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The New King of Albania on the Adriatic - 1914

A Historic Day Giulio Caprin Trieste, March 6, 1914 I had asked my dear colleague Simplicius, with whom I frequently collaborated, for a portrait—even an imaginary one—of the newly appointed ruler, Prince Wied, the Mbret of Albania. My colleague replied: “An interestin…

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The New Kingdom of Albania - 1914

La Domenica del Corriere, February 1–8, 1914 In the distant future, Albanian history will need many pages to recount the long and arduous negotiations required to realize the project of the European Powers—though it would be more accurate to say Italy and Austria, …

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