- Hermann, 4th Prince of Wied (1814-1864)
- Elisabeth of Wied, Queen of Romania (1843-1916)
- William, 5th Prince of Wied (1845–1907)
- William Frederick, 6th Prince of Wied (1872-1945)
- Hermann, Hereditary Prince of Wied (1899-1941)
- Friedrich Wilhelm, 7th Prince of Wied (1931-2000)
- Prince Alexander (b 1960), renounced rights, unmarried
- Carl, 8th Prince of Wied (1961-2015)
- Maximilian, 9th Prince of Wied (b 1999)
- Prince Friedrich Wilhelm (b 2001)
- Prince Wolff-Heinrich (b 1979)
- Prince Metfried Alexander (b 1935)
- Prince Friedrich Christian (b 1968)
- Prince Ferdinand Constantin (b 2003)
- Prince Friedrich Conrad (b 2006)
- Prince Friedrich Carl (b 2007)
- Prince Friedrich Christian (b 2010)
- Prince Magnus Alexander (b 1972)
- Prince Friedrich Christian (b 1968)
- Friedrich Wilhelm, 7th Prince of Wied (1931-2000)
- Prince Dietrich (1901-1976)
- Prince Maximilian (1929-2008)
- Prince Ulrich (1931-2010)
- Prince Ulrich (b 1970)
- Prince Wilhelm (b 2001)
- Prince Georg (b 2004)
- Prince Philipp (b 2010)
- Prince Ulrich (b 1970)
- Prince Wilhelm (1936-1937)
- Prince Ludwig-Eugen (1938-2001)
- Prince Edzard (b 1968)
- Hermann, Hereditary Prince of Wied (1899-1941)
- Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania (Skënder) (1913-1973)
- William Frederick, 6th Prince of Wied (1872-1945)
House of Zogu
The second Albanian monarchy was established on 1 September 1928 when President Ahmet Zogu was proclaimed King of the Albanians. He reigned until 1939 when he was forced to flee the country following an invasion by Mussolini's Italy.
With the death in exile of King Zog in 1961 he was succeeded as claimant to the throne and head of the House of Zogu by his only son Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, who was proclaimed King of the Albanians by the Albanian National Assembly in exile. [1] King Leka remained head of the house and claimant to the throne until his death in 2011 when he was succeeded by his only son, Leka II.
Zogu law of succession
The following articles of the Albanian kingdom's constitution of 1928 set out the succession to the throne: [2]
- Article 51. The Heir to the Throne shall be the King's eldest son and the succession shall continue generation after generation in the direct male line.
- Article 52. Should the Heir die or lose his rights to the Throne, his eldest son shall succeed. Should the Heir to the Throne die or lose his rights and leave no son, the succession shall pass to the brother coming after him.
- Article 53. Should there be no Heir to the Throne under articles 51 and 52, the King shall select his successor from among the male members of his family, but the King's selection shall be with the consent of Parliament. Should the King not use his prerogative, and the succession remain vacant, Parliament shall then select a male member of the King's family as successor to the Throne. In case no heirs exist in the King's family, or such as may exist are held incapable by a special parliamentary decision taken by a two-thirds majority of the members of the House, Parliament shall select a successor from the line of the King's daughters or sisters, but such successor must be of Albanian origin. When there are no males in the families above mentioned, Parliament shall select a successor of Albanian origin. Should the Throne remain vacant, the Council of Ministers shall exercise the Royal powers until the question of the successor is settled.
Upon the establishment of the monarchy as King Zog had no son, in accordance with the constitution he appointed his nephew Tati Esad Murad Kryeziu as heir to the throne. [3] Prince Tati was displaced in 1939 by the birth of Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, the only son of King Zog. [1]
Situation as of 2012 [update]
Crown Prince Leka II, the only living descendant of King Zog I and the head of the royal house as of 2012 [update] , has no sons. The current heir presumptive to Prince Leka is Skënder Zogu, his first-cousin once removed. [4] After him the following currently living male members of the Zogu family could also become heirs:
- Xhemal Pasha Zogu (1860–1911)
- Prince Xhelal Bey Zogu (1881–1944)
- (1) Skënder Zogu (b. 1933) [1]
- (2) Mirgin Zogu (b. 1937) [1]
- King Leka I (1939–2011)
- Crown Prince Leka II (born 1982)
- King Leka I (1939–2011)
- Prince Xhelal Bey Zogu (1881–1944)
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