Royal Fraud: The Story of Albania's First and Last King - Paperbackby Robert Austin (Author) Beginning its narrative in 1961, when Albanian King Zog I died in a Paris hospital after 22 years in exile, this book tells the colourful story of this Balkan country's first and only monarch. The road to becoming Europe's youngest president in 1925 and then king of Albania in 1928 was paved with feuds and assassinations, a political career path common in the region. He craved the throne for several reasons; the Balkans were