Sadije Toptani

Sadije Toptani (Tirana, 28 August 1876 – Durrës, 25 November 1934) was queen mother of Albanians from September 1928 until her death. She was the mother of Zog I of Albania.

Sadije Toptani
Queen Mother of Albanians
Born(1876-08-28)28 August 1876
Tirana, Ottoman Empire
Died25 November 1934(1934-11-25) (aged 58)
Durrës, Albanian Kingdom
Burial
Mausoleum of the Albanian Royal Family
SpouseXhemal Pasha Zogu
IssueZog I of Albania
Princess Adile
Princess Nafije
Princess Senije
Princess Myzejen
Princess Ruhije
Princess Maxhide
Full name
Hanëm Sadije Toptani Zogu
HouseToptani (by birth)
Zogu (by marriage)
FatherSalah Bey Toptani
ReligionIslam

Biography

Sadije (or Khadija) was 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. She was the official protector of the Gruaja Shiqiptare.

Death

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

Issue
NameBirthDeathSpouseChildren
Princess Adile 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 Geraldine Apponyi de NagyapponyCrown Prince Leka
Princess Nafije Zogu25 October 189621 March 1955Ceno Bey KryeziuPrince Tati, Prince of Kosovo
Princess Senije Zogu15 November 190315 April 1969Prince Mehmed Abid of TurkeyNone
Princess Myzejen Zogu6 February 190510 April 1969Never marriedNone
Princess Ruhije 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...

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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