AlbaniaPastPresent #32 Albania past and present

Project Gutenbergthe matter was ended by an arrangement which proved in the end to be the worst of compromises. When the Albanians were speculating on the election of the better known candidates, such as the Duke of Montpensier of the House of Bourbon-Orleans and others, a report was suddenly spread that a hitherto unknown Prince, William of Wied, was considered as the most likely candidate, and before the Alba- nian people were given a chance to learn anything about his personality, it was officially announced, on December 3, 1913, that the Prince of Wied had been already elected to the Albanian throne. A few days later, his aunt. Queen Elisabeth of Koumania, the lamented poetess Carmen