Queen Mother Sadije

Queen Mother Sadijé
Queen Mother of the Albanians
Born (1876-08-28)28 August 1876
Tirana, Ottoman Empire
Died 25 November 1934(1934-11-25) (aged 58)
Durrës, Albanian Kingdom
Burial Mausoleum of the Albanian Royal Family
Spouse Xhemal Pasha Zogu
Issue Zog I of Albania
Princess Adilé
Princess Nafijé
Princess Senijé
Princess Myzejen
Princess Ruhijé
Princess Maxhide
Full name
Khanum Sadijé Toptani Zogu
House Toptani (by birth)
Zogu (by marriage)
Father Salah Bey Toptani
Mother Lady of Toptani family
Religion Islam

Queen Mother Sadijé, born as Sadiya Toptani Khanum (Sadijé Hanem; Albanian: Nëna Mbretëreshë e Shqiptarëve Sadije; Tirana, 28 August 1876 – Durrës, 25 November 1934) was the Queen Mother of the Albanians from September 1928 until her death in 1934. She was the mother of Zog I of Albania.

Biography

A member of the powerful Toptani family, Sadije was the daughter of Salah Bey Toptani and cousin to Essad Pasha Toptani. She was the second wife of Xhemal Pasha Zogu after the death of his first wife Melek Hanem.

After her son became king in 1928, she was raised to the title Nëna Mbretëreshë e Shqiptarëve, or Queen Mother of the Albanians, with the style of Her Majesty on September 1, 1928, a position she held until her death. She supervised the Royal Kitchen to ensure that her son could not be poisoned.

Death

She died in the Royal Compound in Durrës[1] and was buried in Tirana the next day.[2] A royal mausoleum was constructed to house her remains. The building was destroyed by Albanian communist forces on 17 November 1944.

Issue

NameBirthDeathSpouseChildren
Princess Adilé Zogu25 February 18936 February 1966Major Emin Bey Agolli-DoshishtiPrince Salih
Prince Hysen
Prince Sharafidin
Princess Teri
Princess Danush
King Zog I of the Albanians8 October 18959 April 1961Countess Géraldine Apponyi de NagyapponyCrown Prince Leka
Princess Nafijé Zogu25 October 189621 March 1955Ceno Bey KryeziuPrince Tati, Prince of Kosovo
Princess Senijé Zogu15 November 190315 April 1969Prince Mehmed Abid of TurkeyNone
Princess Myzejen Zogu6 February 190510 April 1969Never marriedNone
Princess Ruhijé Zogu20 March 190631 January 1948Never marriedNone
Princess Maxhide Zogu20 March 19074 January 1969Never marriedNone

References

  1. ↑ Shqipenia me 1937 (PDF) (in Albanian), I, Komisioni i Kremtimeve te 25-vjetorit te Vete-qeverrimit, 1937, p. 16, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-25, ...e cila nderroi jete ne Banjat e Durresit...translated... who passed away in Durazzo thermal baths...
  2. ↑ Royal Ark

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
  • O.S. Pearson, Albania and King Zog, I.B. Tauris. 2005 ( ISBN 1845110137).
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