Sadijé Toptani
| Queen Mother Sadijé | |||||
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| Queen Mother of the Albanians | |||||
| Tenure | 1 September 1928 - 25 November 1934 | ||||
| Born | 28 August 1876 Tirana, Ottoman Empire (now Albania) |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Durrës, Albania |
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| Burial | Mausoleum of the Albanian Royal Family | ||||
| Spouse | Xhemal Pasha Zogu | ||||
| Issue | Zog I of Albania | ||||
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| House | House of Zogu | ||||
| Father | Salah Bey Toptani | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Sadiya Toptani Khanum (Sadijé Hanem) (Nëna Mbretëreshë e Shqiptarëve) (Tirana, August 28, 1876 – Durrës, November 25, 1934) was the daughter of Salah Bey Toptani and cousin to Essad Pasha Toptani, and a member of the powerful Toptani family. She was the second wife of Xhemal Pasha Zogu after the death of his first wife Melek Hanem.
After her son Zogu of Albania became King in 1928 she was raised to the title Queen Mother of the Albanians (Nëna Mbretëreshë e Shqiptarëve) 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 died in the Royal Compound in in Durrës[1] and was buried in Tirana the next day.[2] A royal mausoleum was constructed to house her remains.
She was the cousin of Essad Pasha Toptani.
References
Bibliography
- Patrice Najbor, Histoire de l'Albanie et de sa maison royale (5 volumes), JePublie, Paris, 2008, (ISBN 978-2-9532382-0-4).
- Patrice Najbor, la dynastye des Zogu, Textes & Prétextes, Paris, 2002
- O.S. Pearson, Albania and King Zog, I.B. Tauris. 2005 (ISBN 1845110137).
