List of Albanian royal consorts
Appearance
This is an archontological list of Albanian consorts, containing consorts of the medieval Albanian states, to heads of state of modern Albania.
Principality of Arbanon (1190–1257)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Arbanon
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Progon, Lord of Kruja |
- | - | - | – | – | - | – | - | Gjin Progoni |
Komnena Nemanjić | Stefan Nemanjić (Nemanjić) |
– | 1208 | 1216 (Husbands death) | - | Dhimitër Progoni | ||
Komnena Nemanjić | Stefan Nemanjić (Nemanjić) |
1216 | 12?? (Husbands death) | - | Grigor Kamona | |||
- | - | Grigor Kamona | - | 12?? | 1257 (Husbands abdication) | - | Golem of Kruja |
Principality of Gropa (1258–1395)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Gropa
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Pal Gropa |
Chiranna Muzaka | Andrea II Muzaka (Muzaka) |
- | - | - | - | - | Andrea Gropa |
Principality of Blinishti (13th century–1330)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Blinishti
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Vlado Blinishti |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kalojan Blinishti |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Gulielm Blinishti |
Kingdom of Albania (1272–1368 and 1376-1383)
[edit]Queen Consorts of Albania
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Margaret of Burgundy | Eudes of Burgundy (Burgundy) |
1250 | 18 November 1268 | February 1272 (Husband took title) |
7 January 1285 (Husbands death) |
4 September 1308 | Charles I | |
Maria of Hungary | Stephen V of Hungary (Árpád) |
1257 | May-June 1270 | 7 January 1285 (Husband's ascension) |
1294 (Husband relinquish title) |
25 March 1323 | Charles II | |
Thamar Angelina Komnene | Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas (Angelos) |
- | 13 August 1294 | 1309 (Divorced) |
1311 | Philip I | ||
Catherine of Achaea | Charles of Valois (Valois) |
1303 | 29 July 1313 | 26 December 1331 (Husbands death) |
1346 |
Duchess and Duke Consorts of Durrës
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Agnes of Périgord | Helie VII, Count of Périgord (Talleyrand-Périgord) |
- | 14 November 1321 | 1332 (Husband's ascension) | 5 April 1336 (Husbands death) | 1345 | John, Duke of Durazzo | |
Maria of Calabria | Charles, Duke of Calabria (Anjou) |
6 May 1329 | 21 April 1343 | 23 January 1348
(Husbands death) |
20 May 1366 | Charles, Duke of Durazzo | ||
Louis, Duke of Durazzo reigned as co-Duke |
Philip III of Navarre (Évreux) |
1341 | 1365 | 1376 | Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo | |||
Robert IV of Artois, Count of Eu reigned as co-Duke |
John of Artois, Count of Eu (Artois) |
1356 | 1376 | 1383 (Kingdom abolished) | 20 July 1387 | Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo |
Principality of Muzaka (1279–1450)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Muzaka
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Andrea I Muzaka |
- | Pal Gropa (Gropa) |
– | – | - | – | - | Teodor I Muzaka | |
Euphemia Mataranga | Paul Mataranga (Mataranga) |
– | 1328 | 1331 | - | - | Andrea II Muzaka | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Teodor II Muzaka |
Chiranna Zenevisi, Lady of Grabossa | Gjon Zenebishi (Zenebishi) |
- | - | - | - | - | Andrea III Muzaka | |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Teodor III Muzaka |
Principality of Mataranga (13th century–1367)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Mataranga
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Paul Mataranga |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Blasius Mataranga |
Principality of Gjonima (13th century-1430)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Gjonima
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Dhimitër Gjonima |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Vladislav Gjonima |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Marin Gjonima |
Principality of Zeta (14th century–1421)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Balsha
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Balsha I |
- | Irene Duklina | - | - | - | - | - | - | Strazimir Balsha |
Milica Mrnjavčević | Vukašin of Serbia (Mrnjavčević) |
- | - | - | - | - | ||
Olivera Mrnjavčević | Vukašin of Serbia (Mrnjavčević) |
- | - | - | - | - | Gjergj Balsha I | |
Teodora Dejanović Dragaš | Dejan (despot) (Dejanović) |
- | - | - | - | - | ||
Comita Muzaka | Andrea II Muzaka (Muzaka) |
- | 1372 | 1378 | 1385 (Husbands death) | 1396 | Balsha II | |
Jelena Lazarević | Lazar of Serbia (Lazarević) |
1365-1366 | 1386 | 1403 (Husbands death) | 1443 | Gjergj Balsha II | ||
Mara Thopia | Niketa Thopia (Thopia) |
- | 1407 | 1410-1412 | - | Balsha III | ||
Boglia Zaharia | Koja Zaharia (Zaharia) |
- | 1412-1413 | 1421 (Husbands death) | - |
Principality of Albania (1328–1415)
[edit]Princess and Prince Consorts of Albania
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tanusio Thopia |
Hélène of Anjou | Robert, King of Naples (Anjou) |
– | – | - | 1342 (Husband executed) | 1342 (Executed) | Andrea I Thopia | |
Voisava Balsha | Balsha I (Balsha) |
– | 1370 | 1388 (Husbands death) | - | Karl Thopia | ||
Teodora Branković | Branko Mladenović (Branković) |
- | - | - | 1392 (Husbands death) | - | Gjergj Thopia | |
Marco Barbarigo | ???? (Barbarigo) |
- | 13?? | 1388 | 1394 (Exiled) | 1428 | Helena Thopia | |
Konstantin Balsha | Gjergj I Balsha (Balsha) |
- | 1394 | 1402 | ||||
- | Komnen Arianiti (Arianiti) |
- | - | - | 1415 (Husbands death) | - | Niketa Thopia |
Principality of Vlorë (1345–1417)
[edit]Princess and Prince Consorts of Vlorë
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | 1350–1355 | - | - | John Komnenos Asen | |
Anna Palaiologina | Andronikos Angelos Palaiologos (Angelos) |
- | 1350 | 1363 (Husbands death) |
- | |||
- | - | - | – | – | - | – | - | Alexander Komnenos Asen |
Balsha II | Balsha I (Balsha) |
– | 1372 | 18 September 1385 | Comita Muzaka | |||
Mrkša Žarković | Žarko (Žarković) |
1363 | 1391 | 1396 | October 1414 | Rugjina Balsha |
Despot of Angelokastron and Lepanto (1358–1374)
[edit]Despotess consorts of Angelokastron and Lepanto
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | Irene Preljubović | Thomas Preljubović (Preljubović) |
- | - | - | 1374 | 1374 | Gjin Bua Shpata |
Despots of Arta (1360–1416)
[edit]Despotess Consorts of Arta
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Pjetër Losha |
- | Irene Preljubović | Thomas Preljubović (Preljubović) |
- | - | - | 1374 | 1374 | Gjin Bua Shpata |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Skurra Bua Shpata |
- | Nerata | - | - | - | - | - | - | Muriq Shpata |
Principality of Gjirokastër (1386–1418)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Zenebishi
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | Unnamed Daughter | Gjin Bua Shpata (Shpata) |
- | - | - | - | - | Gjon Zenebishi |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Depë Zenebishi |
Principality of Dukagjini (1387–1479)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Dukagjini
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Pal I Dukagjini |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Lek I Dukagjini |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tanush Dukagjin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Pal Dukagjini |
- | Theodora Muzaka | Gjin II Muzaka | - | - | 1468 | 1479 | - | Lekë Dukagjini |
Principality of Arianiti (????–1462)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Arianiti
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Komnen Arianiti |
Maria Muzaka | Andrea III Muzaka (Muzaka) |
- | - | - | - | Gjergj Arianiti | ||
- | Pietrina Francone | Oliviero Francone |
- | - | - | - | - | |
Zanfina Muzaka | (Muzaka) | - | - | - | - | - | Moisi Golemi |
Principality of Kastrioti (1389–1444)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Kastrioti
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kostandin Kastrioti Mazreku |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Pal Kastrioti |
Voisava Kastrioti | Domenico Moncino Musachi (Muzaka) |
- | 1390 | - | - | Gjon Kastrioti |
Principality of Zaharia (1396–1444)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Zaharia
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Bosa Dukagjini | Leka Dukagjini (Dukagjini) |
- | - | 1396 | before 1442 (Husbands death) | September 19, 1448 | Koja Zaharia | |
Irene Dushmani | Lekë Dushmani (Dushmani) |
- | - | - | 1447 (Husbands death) | - | Lekë Zaharia |
League of Lezhë (1444–1479)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Albania
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Donika Kastrioti | Gjergj Arianiti (Arianiti) |
1428 | 1451 | 17 January 1468 (Husbands death) | 1506 | Gjergj Kastrioti | ||
- | Theodora
Muzaka |
Gjin II Muzaka | - | - | 1468 | 1479 | - | Lekë Dukagjini |
Pashalik of Shkodra (1757–1831)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Shkodra
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mehmed Pasha Bushati |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Kara Mahmud Pasha |
Pashalak of Berat (1774–1809)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Berat
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ahmet Kurt Pasha |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Ibrahim Pasha of Berat |
Pashalik of Ioannina (1788–1822)
[edit]Princess Consorts of Ioannina
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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- | Emine | Kaplan Pasha of Gjirokastër |
- | - | - | - | - | Ali Pasha of Ioannina |
Kyra Vassiliki | - | - | 1808 | - | January 24, 1822 (Husbands death) |
1834 |
Principality of Albania (1914–1925)
[edit]Princess Consort of Albania
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Sophie, Princess of Albania | Victor, Hereditary Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg (Schönburg) |
21 May 1885 | 30 November 1906 | 7 March 1914
(Husbands ascension) |
31 January 1925 (Family exiled) | 3 February 1936 | Wilhelm, Prince of Albania |
Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)
[edit]Queen Consort of Albania
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Geraldine of Albania | Count Gyula Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi (Apponyi) |
6 August 1915 | 1938 | 9 April 1939 (Husband exiled) | 22 October 2002 | Zog I of Albania |
Italian protectorate of Albania (1939–1943)
[edit]Queen Consort of Albania
[edit]Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Elena of Montenegro | Nicholas I of Montenegro (Petrović-Njegoš) |
8 January 1873 | 24 October 1896 | 16 April 1939
(Husband claimed title) |
3 September 1943
(Husband renounced title) |
28 November 1952 | Victor Emmanuel III |