List of Albanian monarchs

Coat of arms of Albanian Kingdom (1928–39), Albania's last monarchy

This article includes a list of Albanian monarchs. Albania was first established by the Progon family in 1190, with Progon, Lord of Kruja as the nation's first monarch.

Princes of Arbanon (1190–1255)

Kings of Albania (1272–1294)

Lords of the Kingdom of Albania (1294–1332)

Dukes of Durazzo (1332–1368)

Dukes of Valona (1332–1417)

Princes of Berat (1335–1444)

• Andrea II Muzaka (1335–1372)
• Teodor I Muzaka (1372–1389)
• Teodor II Muzaka (1389–1417)
• Teodor III Muzaka (1417–1444)

Despots of Angelokastron and Lepanto (1358–1374)

• Gjin Bua Shpata (1358–1374)

Despots of Arta (1358–1416)

Princes of Albania (1368–1444)

Thopia family

• Karl Topia (first reign) (1368–1382)
• Karl Topia (second reign) (1385–1387)
• Gjergj Topia (1387–1392)
• Nikete Topia ( 1392-1416/17)
• Andrea Topia (1417–1444)

Prince of Gjirokastër (1386–1416)

• Gjon Zenebishi (1386–1416)

Princes of Dukagjini (1387–1444)

• Pal I Dukagjini and Leka I Dukagjini (1387–1393)
• Tanush Dukagjini (1393–1438)
• Pal II Dukagjini (1438–1444)

Princes of Kastrioti (1389–1444)

• Gjon Kastrioti (1389–1417)
• Gjergj Kastrioti (1443–1444)

Princes of Albania (1444–1479)

Kastrioti

• George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1444–1468)

Dukagjini Family

• Lekë Dukagjini (1468–1479)

Prince of Modern Albania (1914)

House of Wied

#	Name	Portrait	Birth and death	Reign started	Reign ended	Marriages	Succession right
1	William		26 March 1876 Neuwied (German Empire) – 18 April 1945 Predeal (Romania) (aged 69)	7 March 1914	3 September 1914 (de facto) 31 January 1925 (de jure[1])	Princess Sophie 30 November 1906 [2 children]

Heads of House of Wied (1914–1973, not ruling)

#	Name	Portrait	Birth and death	Reign started	Reign ended	Marriages	Succession right
1	William		26 March 1876 Neuwied (German Empire) – 18 April 1945 Predeal (Romania) (aged 69)	3 September 1914	18 April 1945	Princess Sophie 30 November 1906 [2 children]
2	Carol Victor		19 May 1913 Potsdam (Kingdom of Prussia) – 8 December 1973 Munich (West Germany) (aged 60)	18 April 1945	8 December 1973	Princess Eileen 8 September 1966 [childless]	Son of William

King of Albanians (1928–1939)

House of Zogu

#	Name	Portrait	Birth and death	Reign started	Reign ended	Marriages	Succession right
1	Zog I		8 October 1895 Burgajet Castle (Ottoman Empire) – 9 April 1961 Suresnes (France) (aged 65)	1 September 1928	7 April 1939	Queen Geraldine April 1938 [1 child]

Heads of House of Zogu (1939–present, not ruling)

#	Name	Portrait	Birth and death	Reign started	Reign ended	Marriages	Succession right
1	Zog I		8 October 1895 Burgajet Castle (Ottoman Empire) – 9 April 1961 Suresnes (France) (aged 65)	7 April 1939	9 April 1961	Queen Geraldine April 1938 [1 child]
2	Leka I		5 April 1939 Tirana – 30 November 2011 Tirana (aged 72)	9 April 1961	30 November 2011	Crown Princess Susan 1975 [1 child]	Son of Zog I
3	Leka II		26 March 1982 Johannesburg (South Africa) (age 34)	30 November 2011	Present	Crown Princess Elia 2016	Son of Leka I

Italian Occupation (1939–1943)

House of Savoy

#	Name	Portrait	Birth and death	Reign started	Reign ended	Marriages	Succession right
1	Victor Emmanuel III		11 November 1869 Naples – 28 December 1947 Alexandria (Egypt) (aged 78)	16 April 1939	8 September 1943	Queen Elena 24 October 1896 [5 children]	renounced to the throne

See also

• Line of succession to the former Albanian throne
• List of heads of state of Albania
• List of Prime Ministers of Albania

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.
• Monarkia Shqiptare 1928-1939, Qendra e Studimeve Albanologjike & Insitituti Historisë, Boetimet Toena, Tirana, 2011 ( ISBN 978-99943-1-721-9)

References

External links

• Albanian Royal Court
• Maison royale d'Albanie (in French)