House of Zogu

Royal house
surname =House of Zogu
estate =Castle Burgajet, Mati
coat of arms =
country =Albania
titles =King of the Albanians
founder =Zogu Pasha
final ruler =Zog of Albania
current head =Crown Prince Leka
founding year =1928 (as a royal house)
dissolution =1939
nationality =Albanian
cadet branches =The House of Zogu is a European Royal house founded by Zogu Pasha who migrated to Mati, Albania in the late 15th century and was then appointed Governor of Mati by the Ottoman Sultan, with the position of Governor then becoming hereditary among the Zogu clan. The ancestral home of the Zogus was Castle Burgajet.

The most famous member of the dynasty is Zog I, Skanderbeg III, who in 1928 was proclaimed King of the Albanians and ruled until he was deposed by Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and the Italian invasion in 1939. Victor Emmanuel subsequently assumed the Albanian throne. The current head of the dynasty is King Zog's son Leka, Crown Prince of Albania.

External links

* [http://albania.dyndns.org/ Maison Royale d’Albanie] , The official website of the House of Zogu, in French.
* [http://www.albanianroyalfamily.com/anglisht/index.php Albanian Royal Family]