Sadije Toptani (Tirana, 28 August 1876 – Durrës, 25 November 1934) was queen mother of Albania from September 1928 until her death. She was the mother of Zog I of Albania.
Biography Sadije (also spelled Sadijé, Sadiya or Khadija) was a member of the Toptani family. She was the daughter of Salah Bey Toptani (1843−1910) and his wife, Annijé Hanem Toptani (1855−1899), both members by birth of the Toptani family. She was also a cousin Essad Pasha Toptani. Toptani was the second wife of Xhemal Pasha Zogu after the death of his first wife, Zenja Melika Hanem.
Toptani was a Bektashi Muslim.
Toptani died in the Royal Compound in Durrës. and was buried in Tirana the next day. A royal mausoleum was constructed to house her remains. The building was destroyed by Albanian communist forces on 17 November 1944.
Issue NameBirthDeathSpouseChildrenPrincess Adile Zogu25 February 18936 February 1966Major Emin Bey Agolli-DoshishtiPrince SalihPrince HysenPrince SharafidinPrincess TeriPrincess DanushKing Zog I of the Albanians8 October 18959 April 1961Countess Geraldine Apponyi de NagyapponyCrown Prince LekaPrincess Nafije Zogu25 October 189621 March 1955Ceno Bey KryeziuPrince Tati, Prince of KosovoA sondied in infancyPrincess Senije Zogu15 November 190315 April 1969 Prince Mehmed Abid of Turkey NonePrincess Myzejen Zogu6 February 190510 April 1969Never marriedNonePrincess Ruhije Zogu20 March 190631 January 1948Never marriedNonePrincess Maxhide Zogu20 March 19074 January 1969Never marriedNone
References
Bibliography Patrice Najbor, Histoire de l'Albanie et de sa maison royale (5 volumes), JePublie, Paris, 2008, (). Patrice Najbor, la dynastye des Zogu, Textes & Prétextes, Paris, 2002 O.S. Pearson, Albania and King Zog, I.B. Tauris. 2005 ().
External links Maison royale d'Albanie, site officiel en langue française Famille royale d'Albanie, site officiel en langue anglaise