Nafije Zogu
Princess Nafije Zogu (1896–1955), was an Albanian princess.[1]
| Princess Nafije Zogu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1896 Burgajet Castle, Governorate of Mati, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1955 (aged 58–59) Alexandria, Egypt |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Prince Tati |
| House | Zogu |
| Father | Xhemal Pasha Zogu |
| Mother | Sadije Toptani |
| Religion | Islam |
Life
Nafije (Nafisa) was the daughter of Xhemal Pasha Zogu and Sadije Toptani, and was one the six sisters of King Zog I of Albania. She married Cena Bey Kryeziu, who was killed after a conflict with her brother in 1927. They had a son, Prince Tati.
When her brother became monarch in 1928, she and her siblings were granted the status of Prince and Princess Zogu. In contrast to the younger sisters of the king, Senije Zogu, Ruhije Zogu, Myzejen Zogu and Maxhide Zogu, who all played public roles and performed royal representational duties during the reign of king Zogu, the two elder sisters, Princess Adile Zogu and Nafije Zogu, lived a retired life in the royal household and did not have any public role. However, when the king banned the hijab in 1937, he made sure his sisters appeared in public without veils and dressed in Western fashion as role models for other women, and while Nafije did not appear in public, she did follow the policy of her brother and discarded her veil that year.
Exile
She left Albania with the rest of the royal family in 1939 upon the outbreak of World War II, and followed the former monarch in exile to Great Britain in 1940. She, as well as the rest of the sisters except Adile, followed Zog to Egypt in 1946. In 1955, she and the rest of the family followed Zog to France, where he died. She lived in Alexandria until her death and her son died in Cannes.[2]
Honours
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Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Fidelity (Kingdom of Albania).
Ancestry
| 8. Mahmud Pasha Zogolli, Governor of Mati | |||||||||||||||
| 4. Xhelal Pasha Zogolli, Governor of Mati | |||||||||||||||
| 2. Xhemal Pasha Zogu, Governor of Mati | |||||||||||||||
| 5. Ruhije Alltuni | |||||||||||||||
| 1. Princess Nafije of Albania | |||||||||||||||
| 6. Emim Bey Toptani | |||||||||||||||
| 3. Sadije Toptani | |||||||||||||||
| 7. Fitnete Toptani | |||||||||||||||
References
- Patrice Najbor, Histoire de l’Albanie et de sa Maison Royale 1443-2007, 5 vol., Je Publie, 2008.
- The Albanian Princesses
- Christo Dako, Zog the First, King of the Albanians, Tirana, 1937.
- Josephine Dedet, Geraldine, Reine des Albanais, Paris, Criterion, 1997.
- Charles Fenyvesi, Splendor in exile, Washington, New Republic Books, 1979.
- Anastas Frashëri, Cila ka qënë N.M. Saj Sadije Zogu [Who was H.M .Queen Mother Sadije Zogu], Tirana, « Tirana », 1935.
- Patrice Najbor, Histoire de l’Albanie et de sa Maison Royale 1443–2007, 5 vol., Je Publie, 2008.
- Neil Rees, A Royal Exile - King Zog & Queen Geraldine of Albania in exile..., Studge Publications, 2010.
- Gwen Robyns, Geraldine of the Albanians, London, Muller, Blond & White limited, 1987
- Joseph Swire, Albania – The Rise of a Kingdom, New York, Arno Press & The New York Times, 1971.
- Jason Tomes, King Zog. Self-made Monarch of Albania, Sutton Publishing Limited, 2003.
- Tomes, Jason: King Zog: Self-Made Monarch of Albania
- Ingrid Sharp, Matthew Stibbe: Aftermaths of War: Women's Movements and Female Activists, 1918-1923