Sadijé Toptani
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HRH The Queen Mother of the Albanians, Sadijé Toptani (Nëna Mbretëreshë i Shqiptarëvet), was born on August 28, 1876 in Tirana as the daughter of Salah Bey Toptani and as sister to Essad Pasha and a member of the powerful Toptani family. She was the second wife of Xhemal Pasha Zogu after the death of his first wife Melek Hanem.
After her Son Zogu of Albania became King she became the Queen Mother, a position she held until her death. She supervised the Royal Kitchen to ensure that her son could not be poisoned. She died on November 25, 1934 in the Royal compound in Tirana.
