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Royal family from Albania
The
House of Zogu
, or
Zogolli
during
Ottoman times
and until 1922, is an
Albanian
dynastic family whose roots date back to the early 20th century. The family provided the first president and the short-lived modern
Albanian Kingdom
with its only monarch,
Zog I of Albania
(1928?1939).
History
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The dynasty was founded by Zogu Pasha, who migrated to the region of
Mat
in north-central
Albania
during the early 13th century.
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citation needed
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The most famous member of the dynasty is
Zog I
, who in 1928 proclaimed himself
King of the Albanians
and ruled until he was deposed by
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
following the Italian invasion of 1939. Victor Emmanuel subsequently assumed the Albanian throne.
Members of the House of Zogu.
With the death in exile of King Zog in 1961, he was succeeded as claimant to the throne and head of the House of Zogu by his only son Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (born 1939), who was proclaimed
King of the Albanians
by the Albanian National Assembly in exile.
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Leka I remained head of the house and claimant to the throne until his death in 2011 when he was succeeded by his only son,
Leka II
.
Leka II has no sons and is the only living male descendant of King Zog. The current
heir presumptive
to Prince Leka is
Skender Zogu
, his first cousin once removed.
[2]
Situation as of 2024
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Prince Leka II
, the only living male descendant of King Zog I and the head of the royal house as of 2020
[update]
, has no sons. The current
heir presumptive
to Prince Leka is
Skender Zogu
, his first-cousin once removed.
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Bibliography
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- 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 dynastie des Zogu, Textes & Pretextes
, Paris, 2002.
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