In Neuwied (Germany),Wilhelm Wied was born, a German prince from a protestant family, appointed by the Great European Powers in October 1913 as the head of the Albanian state. Wilhelm Wied came to Albania on March 7, 1914, in a complicated national and international situation. During the six-month rule, he tried to connect with the democratic elements, in addition to the conservative ones, which dominated the Albanian political scene. He tried to balance the interests of the Great Powers in Albania. Under the pressure of the Great Powers, he made concessions to the detriment of the sovereignty of the Albanian state and in favor of the Greek expansionist circles. After the May 1914 outbreak of the Uprising of Central Albania against him, he was forced to close in Durrës, protected by his own forces. With the start of the First World War in August 1914, the political balance between the European Great Powers was broken, and Wilhelm Wied lost international support. He formally abdicated and was forced to leave Albania on September 3, 1914. (In the photo: Prince Wilhelm Wied)
Text: Albanian encyclopedic dictionary – Vol. 3 , Academy of Sciences of Albania, “Kristalina-KH”, Tirana, 2009, page 2884.
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