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On 21 February 1272, a delegation of Albanian noblemen and citizens from Durrës made their way to Charles' court. Charles signed a treaty with them and was proclaimed King of Albania "by common consent of the bishops, counts, barons, soldiers and citizens" promising to protect them and to honor the privileges they had from Byzantine Empire. [40]
The Albanian Kingdom (Gheg Albanian: Mbretnija Shqiptare; Tosk Albanian: Mbretëria Shqiptare) was the official name of Albania between 1928 and 1939. Albania was declared a monarchy by the Constituent Assembly, and President Ahmet Bej Zogu was declared King Zog I.
The treaty declared the union between the Kingdom of Albania (Latin: Regnum Albanie) with the Kingdom of Sicily under King Charles of Anjou (Carolus I, dei gratia rex Siciliae et Albaniae). [20] He appointed Gazzo Chinardo as his Vicar-General and hoped to take up his expedition against Constantinople again.
King of Albania Victor Emmanuel III: 1939–1943: Victor Emmanuel III became King of Albania in 1939 and it was a result of Italian imperialism under fascism. It occurred when Italian forces invaded Albania, causing King Zog I to flee. This move was part of Mussolini's expansionist ambitions and was met with resistance from the Albanian people.
Italian King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy was crowned King of Albania. April 22: Francesco Jacomoni di San Savino was appointed the viceroy of Albania. 1940: The Albanian constitution was voided. The Albanian Fascist Party was established. The Albanian army was merged into the Italian army. October 28: Greco-Italian War: The war began.
The Catholic Church in Albania is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to the numbers given by the government in 2011 it was stated that around 10.03% of the religious population is Catholic. [6] The Albanian census in 2023 note that 8% of Albanians are Catholic.
Full Byzantine control over modern Albania was established only after the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria in the early 11th century. In his History written in 1079–1080, Byzantine historian Michael Attaliates referred to the Albanoi as having taken part in a revolt against Constantinople in 1043 and to the Arbanitai as subjects of the duke of ...
In 1282 the Serbian king Stefan Uroš II Milutin gained control of the Albanian cities of Lezhë and Debar and, at some time in 1284, the city of Dyrrachion (modern Durrës). During the reign of Stefan Dushan , 1331–55, taking advantage of the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 , the area of Elbasan , Krujë , Berat and Vlora ( Principality ...