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Wilhelm, Prince of Albania

William of Wied, prince of Albania (died 1945)

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Born
March 26, 1876
Died
April 18, 1945
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1876

About Wilhelm, Prince of Albania

Wilhelm, Prince of Albania was sovereign of the Principality of Albania from 7 March to 3 September 1914. His reign officially came to an end on 31 January 1925, when the country was declared an Albanian Republic. During the First Balkan War, Albania had declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in November 1912, which was recognized in the Treaty of London in 1913. The offer of the Albanian throne was first made to him in the spring of 1913 but he turned it down. One month after accepting the throne on 7 March, he arrived in his provisional capital of Durrës and started to organise his government, appointing Turhan Pasha Përmeti to form the first Albanian cabinet.

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Wilhelm, Prince of Albania timeline

  1. During the First Balkan War, Albania had declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in November 1912, which was recognized in the Treaty of London in 1913.
  2. The offer of the Albanian throne was first made to him in the spring of 1913 but he turned it down.
  3. His reign officially came to an end on 31 January 1925, when the country was declared an Albanian Republic.

The world when Wilhelm, Prince of Albania was born

Wilhelm, Prince of Albania was born in 1876. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
  • Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
  • Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
  • Notable inventionTelephone
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Wilhelm, Prince of Albania's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18762026
Population43.4M341 million

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