, Paris, 2008, (ISBN 978-2-9532382-0-4).
- Patrice Najbor, La dynastye des Zogu, Textes & Prétextes, Paris, 2002