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| Name |
Leka I |
| Suffix |
King of Albania |
| Born |
5 Apr 1939 |
Albania  |
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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. |
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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. |
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Prince 22 Becomes Albania Pretender.
The Bridgeport (Connecticut) Post, Sunday, April 16, 1961 section B, page 19. |
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King Leka Plans Revolution.
Gazette and Telegraph, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Wednesday, July 28, 1976, section A, page 11. |
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Exiled King Returns.
The Indiana Gazette, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Sunday, April 13, 1997, section A, page 6. |
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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. |
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Leka I
Leka I exiled. Newsreel footage. Runtime: 22 seconds. |
| Died |
30 Nov 2011 |
Albania |
| Buried |
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King Leka Funeral.
King Leka Funeral. |
| Headstones |
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| 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, Īle-de-France, France (Age 65 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Geraldine Apponyi, b. 6 Aug 1915, Budapest, Hungary , d. 22 Oct 2002, Albania (Age 87 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
27 Apr 1938 |
Albania |
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King Zog Engaged.
Albuquerque Journal (New Mexico) March 11, 1938, page nine. |
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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. |
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King Zog I Wedding.
King Zog I Wedding. |
| Family ID |
F7715 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Susan Cullen-Ward, b. 28 Jan 1941, Waverley, Sydney, Australia , d. 17 Jul 2004, Albania (Age 63 years) |
| Married |
1975 |
Biarritz, France |
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King Leka I Plans to Wed.
The Sun, San Bernardino County, California, Saturday, May 24, 1975 Section A, page 2. |
| Children |
| | 1. Leka II, b. 26 Mar 1982, Johannesburg, South Africa [Birth] |
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| Last Modified |
1 Jan 2020 |
| Family ID |
F9144 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 5 Apr 1939 - Albania |
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 | Married - 1975 - Biarritz, France |
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| Died - 30 Nov 2011 - Albania |
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