The Kingdom of Albania has existed several times. An early principality of Albania developed into the Kingdom of Albania from 1272 to 1368, which was under the rule of the King of Naples and later under the Duke of Durazzo. It then became a Principality again until 1392 under the Thopia dynasty. From 1392 it [read more]
Queen Geraldine of Albania is a moving example of how circumstances, history and people can draw the fate of a beautiful girl dragging her along life’s twists and turns and giving her a single chance to cope with whatever it is thrown on her path. Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Appony was born the daughter of [read more]
Today, 8 October 2016, Prince Leka of Albania (or King Leka II of Albania as he is known by royalists) will marry his longtime fiancee Elia Zaharia. This is only the second-ever royal wedding in Albania, the first being the wedding of his grandfather King Zog I and Countess Géraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Appony. Countess Géraldine was [read more]
6 August 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Geraldine of Albania. She was born in Budapest (Austria-Hungary) in 1915. She was the daughter of Gladys Virginia Steuart and Hungarian Count Gyula Apponyi de Nagy Appony. After fleeing from Austria-Hungary as the empire collapsed the family lived in Switzerland. When her father died [read more]
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