HM King Leka Zogu of Albania, formerly Crown Prince of Albania (Leka Zogu, born April 5, 1939), is the only son of King Zog I and his Queen consort, Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi. He is the pretender to the Albanian throne, being recognised by the leading authorities such as Burkes and the Almanach de Gotha. After a long time in exile in Bryanston, South Africa, he is currently living in Tirana, Albania. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... His Majesty King Zog (full ruling name: Zog I Skanderbeg III), born (October 8, 1895–April 9, 1961), was an Albanian prime minister (1922-1924), president (1925-1928), and king (1928-1939 and 1943-1946, the latter period in name only). ... A consort is somebodys spouse, usually a royalty. ... Countess Geraldine Margit Virginia Olga Maria Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi (6 August 1915 - 22 October 2002) was briefly Queen Geraldina of the Albanians. ... A Pretender is a claimant to an abolished or already occupied throne. ... Bryanston is an upper class residential suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. ... Tirana (Albanian: Tiranë or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of Albania. ...

Pretender: Leka Zogu
Born	April 5 1939
Regnal name claimed	Leka I
Title(s) if any	Crown Prince
Throne claimed	Albania
Monarchy abolished	1945
Last monarch	Zog
Connection with	son
Royal House	House of Zogu

King Zog I was forced into exile only two days after the birth of Leka and soon officially replaced on the throne of Albania by Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. lllktzrhh File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... His Majesty King Zog (full ruling name: Zog I Skanderbeg III), born (October 8, 1895–April 9, 1961), was an Albanian prime minister (1922-1924), president (1925-1928), and king (1928-1939 and 1943-1946, the latter period in name only). ... His Majesty King Zog (full ruling name: Zog I Skanderbeg III), born (October 8, 1895–April 9, 1961), was an Albanian prime minister (1922-1924), president (1925-1928), and king (1928-1939 and 1943-1946, the latter period in name only). ... Victor Emmanuel III of Italy , Vittorio Emanuele III in Italian (11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947), was the King of Italy (29 July 1900 – 9 May 1946), Emperor of Ethiopia (1936 - 1943) and King of Albania (1939 - 1943). ...

Leka was educated in English schools in Egypt and in Switzerland, he also studied Economics at Sorbonne and passed out of The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in England. He has since reinforced the family fortune with a succesful business career.

Leka was appointed heir apparent of the Albanian throne on April 5 1957, while Albania was still under communist rule. At the death of King Zog I in 1961, Crown Prince Leka was proclaimed King of the Albanians by the Albanian National Assembly in Exile, in Paris. He also has the title of Sovereign Grand Master of the Orders of Scanderbeg, Fidelity and Bravery. Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... His Majesty King Zog (full ruling name: Zog I Skanderbeg III), born (October 8, 1895–April 9, 1961), was an Albanian prime minister (1922-1924), president (1925-1928), and king (1928-1939 and 1943-1946, the latter period in name only). ... Look up monarch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city, with the skyscrapers of La Défense business district 3 miles behind. ...

A referendum was held in Albania in 1997 concerning a monarchical restoration, but this was defeated by two-thirds of the voters. Zogu refused to recognize the result, and, questioned the independence of the election. He later attempted to organise an armed insurrection following the election results, before being forced back into exile. A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ... Places where monarchies maintain rule appear in blue. ...

He married in 1975, in Biarritz, to Australian citizen and landowner Susan Cullen-Ward, who thus ascended to the title Her Majesty Queen Susan. The wedding was a very succesful event with the many guests toasting "long live the King" as well as General Franco the Spanish dictator; King Leka was at this time residing in Madrid. Queen Susan died on July 17, 2004. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Tourist Office Hotel du Palais or Eugenie Palace La Grande Plage, the towns largest beach Biarritz is a town and commune which lies on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast, in southwestern France. ... Her Majesty Queen Susan of Albania, formerly HRH Crown Princess Susan(Susan Barbara Cullen-Ward) (January 28, 1941 - July 17, 2004) was the wife of Leka, Crown Prince of Albania. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ...

The Crown Prince has one son, Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe. Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe (born in Senton, South Africa, March 26, 1982), also called Crown Prince Leka II of Albania by monarchists, is the son of one of the claimants to Albanias throne, Leka Zogu, and his wife, the late Susan Cullen-Ward. ...

See also

External links

• BBC - Albanian king in arms probe