Independent Albania
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Independent Albania was a parliamentary state declared in Vlorë on 28 November 1912 during the First Balkan War. Its assembly was constituted on the same day while its government and senate were estab
Albanian rebels capturing Skopje in August 1912
Situation in the Balkans during the First Balkan War, in 1914.
The main delegates of the Albanian Congress of Trieste with their national flag, 1913.
Ismail Kemal and his cabinet during the celebration of the first anniversary of independence in Vlorë on 28 November 1913
Principality of Albania
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The Principality of Albania was a monarchy from 1914 to 1925. It was headed by Wilhelm, Prince of Albania, and located in modern Albania in the Balkan region of Europe. The Ottoman Empire owned the la
Independent Albania
…put under the protection of the Great Powers. The ambassadors of six Great Powers met again on 29 July 1913 and decided to constitute a new state, the Principality of Albania, as a constitutional monarchy. Finally, with the Treaty of Bucharest being signed in August 1913, this new independent state was established, leaving…
Wilhelm, Prince of Albania
Wilhelm, Prince of Albania and his wife Princess Sophie of Albania arriving in Durrës, Albania, on 7 March 1914