List of Albanian royal consorts
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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)
Princess Consorts of Arbanon
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Komnena Nemanjić | Stefan Nemanjić (Nemanjić) |
c. 1194 | 1208-1210 | c. 1215 (Husband's death) | 12?? | Dhimitër Progoni | |
| c. 1216 | 12?? (Husband's death) | Grigor Kamona | ||||||
| unknown | Grigor Kamona | 12?? | 1257 (Husbands abdication) | Golem of Kruja | ||||
Principality of Gropa (1258–1395)
Princess Consorts of Gropa
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Chiranna Muzaka | Andrea II Muzaka (Muzaka) |
Andrea Gropa |
Principality of Blinishti (13th century–1330)
No details about the Princess consorts of Blinishti are known.
Kingdom of Albania (1272–1368 & 1376-1383)
Queen Consorts of Albania
| 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 (Husband's death) |
4 September 1308 | Charles I |
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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 |
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Thamar Angelina Komnene | Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas (Angelos) |
13 August 1294 | 1309 (Divorced) |
1311 | Philip I | ||
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Catherine of Achaea | Charles of Valois (Valois) |
1303 | 29 July 1313 | 26 December 1331 (Husband's death) |
1346 | ||
Duchess and Duke Consorts of Durrës
| 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 (Husband's death) | 1345 | John, Duke of Durazzo | |
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Maria of Calabria | Charles, Duke of Calabria (Anjou) |
6 May 1329 | 21 April 1343 | 23 January 1348
(Husband's death) |
20 May 1366 | Charles, Duke of Durazzo | |
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Louis, Duke of Durazzo reigned as co-Duke |
Philip III of Navarre (Évreux) |
1341 | 1365 | 1376 | Joanna, Duchess of Durazzo | ||
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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 | ||
Principality of Muzaka (1279–1450)
Princess Consorts of Muzaka
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Pal Gropa (Gropa) |
Teodor I Muzaka | ||||||
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Euphemia Mataranga | Paul Mataranga (Mataranga) |
c. 1328 | 1331 | 1372 (Husband's death) | Andrea II Muzaka | ||
| Chiranna Zenevisi, Lady of Grabossa[1] | Gjon Zenebishi (Zenebishi) |
- | - | - | - | - | Andrea III Muzaka |
Principality of Mataranga (1358–1367)
No details about the Princess consorts of Mataranga are known.
Principality of Gjonima (13th century-1430)
No details about the Princess consorts of Gjonima are known.
Principality of Albania (1328–1415)
Princess and Prince Consorts of Albania
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hélène of Anjou | Robert, King of Naples (Anjou) |
c. 1300s | 1338 | 1342 (Husband executed) | 1342 (Executed) | Andrea I Thopia | |
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Voisava Balsha | Balsha I (Balsha) |
1370 | 1388 (Husband's death) | Karl Thopia | |||
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Teodora Branković | Branko Mladenović (Branković) |
1392 (Husband's death) | Gjergj Thopia | ||||
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Marco Barbarigo[2] | ???? (Barbarigo) |
13?? | 1388 | 1394 (Exiled) | 1428[3] | Helena Thopia | |
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Konstantin Balsha | Gjergj I Balsha[4] (Balsha) |
fl. 1378 | 1394[5] | 1402 | |||
Principality of Vlorë (1345–1417)
Princess and Prince Consorts of Vlorë
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anna Palaiologina | Andronikos Angelos Palaiologos (Angelos) |
- | c. 1350 | 1363 (Husband's death) |
- | John Komnenos Asen | |
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Balsha II | Balsha I (Balsha) |
1372 | 18 September 1385 | Comita Muzaka | |||
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Mrkša Žarković | Žarko (Žarković) |
1363 | 1391 | 1396 | October 1414 | Rugjina Balsha | |
Principality of Zeta (1356–1421)
Princess Consorts of Balsha
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Duklina | Strazimir Balsha | |||||||
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Milica Mrnjavčević | Vukašin of Serbia (Mrnjavčević) |
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| Olivera Mrnjavčević | before 1364 | Gjergj Balsha I | ||||||
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Teodora Dejanović Dragaš | Dejan (despot) (Dejanović) |
after 1371 | |||||
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Comita Muzaka | Andrea II Muzaka (Muzaka) |
1372 | 1378 | 1385 (Husband's death) | 1396 | Balsha II | |
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Jelena Lazarević | Lazar of Serbia (Lazarević) |
1365-1366 | 1386 | 1403 (Husband's death) | 1443 | Gjergj Balsha II | |
| Mara Thopia | Niketa Thopia (Thopia) |
1407 | 1410-1412 | Balsha III | ||||
| Boglia Zaharia | Koja Zaharia (Zaharia) |
1412-1413 | 1421 (Husband's death) | |||||
Despot of Angelokastron and Lepanto (1358–1374)
Despotess consorts of Angelokastron and Lepanto
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Preljubović | Thomas Preljubović (Preljubović) |
1374 | 1374 | Gjin Bua Shpata |
Despotate of Arta (1360–1416)
Despotess Consorts of Arta
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irene Preljubović | Thomas Preljubović (Preljubović) |
1374 | 1374 | Gjin Bua Shpata | ||||
| Nerata | Muriq Shpata |
Principality of Gjirokastër (1386–1418)
Princess Consorts of Zenebishi
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Gjin Bua Shpata (Shpata) |
Gjon Zenebishi |
Principality of Dukagjini (1387–1479)
Princess Consorts of Dukagjini
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodora Muzaka | Gjin II Muzaka | 1468 | 1479 | Lekë Dukagjini |
Principality of Arianiti (????–1462)
Princess Consorts of Arianiti
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Maria Muzaka | Andrea III Muzaka (Muzaka) |
Gjergj Arianiti | |||||
| Pietrina Francone[6][7] | Oliviero Francone |
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Zanfina Muzaka | (Muzaka) | Moisi Golemi | |||||
Principality of Kastrioti (1389–1444)
Princess Consorts of Kastrioti
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voisava Kastrioti | Domenico Moncino Musachi (Muzaka) |
1390 | Gjon Kastrioti | |||||
Principality of Zaharia (1396–1444)
Princess Consorts of Zaharia
| 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 (Husband's death) | September 19, 1448 | Koja Zaharia | ||
| Irene Dushmani | Lekë Dushmani (Dushmani) |
1447 (Husband's death) | Lekë Zaharia |
League of Lezhë (1444–1479)
Princess Consorts of Albania
| 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 (Husband's death) | 1506 | Gjergj Kastrioti | |
| Theodora
Muzaka |
Gjin II Muzaka | 1468 | 1479 | Lekë Dukagjini | ||||
Pashalik of Shkodra (1757–1831)
No details about the Princess consorts of Shkodra are known.
Pashalik of Berat (1774–1809)
No details about the Princess consorts of Berat are known.
Pashalik of Ioannina (1788–1822)
Princess Consorts of Ioannina
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emine | Kaplan Pasha of Gjirokastër |
Ali Pasha of Ioannina | ||||||
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Kyra Vassiliki | 1808 | January 24, 1822 (Husband's death) |
1834 |
Principality of Albania (1914–1925)
Princess Consort of Albania
| 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)
Queen Consort of Albania
| 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 Occupied Albanian Kingdom (1939–1943)
Queen Consort of Albania
| 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 |