Principality of Albania

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Principality of Albania Principata e Shqipërisë (Albanian)
[a] 1914–1925 1916–1918: Government-in-exile
Flag[1] Great Arms
Motto: Atdheu mbi të gjitha "Homeland above all"
Anthem: Himni i Flamurit "Hymn to the Flag"
The Principality of Albania in 1916
Capital	Durrës (1914–20) Lushnjë (1920) Tirana (1920–24)
Common languages	Albanian
Religion	Islam, Christianity
Demonym(s)	Albanian
Government	Constitutional monarchy
Prince
• 1914-1925	Wilhelm I
Prime Minister
• 1914 (first)	Turhan Pasha Përmeti
• 1925 (last)	Ahmet Zogu
Legislature	Parliament
Historical era	WWI Interwar Period
• Established	21 February 1914
• Disestablished	31 January 1925
Area
1916	30,145 km2 (11,639 sq mi)
Population
• 1916	Approx 979,000[2]
Currency	No official currency Greek drachma, gold franc, Italian lira used[3]
Preceded by Succeeded by Independent Albania Republic of Central Albania 1914: Senate of Central Albania Northern Epirus 1925: Albanian Republic
a. ^ The principality effectively ceased to exist on 7 September 1914, when the Ehli Kijam stormed Durrës, the government's last stronghold, 4 days after the departure of Prince Wilhelm on the 3rd. Albania went through a string of provisory governments before Ahmet Zogu formally abolished the monarchy in 1925.

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The Principality of Albania (Albanian: Principata e Shqipërisë) was a monarchy from 1914 to 1925. It was headed by Wilhelm, Prince of Albania, and located in modern Albania in the Balkan region of Europe. The Ottoman Empire owned the land until the First Balkan War (1912—1913), which ended in the Treaty of London that formed the principality. The Principality of Albania survived invasions during World War I (1914—1918) and subsequent disputes over Albanian independence during the Paris Peace Conference (1919—1920). In 1925, the monarchy was abolished and the Albanian Republic (1925—1928), a parliamentary republic and dictatorship, was declared.