Myzejen Zogu
Princess Myzejen Zogu of Albania | |
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Born | Burrel, Ottoman Albania | 6 February 1905
Died | 10 April 1969 Cannes, France | (aged 64)
House | Zogu |
Father | Xhemal Pasha Zogu |
Mother | Queen Mother Sadije Toptani |
Princess Myzejen Zogu of Albania (
Life
She was the daughter of
In contrast to his two eldest sisters, Princess
Prior to the royal wedding of the king in 1938, the three youngest princesses made a trip to the US, where they were given much attention. In 1938, there were rumours that she was to marry prince Muhammad Abdel Moneim of Egypt, cousin of King Farouk, but she never married. He married instead Fatma Neslişah Sultan, an Ottoman princess.
Exile
She left Albania with the rest of the royal family in 1939 upon the outbreak of World War II, and followed the former monarch in exile to Great Britain in 1940. She, as well as the rest of the sisters except Adile, followed Zog to Egypt in 1946. In 1955, she and the rest of the family followed Zog to France, where he died. She lived in France with her sisters until her death.
References
- Christo Dako, Zog the First, King of the Albanians, Tirana, 1937.
- Josephine Dedet, Geraldine, Reine des Albanais, Paris, Criterion, 1997.
- Charles Fenyvesi, Splendor in exile, Washington, New Republic Books, 1979.
- Anastas Frashëri, Cila ka qënë N.M. Saj Sadije Zogu [Who was H.M .Queen Mother Sadije Zogu], Tirana, « Tirana », 1935.
- Patrice Najbor, Histoire de l’Albanie et de sa Maison Royale 1443–2007, 5 vol., Je Publie, 2008.
- Neil Rees, A Royal Exile - King Zog & Queen Geraldine of Albania in exile..., Studge Publications, 2010.
- Gwen Robyns, Geraldine of the Albanians, London, Muller, Blond & White limited, 1987
- Joseph Swire, Albania – The Rise of a Kingdom, New York, Arno Press & The New York Times, 1971.
- Jason Tomes, King Zog. Self-made Monarch of Albania, Sutton Publishing Limited, 2003.
- Tomes, Jason: King Zog: Self-Made Monarch of Albania
- Ingrid Sharp, Matthew Stibbe: Aftermaths of War: Women's Movements and Female Activists, 1918-1923