zogu

ALBANIA

The House of Zogu

GENEALOGY

Zogu Pasha [Zogu the Great] (b. at Zagut Villiage, Kosova), migrated to Mati in the late 15^th century, converted to Islam and appointed as Governor of Seli-Mati by the Sultan of Turkey.
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Zogu the Small
Governor of Mati
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'Abdu'llah Bey Zogolli (ygst son)
(k. in battle for independence, 1621, bur. Burgejet)
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Ahmad Bey Zogolli (k. beheaded by the Turks at Ohrid, 1633?)
Governor of Mati
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Mahmud Pasha Zogolli
(with whom we treat)

H.E. Mahmud Pasha Zogolli, Hereditary Governor of Mati, a descendant of Ahmad Bey Zogolli, Hereditary Governor of Mati. He had issue, four sons:

1) H.E. Jalal [Xhelal] Pasha Zogolli, educ. privately. Served in the Montenegran War 1852. Visited Russia during the middle of the nineteenth century, and attempted a rebellion against Turkish rule after his return. m. Ruqiya Khanum [Ruhijé Hanem], from the Alltuni family. He d. (apparently poisoned by Ottoman agents?) at Vienna, Austria (bur. Haji Badem Uskanda, Istanbul, Turkey), having had issue, three surviving sons and one daughter:
- a) Riza Bey Zogolli, Hereditary Governor of Mati. He was k. with his wife and family, 1876, having had issue, including a son:
  - i) Khair ud-din [Hayreddin] Bey Zogolli. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- b) General H.E. Zia Pasha Zogolli. b. 1858. Cdr Turkish forces at Mostar 1913, later in the Dardanelles. m. 1891, Nadira Khanum (b. 1876; d. 1940), daughter of H.E. Faik Pasha. He d. 1931, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
  - i) Fehim Ziya Bey Zoga. b. 1892, educ. Anatolia Univ Law Sch., Istanbul. Assumed the family name of Zoga, when forbidden from registering the name of Zogu by the Turkish authorities in 1927. Judge in Turkish Courts 1914-1950. m. 1912, Mukaddes Khanum (b. 1901; d. 1962), née Hulusi. He d. 1954, having had issue, three sons and one daughter:
    - (1) Muammer Ergun Zoga. b. at Giresun, 20^th May 1934, educ. Ankara Univ Law Sch, and Univ of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Advocate. Human engineering and modern management expert. Consultant Koç Holdings. Mbr Kosovo Co-ordination Council, Istanbul Bar Assoc, etc. m. 1957, Cansen Khanum (b. 1939). He has issue, one son and two daughters:
      - (a) Yekta Fehim Burteçin Zoga. b. at Ankara, Turkey, 1964, educ. Dokuz Eylül Univ, Izmir. m. 1986 (div.1994), Berrin Khanum. He has issue, an only daughter:
        
        (i) Cansen Zoga. b. 1989.
      - (a) Remziye Berna. b. 1959. m. 1983, Mustafa Kizilay (b.1958), educ. Marmara Univ, Istanbul. She has issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Çinar Kizilay. b. 1985, educ. Sabanci Univ, Istanbul (BA 2008).
        
        (ii) Aylin Kizilay. b. 1990, educ. Istanbul Commerce Univ. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      - (b) Mukaddes Belçin. b. 1962. m. 1986, Serhat Çaker (b. at Istanbul, 30^th April 1960). She has issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Cem Çaker. b. 1996. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        (ii) Selen Çaker. b. 1990.
    - (2) Alpay Zoga. b. and d. 1936.
    - (3) Ertun Zoga. b. and d. 1940. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (1) Sabiha Khanum. b. 1918. She d. 1983.
  - ii) Omer Naïm Bey Burel. b. 1896. m. 1920, Güzin Khanum (b. 1906; d. 1938). He d. 1943, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
    - (1) Colonel Ziya Cemal Burel. b. 1932. m. 1956, Özlem-Günseli Burel(b. 1934). He d. 1983, having had issue, two daughters:
      - (a) Özlem. b. 1964. m. Captain-Commander Yurdagül Çolakoglu, educ. Turkish Naval Acad (BSc 1984), and Naval Postgraduate Sch, Monterey, California, USA (MSc 1998). She has issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Saruca Çolakoglu. b. 1992. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        (ii) Bernis Çolakoglu. b. 1999. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      - (b) Güzin. b. 1966. Research Assist in the Dept of Civil Engineering at Yildiz Technical Univ (YTU). m. 2001, Mehmet Akyildiz, advocate. She has issue, one child.
    - (2) Emel Burel. b. 1921. He d. 1930. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (1) Suzan Khanum. b. 1923. She d. 1926. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (2) Necla Khanum. b. 1925. m. 1943, Servet Canset (b. 1917; d. 1986).
  - i) Nevin Khanum. b. 1918. m. 1940, Turgut Bey Aybarakin (b.1918; d.1993). She had issue, two sons and two daughters:
    - (1) Batu Aybarakin. b. 1946. m. 1969, Yucel. He had issue, one son:
      - (a) Birkan Aybarakin. b. 1983. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (2) Bogatur Aybarakin. b. 1951. Proprietor REAL Hypermarket in central Istanbul. m. at Istanbul, 1979 (div. 2004), Tulin. He had issue, one daughter:
      - (a) Burcu Aybarakin Alimli. b. at Istanbul, 1980, educ. Lycée Haydarpasha, Istanbul. m. Ekrem Alimli.
    - (1) Belin. b. 1942. m. 1963, Yuksel Özaydin (b. 1936; d. 1983). She had issue, one son and one daughter:
      - (a) Bahadir Özaydin. b.1969. m. 1998, Bilge Özaydin, educ. Bilkent Univ, Ankara, and Univ of California, Berkeley, California, USA, research scientist. He has issue, two children.
      - (a) Banu. b.1964. m. 1985, Fatih Tavman. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (2) Benek. b. 1949. m. 1969, Sedat Toktamish (b. 1941; d. 1983). She had issue, one son and one daughter:
      - (a) Burçin Toktamish. b. 1972, educ. Yildiz Technical Univ, Istanbul. Mngr at Shell & Turcas Petrol AS since 1993. m. 2003, Isik
        Guven Toktamish, educ. KOK Univ (MBA 2001), Investment Analyst with International Finance Corp (IFC) 2001-2005, and Assoc with JP Morgan since 2005. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      - (a) Benay. b. 1970. m. 1988, E. A. Murat Haktanir, Statistician for the Arkas Sports Club.
- c) H.E. Jamal [Xhemal] Pasha Zogolli, Hereditary Governor of Mati. b. at Burgajet Castle, Mati (or Constantinople?), 1860, educ. privately. Succeeded as Hereditary Governor of Mati on the death of his brother Riza. Involved in an attempted insurrection against Ottoman planned for June 1903. m. (first) at Mati, 1880, Zenja Malika Khanum [Melek Hanem] (b. at Burgajet, Mati, ca 1860; d. there, in childbirth, 1884), his cousin germain. m. (second) at Mati, 1887, H.M. Queen Sadiya Khanum [Sadijé Hanem] (b. at Tirana, 28^th August 1876; d. at Durazzo, 25^th November 1934, bur. Tirana), raised to the title Queen Mother of the Albanians (Nëna Mbretëreshë i Shqiptarëvet) with the style of Her Majesty on 1^st September 1928, daughter of Salih (or Emin) Bey Toptani, of Tirana, and sister of General H.E. Essad Pasha Toptani, KCMG*, and a descendant of Princess Mamica [Monica] of Kruja, sister of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg. He d. at Burgajet Castle, Mati, before 11^th October 1904 (Rajab 1322AH), aged 44 yeard (or 1910 according to official history)** having had issue, three sons and six daughters:
  - i) H.H. Prince (Princ) Jalal [Xhelal] Bey Zogu. b. at Burgajet Castle, Mati, 14^th May 1881 (s/o Malika). Served under Essad Pasha as Chief Judge an Presdt of the Supreme Court at Durazzo 1914-1915. Raised to the title of Prince and granted the style of His Highness, 1^st September 1928. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Skanderbeg. m. (first) at Burgajet Castle, Mati, April 1908 (div. 1912), Ruqiya Khanum [Ruhijé Hanem] (b. at Dibra, 9^th March 1881; d. at Cannes, France, 6^th December 1956), daughter of Salih Bey Agolli-Doshishti, of Dibra, by his wife, Gylijé Khanum, née Allaj. m. (second) at Burelë, 2^nd August 1931, H.H. Princess (Princësh) Iqbal Khanum (b. at Pekinj; d. at Burelë, 3^rd May 1932), daughter of Izzat Bey Pekkinli. m. (third) at Burelë, 2^nd August 1932 (div. 9^th February 1933), Faika Khanum (b. at Delvine, 1897; d. at Kruja, 9^th December 1935), née Minx Haillu. m. (fourth) at Burelë, May 1934, H.H. Princess (Princësh) Hyrijet Khanum (b. at Elbasan, 1916; d. at Alexandria, Egypt, 17^th October 1993), daughter of Emin Bey Allaj, sometime Governor of Elbasan, by his wife, Ulkijé Khanum. He d. at Istanbul, 26^th February 1944, having had issue, four sons and four daughters:
    - (1) Said Zogu. b. at Burgajet Castle, Mati, 1909 (s/o Ruqiya). He d. young.
    - (2) Skender Zogu. b. at Davos, Switzerland, 3^rd June 1933 (s/o Faika), educ. Coll Saint-Marc, Alexandria, Egypt. Chemical Engineer with PCUK, Paris. Spokesman for the Royal Family since 2002. Joint author of “L’impression des textiles” (2006). Mbr Amicale Alexandrie Hier et Aujourd'hui (AAHA). Rcvd: GO of the Order of Skanderbeg (14.6.2008). m. at Compiègne, France, 10^th November 1962, Jacqueline (b. at Bucquoy, Pas de Calais, France, 7^th August 1932; d. 2001), daughter of Georges Cosme, by his wife, Lucienne, née Prouvost. He has issue, one daughter:
      - (a) Virginie Alexandra Geraldine Zogu. b. at Compiègne, France, 25^th January 1963. m. at St Jean de Luz, France, 6^th June 1987, Raphaël de Urresti (b. at St Jean de Luz, France, 18^th October 1959), educ. l'Ecole de Sorèze, Tarn, France. She has issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Florent de Urresti. b. 12^th May 1989. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        (ii) Philippine de Urresti. b. 20^th March 1990, educ. Collège-Lycée Sainte Marie de Neuilly, France.
    - (3) Mirgin Zogu. b. at Durazzo, 3^rd September 1937 (s/o Hyrijet), educ. Lycée Français, Alexandria, Egypt. Chemical Engineer. Mbr Amicale Alexandrie Hier et Aujourd'hui (AAHA). m. at Cannes, France, 23^rd November 1959, Maryse Alexandrine Juliette (b. at Cannes, France, 17^th January 1934), Vice-Presdt SOS Avenir orphelins d’Albanie (SAOA), daughter of Joseph Ferrando, by his wife, Aline Louise Rose, née Lavenne. He has issue, two sons:
      - (a) Alexandre Zogu. b. at Paris, France, 10^th January 1963, educ. Lycée Français, Alexandria, Egypt. Treasurer SOS Avenir orphelins d’Albanie (SAOA). m. Emmanuelle (b. 1969), née Munoz, Presdt SOS Avenir orphelins d’Albanie (SAOA), and Treasurer Assoc des Gastroplastiqués des Alpes-Maritimes (AGAM). He has issue, three daughters:
        
        (i) Erina Zogu. b. 1994. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        (ii) Anna Zogu. b. 1995.
        
        (iii) Flora Zogu. b. 1996.
      - (b) Michel Zogu. b. at Cannes, France, 16^th September 1966, educ. Lycée Français, Alexandria, Egypt. Mbr Amicale Alexandrie Hier et Aujourd'hui (AAHA). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (4) Genc Zogu. b. at Tirana, 3^rd November 1938 (s/o Hyrijet). He d. at Istanbul, Turkey, 17^th April 1944.
    - (1) Malika [Melek]. b. at Burgajet, Mati, 1911 (d/o Ruqiya). She d. young. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (2) Elvira. b. at Burelë, 3^rd May 1932 (d/o Iqbal). m. at Alexandria, Egypt, 10^th June 1955 (sep. 9^th January 1986), Ibrahim Hadidi (b. at Alexandria, Egypt, 9^th October 1934), son of Mahmud Hadidi. She had issue, two sons:
      - (a) Emin Hadidi. b. at Alexandria, Egypt, 1958, educ. Alexandria Univ. He has issue, two daughters:
      - (b) Husain Hadidi. b. at Alexandria, Egypt, 1959, educ. Alexandria Univ, Egypt.
    - (3) Melita. b. at Burelë, 18^th June 1934 (d/o Hyrijet). m. at Alexandria, Egypt, 22^nd February 1958, ‘Abdu’l Aziz Khadr (b. at Alexandria, Egypt, 20^th October 1927), educ. Victoria Coll, Alexandria, naval engineer. She had issue, two daughters:
      - (a) Nermin Khadr. b. at Alexandria, Egypt, 1958. m. at Cairo, Egypt, 2^ndOctober 1982, Ismail Ramzy. She has issue, two daughters:
        
        (i) Ayten Ismail Ramzy. b. at Alexandria, Egypt, 1983.
        
        (ii) Farah Ismail Ramzy. b. at Alexandria, Egypt, 1988.
      - (b) Vera Khadr. b. at Alexandria, Egypt, 1964. m. at Cairo, Egypt, 14^thOctober 1987, Mamdouh Mokhtar. She has issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) Muhammad Mamdouh Mokhtar. b. at Cairo, Egypt, 4^thFebruary 1995.
        
        (i) Farida Mamdouh Mokhtar. b. at Alexandria, Egypt, 5^thSeptember 1990. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (4) Vera. b. at Durazzo, 3^rd February 1936 (d/o Hyrijet). m. (first) at Cairo, Egypt, 24^th December 1955 (div. 4^th November 1961), Ahmad Essawi Khadr (b. at Mahalla, Egypt, 12^th January 1936), educ. Victoria Coll, Alexandria. m. (second) at Cairo, 1970 (div. 2000), Nasser El Guezyri (d. 2000). She had issue, an only son by her first husband:
      - (a) Jalal Ahmad Khadr. b. at Alexandria, Egypt, 1956 (s/o Essawi Khadr), educ. American Univ, Cairo.
  - ii) A s/o Sadiya. He d. young. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - iii) Ahmad Mukhtar [Ahmet Muhtar] Bey Zogolli, who ascended the throne as H.M. Zog I, King of the Albanians (s/o Sadiya) – see below.
  - i) H.H. Princess (Princësh) Adila [Adilé]. b. at Mati, 25^th February 1894 (=official date, however 1890 is date on her gravestone where she is styled “Princesse Adilé Zogu Husseinagolli Doshishti” 1890-1966, the probable actual date being 9^th April 1890) (d/o Sadiya), educ. privately. Raised to the title of Princess and granted the style of Her Highness, 1^st September 1928. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Fidelity. m. at Mati, 1909 (sep. 1925), Emin Bey Agolli-Doshishti (b. at Dibra, 1890; d. at Dibra, 1988), son of Salih Bey Agolli-Doshishti, of Dibra. She d. at Paris, France, 1966 (bur. there at Thiais Cemetery, Ille de France), having had issue, three sons and two daughters (unofficially called Prince and Princess by courtesy):
    - (1) Major Salih Doshishti. b. 1913, educ. l’École Speciale Militaire de St Cyr, Paris. Maj Royal Albanian Army. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Fidelity (1.9.1928), Zog Accession Medal (24.12.1924), etc. He d. at Paris, France, 1983 (bur. there at Thiais Cemetery, Ille de France).
    - (2) Major Hussein [Hysen] Doshishti-Agolli. b. 1914, educ. l’École Speciale Militaire de St Cyr, Paris. Maj Royal Albanian Army. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Fidelity (1.9.1928), Zog Accession Medal (24.12.1924), etc. m. at Beirut, Lebanon, 3^rd March 1944, Asma (b. at Gjirokastër, 21^st February 1926; d. at Encino, California, USA, 30^th August 2004), daughter of Dr Riza Ruhi Çerçistopulli, and granddaughter of Bajo Topullit, a Circassian. He had issue, one son and one daughter:Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      - (a) Sermet Doshishti-Agolli. b. at Beirut, Lebanon, 1943, educ. Montan Univ, Leoben, Austria (B.Sc. 1975). Petroleum Engineer. m. (first) at Caen, France, 3^rd (or 5^th) May 1975 (div.), Sylvia Gutjahr (m. second, Eckehard Ruden, by whom she had one son and one daughter), educ. Rostock Univ, Germany (M. 1988). m. (second) at San Diego, California, USA, 4^th July 1992, Lauretta Lucille (b. Bakersfield, California, USA, 6^th January 1951), daughter of James Rolla Libby, by his wife, Lucy Libby, nee David. He had issue, two sons by his first wife:
        
        (i) Dominik Anatol Doshishti-Agolli. b. at London, 16^th July 1977 (s/o Sylvia).
        
        (ii) Konstantin Doshishti-Agolli. b. 6^th June 1981 (s/o Sylvia), educ. Catholic Univ of Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. m. the Church of Saint-Paul, Drève des Chasseurs, Waterloo, Belgium, 18^th October 2008, Sarah Lablack, actress.
      - (a) Sevin Sadija Doshishti-Agolli [Sevin Kelly]. b. at Beirut, Lebanon, 1954, educ. American International Sch, Vienna, Austria. m. ... Kelly.
    - (3) Sharaf ud-din [Sharafidin] Doshishti. b. 26^th May 1921, educ. in Italy. m. 1959, Helen (d. at Frieth, Bucks, 2005), née Jordan. He d. at Frieth, Bucks, June 1990, having had issue, one son:
      - (a) John Steven Doshishti. b. at Frieth, Bucks, 1965. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    - (1) Princess Teri [Teri, Mrs Cooper]. b. 10^th September 1923, educ. in Switzerland and in England. m. at Caxton Hall, Westminster, London, 19^th September 1946, Robert Henry Cooper (b. 12^th January 1922; d. at Blandford, Dorset, 1^st October 1994), educ. RNC Dartmouth, Lieut RN, served in WW2 1939-1943 (wounded, rcvd: 39/45 & Atlantic Stars, Defence, British War and Naval GS medals), JP Dorset 1967, younger son of Major Arthur Hamilton Cooper, OStJ, of the Manor House, Blandford St Mary, Dorset, late 4^th Btn Essex Regt, DL Mdsx, by his wife, Mabel Alice, daughter of Sir William Henry Marriott Smith-Marriott, 5^th Bart., of the Down House, Blandford, Dorset, sometime High Sheriff of Dorset. She d. at Blandford, Dorset, October 2001, having had issue, two sons:
      - (a) William Jeremy Daniel Cooper. b. at London, 4^th March 1951, educ. Eton Coll, Berks. m. 13^th September 1975, Teresa Margaret, daughter of Ralph Ernest Bamford, of Winterbourne, Whitchurch, Dorset. He has issue, three sons:
        
        (i) Daniel Alexander Westrow Cooper. b. 1982. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
        
        (ii) Richard Gregory Christopher Cooper. b. at Weymouth, Dorset, May 1984.
        
        (iii) Samuel Robert Paul Cooper. b. at Weymouth, Dorset, December 1988.
      - (b) Westrow Gerald Alan Cooper. b. 20^th May 1956, educ. Eton Coll, Berks, Univs of Warwick and London (BA). Writer, web editor and book designer for I.B. Taurus and the Centre for Albanian Studies. Editor of “Scanderbeg, From Ottoman Captive to Albanian Hero” (2005). Joint author of “London: City of Words” (2006). Dir The Word Travels. m. 1986, Helen Margaret, daughter of George William Stokes, of Croydon, Surrey. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
        
        (i) George Westrow Alexander Cooper. b. at Lambeth, London, 1^st January 1991.
        
        (i) Katherine Teri Helen Cooper. b. at Lambeth, London, March 1988.
    - (2) Princess Danush [Danush, Mrs Doshishti Roudabush]. b. 29^th July 1925, educ. in Switzerland and in England. m. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Martin Roudabush, Jr, (b. October 1919), educ. Univ of Maryland, late Lt-Col US Air Force Medical Branch, son of Robert Martin Roudabush, by his wife, Jessie Paul, elder daughter of The Rev Dr Abram Paul Funkhouser, AM, DD, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, sometime Presdt of Shenandoah Inst (Dayton, Virginia), Leander Clark Coll (Iowa) and of Lebanon Valley Coll (Annville, Pennsylvania). She d. at New York, USA, 11^th October 1999 (bur. Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC), having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
      - (a) Robert Roudabush. m. 6^th August 1977, Karen Roudabush (b. 23^rd February 1954), née Tidlennem.
      - (b) John Roudabush. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      - (a) Teri Anne Roudabush. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - ii) H.H. Princess (Princësh) Nafisa [Nafijé]. b. at Mati, 12^th September 1900 (=official date, probable actual date 25^th October 1896) (d/o Sadiya), educ. privately. Raised to the title of Princess and granted the style of Her Highness, 1^st September 1928. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Fidelity. m. at Tirana, 1922, Colonel H.E. Hussein [Cena] Bey Kryeziu (b. at Gjakova, 1895; k. at the Café Passage, Prague, 14^th October 1927, bur. Tirana), served in the Montenegran War 1912, Vice-Prefect of Krumë 1912-1914, served in the Great War with the Austrian Army, Mayor of Djakovica, Governor of Skutari, Minister for the Interior 1925, Envoy Extraordinary & Minister Plenipotentiary to Yugoslavia 1926-1927,and to Czechoslovakia 1927, rcvd: GC of the Order of Fidelity, son of Riza Bey Kryeziu, of Jakovica, sometime ADC to Sultan ‘Abdu’l Hamid of Turkey. She d. at Alexandria, Egypt, 21^st March 1955 (bur. Cairo), having had issue, one son:
    - (1) H.H. Prince (Princ) Tati Essad Murad Kryeziu, Prince of Kosova (Princ i Kosova). b. at Tirana, 24^th December 1923. Appointed as Heir Presumptive and raised to the title of Prince of Kosova and granted the style of His Highness, 1931. Hon General Royal Albanian Army, 1/9/1928. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Skanderbeg, Zog Accession Medal (24.12.1924), etc. m. at Cannes, France, 24^th February 1952 (div. 1970) Munira (b. in Egypt, 10^th December 1921), née Sabri, former wife of Ismail Fawzi. He d.s.p. at Cannes, France, 17^th August 1993.
  - iii) H.H. Princess (Princësh) Xenia [Senijé] Khanum Effendi. b. at Burgajet, Mati, Albania, 15^th November 1908 (=official date, probable actual date 10^th February 1901) (d/o Sadiya), educ. Lycée Qirias, Tirana, in France and in Switzerland. Raised to the title of Princess and granted the style of Her Highness, 1^st September 1928. Presdt Albanian Red Cross Soc 1928-1938, and Gruaja Shqiptare (Assoc of Albanian Women) 1929-1939. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Fidelity. m. at Tirana, Albania, 12^th January 1936 (div. at Paris, France, December 1951) H.I.H. Prince (Daulatlu Najabatlu Shahzada Sultan) Muhammad Abid Effendi (b. at the Yildiz Palace, Istanbul, Turkey, 17^th September 1905; d.s.p. at Beirut, Lebanon, 8^th December 1973, bur. Selimiye, Damascus), educ. Galatasaray and Habibiya Colls, Constantinople, Univ of the Sorbonne, École Sciences et Politiques, and École Nationale des Langues Orientales Vivantes, Paris, Albanian Chargé d’Affaires at Paris 1936-1939, rcvd: GC of the Order of Skanderbeg (1936), eighth son of H.M. Sultan ‘Abdu’l-Hamid Khan II Ghazi, Sultan of Turkey, etc., by his thirteenth wife, H.H. Salaha Najiya Kadin Effendi. She d.s.p. at Cannes, France, 15^th April 1969 (bur. Thiais Cemetery, Ile de France, Paris).
  - iv) H.H. Princess (Princësh) Muza Jan [Myzejen]. b. at Burgajet, Mati, 10^th November 1909 (=official date, probable actual date 6^th February 1902) (d/o Sadiya), educ. Lycée Qirias, Tirana, in France and in Switzerland. Raised to the title of Princess and granted the style of Her Highness, 1^st September 1928. Hon Colonel Girls’ Btn. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Fidelity. Patron of Sports. She d. unm. at Cannes, France, 10^th April 1969 (bur. Thiais Cemetery, Ile de France, Paris).
  - v) H.H. Princess (Princësh) Ruqiya [Ruhijé]. b. at Burgajet Castle, Mati, 23^rd December 1910 (=official date, probable actual date 20^th March 1903) (d/o Sadiya), educ. Lycée Qirias, Tirana, in France and in Switzerland. Raised to the title of Princess and granted the style of Her Highness, 1^st September 1928. Presdt Fine Arts Soc. Hon Colonel Girls’ Btn. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Fidelity. She d. unm. from cancer, at Cairo, Egypt, 31^st January 1948 (bur. there at the Citadel).
  - vi) H.H. Princess (Princësh) Majida [Maxhide]. b. at Burgajet Castle, Mati, 8^th October 1911 (=official date, probable actual date 4^th January 1904) (d/o Sadiya), educ. Lycée Qirias, Tirana, in France and in Switzerland. Raised to the title of Princess and granted the style of Her Highness, 1^st September 1928. Presdt Albanian Tourism Assoc. Hon Colonel Girls’ Btn. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Fidelity. She d. unm. at Cannes, 12^th October 1970.
- a) Khadija Khanum [Hedije Hanem]. b. ca 1845. m. Yusuf Biçaku (d. 1914). She d. 1927, having had issue, three sons and five daughters.
2) Qahruman [Kahraman] Bey Zogolli.
3) Said [Seyit] Bey Zogolli. Exiled to Tripoli for opposing the Turks.
4) Hasan Bey Zogolli.

* The stormy petrel of Albania, Essad had been an officer in the Ottoman Imperial Army, then served as Governor of Tirana from 1912. Proclaimed himself King of the Albanians at Lezhe 27^th April 1913, receiving recognition from the Serbian troops and civil authorities there, until persuaded to accept the provisional government established by the Great Powers and joined the cabinet as Minister for the Interior 2^nd July 1913. He subsequently quarrelled with President of the Council, Ismail Qemal Bey, and established a separate administration at Durazzo 18^th September 1913. Established a rival government centred over Durazzo, Tirana and Kavaja, headed by himself as Presdt of the Council and a legislature known as the Middle Albanian Senate (Pleqësia I Shqipërisë së Mesme) 12^th October 1913. Accepted the creation of the sovereign principality of Albania by the great powers and led the delegation to Neuwied to formally offer the crown to Prince Wilhelm of Wied. Appointed as General of the Albanian Army 7/3/1914, Minister for the Interior, War and Defence 14 Mar-19 May 1914. Rebelled against the prince and plunged the country into civil war. Proclaimed as Presdt and C-in-C by the Senate 22^nd October 1914, and joined the Allied War front. Subsequently went into exile at Salonika 4^th January 1916 after the country had been overrun by the Austrians. Proclaimed again as King of the Albanians, by the National Assembly in early June 1920. While returning for his inauguration in Albania on 13th June 1920, he was assassinated in front of the Hotel Continental in Paris, aged 56 years. His murderer was an Albanian nationalist named Averni Rustam, a follower of one of Essad's political opponents. Rcvd: KCMG (5.5.1916), GC of the Orders of SS Maurice & Lazarus of Italy (x.2.1914), and Franz Joseph of Austria (x.2.1914), the Imperial Orders of the Osmans (Nishan-i-Osmanieh) 1st class and the Nobility (Nishan-i-Majidieh) 1st class, Imtiaz and Liaqat Medals of Turkey, etc.

** Also given by different Albanian sources as 1901, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1911 and after 1910. This confusion being caused by a desire by King Zog and his mother to mask a change in the dates of birth of the four youngest daughters, in an effort to improve their marriage ability amongst Western European suitors. However, one official source clearly states that their father died at Burgajet Castle, in Rajab 1322 AH (month ending 11^th October 1904 AD), aged 44 years. This accords with the fact that Ahmet Zogolli assumed charge of his family after a period of guardianship, when he reached the Muslim age of maturity of 16 years in 1911. Lastly, the engraving on Princess Adilé’s gravestone at Thiais Cemetery in Paris gives her year of birth as 1890. Consequently, the dates have been recalculated. My efforts at doing so are given in parentheses after the official dates, by using the equivalent Hijra month and day of the official date then calculating the AD equivalent again for the corrected year.

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