Peerage Record – 10133

     Ahmed Bey Zogu, King of the Albanians was born on 8 October 1895 at Burgajet, Albania^G.¹ He was the son of Xhemal Zogu Pasha and Sadijé Toptani, Queen Mother of Albania.^3,1 He married Geraldine de Nagy-Appony, daughter of Gyula Graf Apponyi de Nagy-Appony and Gladys Virginia Steuart, on 27 April 1938 at Tirana, Albania^G.¹ He died on 9 April 1961 at age 65 at Paris, France^G.¹
     He held the office of Hereditary Governor of Mati in 1911.¹ He held the office of Prime Minister of Albania between 3 December 1922 and 10 June 1924.¹ He held the office of Prime Minister of Albania between 21 January 1925 and 1 September 1928.¹ He gained the title of HM King Zog I of the Albanians (styled as Mreka in Albanian) on 1 September 1928.¹ He was deposed as King of Albania on 8 April 1939.¹ On 8 April 1939 he left Albania.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Burke’s Royal Families of the World.³
     

     Leka I Zogu, King of the Albanians was born on 5 April 1939 at Tirana, Albania^G.¹ He was the son of Ahmed Bey Zogu, King of the Albanians and Geraldine de Nagy-Appony. He married Susan Barbara Cullen-Ward, daughter of Alan Robert Cullen-Ward and Phyllis Dorothea Murray-Prior, on 7 October 1975 at Biarritz, France^G.¹ He died on 30 November 2011 at age 72.³
     He was educated in 1957 at Aiglon College, Chesières-Villars, Switzerland.⁴ He gained the title of HM King Leka I of the Albanians (styled as Mreka in Albanian) on 9 April 1961.¹ He lived in 1977 at Finca Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Pozuelo, Madrid, Spain^G.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Burke’s Royal Families of the World.⁵
      He lived in 2002 at Albania^G.³

     Friedrich Ferdinand Leopold Erzherzog von Österreich was born on 14 May 1821 at Vienna, Austria^G.¹ He was the son of Karl Ludwig Erzherzog von Österreich and Henriette Alexandrine Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg.¹ He died on 5 October 1847 at age 26 at Vienna, Austria^G, unmarried.¹ He was buried at Capuchin Church, Vienna, Austria^G.²
     He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He gained the title of Erzherzog von Österreich (styled as HI&RH Archduke of Austria.¹) He gained the rank of General Field Marshal in the Austrian Army.² He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief in the Imperial Marine.²

     Rudolf Franz Erzherzog von Österreich was born on 25 September 1822 at Vienna, Austria^G.¹ He was the son of Karl Ludwig Erzherzog von Österreich and Henriette Alexandrine Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg.¹ He died on 24 October 1822 at Vienna, Austria^G.¹ He was buried at Capuchin Church, Vienna, Austria^G.²
     He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He gained the title of Erzherzogin von Österreich (styled as HI&RH Archduke of Austria.¹)

     Karl Ferdinand Erzherzog von Österreich was born on 29 July 1818 at Vienna, Austria^G.¹ He was the son of Karl Ludwig Erzherzog von Österreich and Henriette Alexandrine Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg.² He married Elizabeth Franziska Maria Erzherzogin von Österreich, daughter of Josef Anton Joseph Baptist Erzherzog von Österreich and Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline Herzogin von Württemberg, on 18 April 1854 at Vienna, Austria^G.³ He died on 20 November 1874 at age 56 at Gross-Seelowitz, Morav.³
     He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He gained the title of Erzherzog von Österreich (styled as HI&RH Archduke of Austria.¹)

     Erik VI, King of Sweden was born circa 930.² He was the son of Bjorn Ericsson, King of Sweden.³ He married Sigrid ‘the Haughty’ (?), daughter of Skoglar-Teste Storrada, before 995.¹ He died in 995.¹
     Erik VI, King of Sweden also went by the nick-name of Erik ‘the Victorious’ (?)⁴ He gained the title of King Erik VI of Sweden circa 980.¹

     Maria Cristina Erzherzogin von Österreich was born on 21 July 1858.² She was the daughter of Karl Ferdinand Erzherzog von Österreich and Elizabeth Franziska Maria Erzherzogin von Österreich.^3,1 She married Alfonso XII de Borbón y de Borbón, Rey de España, son of Francisco de Asis de Borbón, Duque de Cádiz and Isabel II de Borbón, Reina de España, on 29 November 1879 at Madrid, Spain^G.² She died on 6 February 1929 at age 70 at Madrid, Spain^G.²
     She was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. She gained the title of Erzherzogin von Österreich (styled as HI&RH Archduchess of Austria.¹) She was given the name of Marie Christine Desideria Henriette Felicitas Raineria at birth.³ After her marriage, Maria Cristina Erzherzogin von Österreich was styled as Reina Maria de España. She held the office of Regent of Spain between 25 November 1885 and 17 May 1902.²

     Alfonso XII de Borbón y de Borbón, Rey de España was born on 28 November 1857 at Madrid, Spain^G.¹ He was the son of Francisco de Asis de Borbón, Duque de Cádiz and Isabel II de Borbón, Reina de España. He married, firstly, Maria de las Mercedes de Orléans y de Borbón, Infanta de España, daughter of Antoine Marie Philippe Louis d‘Orléans, Prince d’Orléans and Maria Luisa Fernanda de Borbón, Infanta de España, on 23 January 1878 at Madrid, Spain^G.¹ He married, secondly, Maria Cristina Erzherzogin von Österreich, daughter of Karl Ferdinand Erzherzog von Österreich and Elizabeth Franziska Maria Erzherzogin von Österreich, on 29 November 1879 at Madrid, Spain^G.¹ He died on 25 November 1885 at age 27 at El Prado, Madrid, Spain^G.¹
     He gained the title of Rey Alfonso XII de España in 1874.

     Josef Anton Joseph Baptist Erzherzog von Österreich was born on 9 March 1776 at Florence, Italy^G.³ He was the son of Leopold II von Österreich, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Luisa de Borbón, Infanta de España.⁴ He married, firstly, Aleksandra Pavlovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Pavel I Petrovich Romanov, Tsar of Russia and Sophia Dorothea Prinzessin von Württemberg, on 30 October 1799 at Gatchina, St. Petersburg, Russia^G.³ He married, secondly, Hermine Prinzessin von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, daughter of Viktor II Prinz von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym and Amelie Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg, on 30 August 1815 at Schaumburg, Germany^G.³ He married, thirdly, Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline Herzogin von Württemberg, daughter of Ludwig Friedrich Alexander Herzog von Württemberg and Henriette Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg, on 24 August 1819 at Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany^G.³ He died on 13 January 1847 at age 70 at Ofen, Budapest, Hungary^G.³
     He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He gained the title of Erzherzog von Österreich (styled as HI&RH Archduke of Austria.⁴) He was Governor and Captain-General of Hungary in 1795.⁴ He gained the title of Palatine of Hungary in 1796.⁵ He gained the rank of General Field Marshal in the Austrian Army.⁶

     Elizabeth Franziska Maria Erzherzogin von Österreich was born on 17 January 1831 at Ofen, Buda, Hungary^G.² She was the daughter of Josef Anton Joseph Baptist Erzherzog von Österreich and Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline Herzogin von Württemberg.¹ She married, firstly, Ferdinand Karl Erzherzog von Österreich-Este, son of Franz IV Erzherzog von Österreich-Este and Maria Beatrice di Savoia, Principessa di Savoia, on 4 December 1847 at Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria^G.³ She married, secondly, Karl Ferdinand Erzherzog von Österreich, son of Karl Ludwig Erzherzog von Österreich and Henriette Alexandrine Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg, on 18 April 1854 at Vienna, Austria^G.² She died on 14 February 1903 at age 72 at Vienna, Austria^G.²
     She was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. She gained the title of Erzherzogin von Österreich (styled as HI&RH Archduchess of Austria.¹)