Leka I, King of Albania

1939 - 2011  (72 years)

• Name	Leka I
  Suffix	King of Albania
  Birth	5 Apr 1939	Albania
  		Weakened Queen Flees To Safety With Newborn Son. The San Bernardino County (California) Sun, Saturday, April 8, 1939 page 1.
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	He was called Crown Prince Skander at birth.
  Biographical Information	1967
  	In 1967 Leka I presented President Reagan (then governor of California) with a baby elephant.
  		Governor's Elephant Puts its Worst Foot Forward. Independent-Journal, San Francisco, California, Saturday, November 11, 1967 page 2.
  Occupation	Pretender to the Albanian throne.
  		Prince 22 Becomes Albania Pretender. The Bridgeport (Connecticut) Post, Sunday, April 16, 1961 section B, page 19.
  		King Leka Plans Revolution. Gazette and Telegraph, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Wednesday, July 28, 1976, section A, page 11.
  		Young Leka I with his mother - My 8th cousin 3 times removed. Leka, the Crown Prince of Albania was only two days old when his family went into exile because Mussolini's militia had invaded Albania. He was pretender to the Albanian throne and was referred to as King Leka I by Albanian monarchists and some members of the media. King Zog died in 1961 and, Leka was proclaimed King of the Albanians by a convened Albanian National Assembly-in-Exile. Purring Albanian civil war of 1997 a referendum was held to restore monarchy. The King questioned the integrity of the election. When the police intervened, gunfire broke out and, one person was killed Leka fled. He was tried in absentia, for sedition and, sentenced to three years imprisonment. He was pardoned in March 2002 and, 72 members of Parliament asked the royal family to return.
  		Exiled King Returns. The Indiana Gazette, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Sunday, April 13, 1997, section A, page 6.
  		Leka I Leka I exiled. Newsreel footage. Runtime: 22 seconds.
  Death	30 Nov 2011	Albania
  Burial		King Leka Funeral. King Leka Funeral.
  Person ID	I23741	Nagel
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Zog I, King of the Albanians,   b. 8 Oct 1895, Albania d. 9 Apr 1961, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Queen consort of Albania Geraldine Apponyi,   b. 6 Aug 1915, Budapest, Hungary d. 22 Oct 2002, Albania (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	27 Apr 1938	Albania
  		King Zog Engaged. Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico) March 11, 1938, page nine.
  		King Zog I Wedding. King Zog I Wedding.
  		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.
  Family ID	F7715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Crown Princess of Albania Susan Cullen-Ward,   b. 28 Jan 1941, Waverley, Sydney, Australia d. 17 Jul 2004, Albania (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1975	Biarritz, France
  		King Leka I Plans to Wed. The Sun, San Bernardino County, California, Saturday, May 24, 1975 Section A, page 2.
  Children	1. Crown Prince of Albania Leka II,   b. 26 Mar 1982, Johannesburg, South Africa  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F9144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Apr 1939 - Albania Marriage - 1975 - Biarritz, France Death - 30 Nov 2011 - Albania  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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