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 1915 - 2002 (87 years)
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| Name |
Geraldine Apponyi |
| Title |
Queen consort of Albania |
| Birth |
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 |
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Future Queen of Albania.
The Winnipeg (Canada) Tribune, Saturday, March 5, 1938 page 18. |
| Occupation |
Queen of Albania |
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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. |
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Leka I
Leka I exiled. Newsreel footage. Runtime: 22 seconds. |
| Death |
22 Oct 2002 |
Albania |
| Person ID |
I23739 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
2 Feb 2018 |
| Family |
Zog I, King of the Albanians, b. 8 Oct 1895, Albania d. 9 Apr 1961, Paris, Īle-de-France, France (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Apr 1938 |
Albania |
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King Zog Engaged.
Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico) March 11, 1938, page nine. |
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King Zog I Wedding.
King Zog I Wedding. |
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A King To Marry Tomorrow.
The Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald, Tuesday, April 26, 1938 page 3. |
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King Zog Will Marry Today.
The Danville Morning News, Danville, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, April 27, 1938, page one. |
| Children |
| + | 1. Leka I, King of Albania, b. 5 Apr 1939, Albania d. 30 Nov 2011, Albania (Age 72 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
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| Family ID |
F7715 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
25 Oct 2016 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 6 Aug 1915 - Budapest, Hungary |
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 | Marriage - 27 Apr 1938 - Albania |
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| Death - 22 Oct 2002 - Albania |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Stamps & Coins |
 | Zog I Stamps.
1938 stamps issued to commemorate the wedding of King Zog I and Geraldine Apponyi. |
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