King of Albania Leka I Zogu
Born: 5 APR 1939  Tirana, ALBANIA      Sex: M

Relationship: 22. cousin, etc.

Ancestors:
Father: King of Albania Zog I *Ahmed Bey Zogu*                     
                    
Child: King of Albania Leka I Zogu
Mother: Countess of Nagy-Appony Geraldine Count de Nagy-Appony Gyula Apponyi
Gladys Virginia Steuart

Marriage(s) and Relationships:
Married to: Susanne Cullen-Ward   7 OCT 1975,   Biarritz
       Child: Crown Prince of Albania Leka Zogu
Notes:
King of Albania 1961-. Source: Leo van de Pas. After King Leka was spirited from Albania as an infant during World War II, British and U.S. secret agents attempted to return him to power in the 1950s by launching a clandestine raid from Italy. But double agent Kim Philby thwarted the plot by alerting the Soviets. Undeterred, Leka (who was, coincidentally, a ninth cousin of deposed President Richard Nixon) continued to pursue a putsch. He failed, and in 1979 Leka emigrated to South Africa, where he and Australian-born Queen Susan live on a rundown farm near Johannesburg. He tried to return to Albania in 1993 after the communists fell, but was refused entry because of the occupation listed on his passport: "King." 1. Leka, King of the Albanians. 1939-. 2.King Zog of the Albanians. 1895-1961. 3.Css Geraldine Apponyi . 1915-. 4.Xhemal Zogu Pasha, Hereditary Governor of Mati. ca 1860-1911. 5.Sadije Toptani . 1876-1934. 6.Ct Gyula Apponyi. 1873-1924. 7.Gladys Virginia Steuart. 1891-1947. 8.Xhelal Zogu Pasha, Hereditary Governor of Mati. 9.Ruhije Alltuni. 10.Salih Toptani. 11.N Toptani. 12.Ct Lajos Apponyi. 1849-1909. 13.Css Marguerite von Seherr-Thoß. 1848-1931. 14.John Steuart, U.S.Consul at Antwerp. 15.NN.
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