Queen consort of Albania Geraldine Apponyi

1915 - 2002  (87 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Geraldine Apponyi
  Title	Queen consort of Albania
  Born	6 Aug 1915	Budapest, Hungary
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	After her husband's death, she preferred to be known as the "Queen Mother of Albania".
  Biographical Information	1938
  		Future Queen of Albania. The Winnipeg (Canada) Tribune, Saturday, March 5, 1938 page 18.
  Occupation	Queen of Albania
  		Geraldine of Albania - My 7th cousin 4 times removed. The Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Appony, a Roman Catholic aristocrat who was half-Hungarian and half-American. Through her American mother she was a decedent of colonist Edmund Rice. Geraldine was introduced to King Zog I in December 1937, after his sister had approached her on behalf of the king, who had seen a photograph of her. Within days they were engaged to be married. She became known as the "White Rose of Hungary" and, took the title Princess Geraldine of Albania prior to her wedding. They were exiled when the country was invaded and the communist banned the monarchy. She died at the age of 87 still asserting that her son Leka was the legitimate king of Albania.
  		Leka I Leka I exiled. Newsreel footage. Runtime: 22 seconds.
  Died	22 Oct 2002	Albania
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I23739	Nagel
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Gyula Apponyi, of Nagy-Appony
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Gladys Virginia Stewart
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F7714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zog I, King of the Albanians,   b. 8 Oct 1895, Albania ,   d. 9 Apr 1961, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 65 years)
  Married	27 Apr 1938	Albania
  		King Zog Engaged. Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico) March 11, 1938, page nine.
  		A King To Marry Tomorrow. The Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1938 page 3.
  		King Zog Will Marry Today. The Danville Morning News, Danville, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, April 27, 1938, page one.
  		King Zog I Wedding. King Zog I Wedding.
  Children	+ 1. Leka I, King of Albania,   b. 5 Apr 1939, Albania ,   d. 30 Nov 2011, Albania  (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F7715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Aug 1915 - Budapest, Hungary Married - 27 Apr 1938 - Albania Died - 22 Oct 2002 - Albania  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Geraldine Apponyi. Geraldine Apponyi.

  
  

  Stamps & Coins

  Zog I Stamps. 1938 stamps issued to commemorate the wedding of King Zog I and Geraldine Apponyi.