Leka, Crown Prince of Albania
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania was Albanian (also known as King Leka I; 5 April 1939 – 30 November 2011), was the only son of King Zog I of Albania.[1] Leka was also called King Leka of Albania, but he was never the ruler of the country.
Leka Zogu | |||||
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Crown Prince of Albania | |||||
Head of the House of Zogu | |||||
9 April 1961 – 30 November 2011 | |||||
Predecessor | Zog I of Albania | ||||
Successor | Leka II | ||||
Born | Royal Palace of Tirana, Tirana, Kingdom of Albania | 5 April 1939||||
Died | 30 November 2011 Mother Teresa Hospital, Tirana, Albania | (aged 72)||||
Burial | |||||
Spouse | Susan Cullen-Ward (m. 1975; died 2004) | ||||
Issue | Leka II | ||||
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House | Zogu | ||||
Father | Zog I of Albania | ||||
Mother | Countess Géraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
He was born in Tirana in 1939. Two days later, the family was forced to leave Albania after Italy invaded the country.[1] When his father died in exile in 1961, Leka was crowned king in a hotel in Paris.[1] He returned to Albania in 1993, but was not allowed to stay in the country. He made a second visit in 1997. The country held a vote to decide whether they wanted to go back to a monarchy or stay as a republic. The country voted for a republic, but Leka said the vote had been changed. His supporters created demonstrations against the government. Several people were killed in the demonstrations. Leka again had to leave Albania.[1]
In 2002, he made an agreement with the government and came back to Tirana.
Death
He died on 30 November 2011 in Mother Teresa Hospital, Tirana[2] from heart and lung illnesss.[1] He was buried next to his wife’s and mother’s grave at the public Sharra cemetery in a Tirana suburb. Later he was buried in the royal mausoleum.[3]
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Other sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Hundreds attend Albanian crown prince Leka's funeral". france24.com. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press. "Albania's Self-Styled King Leka Dies at 72". ABC News. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ↑ The Washington Post[dead link]
- Dedet, Joséphine "Géraldine, reine des Albanais". Paris: Belfond, 2016, published at the occasion of Prince Leka's wedding in Tirana, on October 8, 2016 (Leka being Geraldine's grand-son) ; former editions: Criterion, 1997 ISBN 2-7413-0148-4 and Belfond, 2012, ISBN 978-2-7144-5090-6. Biography enriched by the Queen's testimony, by her personal archives and by a huge correspondence with the author, who has benefited of many unpublished sources.
- Dedet, Joséphine, Géraldine, Egy Magyar No Albania Tronjan, Budapest : Europa, 2015, ISBN 978-963-405-202-9, best-seller in Hungary, translation of Géraldine, reine des Albanais".
- Najbor, Patrice. "Histoire de l'Albanie et de sa Maison Royale" (5 volumes) - JePublie - Paris - 2008
- Rees, Neil. A Royal Exile – King Zog & Queen Geraldine of Albania including their wartime exile in the Thames Valley and Chilterns, 2010 (ISBN 978-0-9550883-1-5)
Leka, Crown Prince of Albania Born: 5 April 1939 Died: 30 November 2011
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Preceded by King Zog |
— TITULAR — King of the Albanians 9 April 1961 – 30 November 2011 Reason for succession failure: Monarchy abolished in 1946 |
Succeeded by Leka, Crown Prince of Albania |