First Lady of Albania

The First Lady of Albania (Albanian: Zonja e Parë) is the unofficial title of the spouse of the sitting President of Albania.

The Royal Consorts of Albania were the spouses of the Albanian Monarchs. They used the titles Queen of the Albanians, Queen of Albania, Princess of Albania, Lady of the Kingdom of Albania, etc.

On 21 April 1451 in an Eastern Orthodox Ardenica Monastery, George Kastrioti Skanderbeg married Donika Kastrioti, daughter of Gjergj Arianiti, one of the most influential Albanian noblemen.

On 28 November 1912, Albania declared its independence, Ismail Qemali's wife Greek Kleoniqi Sumerli was dead before he became the first Head and Prime Minister of Albania.

The Principality of Albania was established on February 21, 1914 the consort of Prince William of Wied, Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg became the Princess of Albania. Outside the country and in diplomatic correspondence, she was styled "Princess Consort", but in Albania he was referred to as Mbretëreshë, or Queen.

On 27 April 1938 Géraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony married the King Zog I and became the Queen consort of the Albanians from 27 April 1938 to 7 April 1939.

In 1939 after Italian invasion of Albania, the royal wife of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Albania, Elena of Montenegro became the Queen of Albania from 16 April 1939 to 8 September 1943.