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
Wilhelm, Prince of Albania
Wilhelm, Prince of Albania and his wife Princess Sophie of Albania arriving in Durrës, Albania, on 7 March 1914
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
Principality of Albania
…on February 21, 1914. The Great Powers selected Prince Wilhelm of Wied, a nephew of Queen Elisabeth of Romania, to become the sovereign of the newly independent Albania. A formal offer was made by 18 Albanian delegates representing the 18 districts of Albania on February 21, 1914, an offer which he accepted. Outside…
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