Kingdom of Albania

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former country kingdom monarchy

The Kingdom of Albania was a Balkan monarchy that existed in the early 20th century, notably coming under Italian control and alignment with the Axis powers during World War II.

Aliases (2)

Albanian monarchy ×1
Italian protectorate of Albania ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former country → kingdom → monarchy →
alignedWith	Axis powers →
alliedWith	Kingdom of Italy →
borderedBy	Kingdom of Greece → Kingdom of Italy (across the Adriatic Sea) → Kingdom of Yugoslavia →
capital	Tirana →
coastlineOn	Adriatic Sea → Ionian Sea →
constitutionalChange	proclamation of monarchy →
continent	Europe →
controlledBy	Kingdom of Italy →
country	Albania →
currency	Albanian lek →
dateOfEvent	7 April 1939 →
dissolved	1939 →
era	Interwar period → World War II →
established	1928 →
establishedBy	Zog I of Albania →
event	Italian invasion of Albania →
flag	red flag with black double-headed eagle →
foreignPolicyOrientation	increasingly dependent on Italy → initially pro-Italian →
governmentType	constitutional monarchy →
headOfState	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy → Zog I of Albania →
headOfStateTitle	King of the Albanians →
historicalPeriod	20th century →
legalSystem	civil law →
locatedIn	Balkans →
nationalSymbol	double-headed eagle →
occupiedBy	Kingdom of Italy →
officialLanguage	Albanian →
participantIn	World War II →
politicalSystem	authoritarian monarchy →
precededBy	Albanian Republic →
predecessor	Albanian Republic →
region	Southeastern Europe →
religion	Christianity → Islam →
ruler	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy → Zog I of Albania →
succeededBy	Italian protectorate of Albania → People's Republic of Albania →
yearKingZogProclaimed	1928 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
King of the Albanians → Victor Emmanuel III of Italy →	monarchOf
King of the Albanians →	appliesToJurisdiction
Italian invasion of Albania →	belligerent
Royal Albanian Army →	country
Axis powers →	memberState
Kingdom of Albania ("Italian protectorate of Albania") →	succeededBy
Royal Albanian Army ("Albanian monarchy") →	symbolOf
Italian invasion of Albania →	target
Royal Albanian Army →	usedBy