Sadije Toptani

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Infobox royalty Sadije Toptani (Tirana, 28 August 1876 – Durrës, 25 November 1934) was queen mother of Albania from September 1928 until her death. She was the mother of Zog I of Albania.

Biography

Sadije (also spelled Sadijé, Sadiya or Khadija) was a member of the Toptani family. She was the daughter of Salah Bey Toptani (1843−1910) and his wife, Annijé Hanem Toptani (1855−1899), both members by birth of the Toptani family. She was also a cousin Essad Pasha Toptani. Toptani was the second wife of Xhemal Pasha Zogu after the death of his first wife, Zenja Melika Hanem.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Also she was a descendant of Princess Mamica [Monica] of Krujë (a sister of Skanderbeg).

After her son became king in 1928, Toptani was raised to the title Nëna Mbretëreshë e Shqiptarëve, or Queen Mother of the Albanians, with the style of Her Majesty on September 1, 1928, a position she held until her death. She supervised the Royal Kitchen to ensure that her son could not be poisoned. She was the official protector of the Gruaja Shqiptare.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Toptani was a Bektashi Muslim.[1]

Death

Toptani died in the Royal Compound in Durrës[2] and was buried in Tirana the next day.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". A royal mausoleum was constructed to house her remains. The building was destroyed by Albanian communist forces on 17 November 1944.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Issue

Name Birth Death Spouse Children
Princess Adile Zogu 25 February 1893 6 February 1966 Major Emin Bey Agolli-Doshishti Prince Salih
Prince Hysen
Prince Sharafidin
Princess Teri
Princess Danush
King Zog I of the Albanians 8 October 1895 9 April 1961 Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony Crown Prince Leka
Princess Nafije Zogu 25 October 1896 21 March 1955 Ceno Bey Kryeziu Prince Tati, Prince of Kosovo
A son died in infancy
Princess Senije Zogu 15 November 1903 15 April 1969 Prince Mehmed Abid of Turkey None
Princess Myzejen Zogu 6 February 1905 10 April 1969 Never married None
Princess Ruhije Zogu 20 March 1906 31 January 1948 Never married None
Princess Maxhide Zogu 20 March 1907 4 January 1969 Never married None

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Bibliography

External links

Template:Authority control