Spouse Xhemal Pasha Zogu House House of Zogu | Issue Zog I of Albania Name Sadije Toptani | |
Tenure 1 September 1928 - 25 November 1934 Born 28 August 1876
Tirana, Ottoman Empire (now Albania) ( 1876-08-28 ) Died 25 November 1934(1934-11-25) (aged 58)
Durres, Albania Burial Mausoleum of the Albanian Royal Family | ||
Queen Mother Sadijé, born as Sadiya Toptani Khanum (Sadijé Hanem) (Albanian: Nëna Mbretëreshë e Shqiptarëve Sadije; Tirana, August 28, 1876 – Durrës, November 25, 1934) was the Queen Mother of the Albanians from September 1928 until her death in 1934. She was the mother of King Zog.
Biography
A member of the powerful Toptani family, Sadije was the daughter of Salah Bey Toptani and cousin to Essad Pasha Toptani. She was the second wife of Xhemal Pasha Zogu after the death of his first wife Melek Hanem.
After her son became king in 1928, she was raised to the title Nëna Mbretëreshë e Shqiptarëve, or Queen Mother of the Albanians, with the style of Her Majesty on September 1, 1928, a position she held until her death. She supervised the Royal Kitchen to ensure that her son could not be poisoned. She 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.