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Geraldine of Albania

1915 - 2002

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Geraldine of Albania (born Countess Géraldine Margit Virginia Olga Mária Apponyi de Nagy-Appony; 6 August 1915 – 22 October 2002) was Queen of the Albanians from her marriage to King Zog I on 27 April 1938 until King Zog was deposed on 7 April of the following year. Geraldine was born in Austria-Hungary into the noble Apponyi family. Her family fled to Switzerland in 1918, when the monarchy of Austria-Hungary was abolished. They returned to Hungary in 1921. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geraldine of Albania is the 205th most popular companion (up from 442nd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 179th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Hungarian Companion.

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Among companions, Geraldine of Albania ranks 205 out of 784. Before her are Arsinoe II, Tjuyu, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Clementia of Hungary, Joan the Lame, and Marie Henriette of Austria. After her are Clarice Orsini, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Philippa of Lancaster, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Eleanor of Provence, and María Isabella of Spain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Geraldine of Albania ranks 36. Before her are Stanley Matthews, Fred Hoyle, Robert Hofstadter, Curd Jürgens, Les Paul, and Henry Taube. After her are Paul Tibbets, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Albert O. Hirschman, Helmut Schön, Thomas Huckle Weller, and Modibo Keïta. Among people deceased in 2002, Geraldine of Albania ranks 33. Before her are Max Perutz, Victor Weisskopf, Nándor Hidegkuti, Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ruth Handler, and Edsger W. Dijkstra. After her are Choi Hong Hi, Robert Nozick, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, James Tobin, Jonas Savimbi, and Zizinho.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Geraldine of Albania ranks 92 out of 1,077. Before her are Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians (940), Irene of Hungary (1088), Michael Curtiz (1886), Marie Henriette of Austria (1836), and Ladislaus III of Hungary (1199). After her are Violant of Hungary (1215), Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131), Sándor Ferenczi (1873), Felix Salten (1869), József Mindszenty (1892), and Theodore von Kármán (1881).

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Among COMPANIONS In Hungary

Among companions born in Hungary, Geraldine of Albania ranks 4. Before her are Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (1503), Elizabeth of Bosnia (1340), and Marie Henriette of Austria (1836). After her are Constance of Hungary (1180), Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of Serbia (1255), Catherine of Hungary, Queen of Serbia (1256), and Aleska Diamond (1988).

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