Self-proclaimed monarchy Self-proclaimed monarchy A self-proclaimed monarchy is established when a person claims a monarchy without any historical ties to a previous dynasty. The Self-proclaimed monarch may be of an established state, such as Zog I of Albania, or of an unrecognised micronation, such as Leonard Casley of Hutt River, Western Australia. In 1928, Ahmet Zogu, a president of Albania proclaimed himself "King Zog I". He ruled for 11 years in a constitutional monarchy that was overthrown in the Italian invasion of Albania. In 1934, Boris Skossyreff declared himself "Boris I", king of Andorra. After months, in power, he was expelled when
Zog I of Albania took power, and formally deposed him in 1946. Sponsored by the British and Americans, some forces loyal to Zog attempted to mount invasions and incursions, but most were ambushed due to intelligence sent to the Soviet Union by spy Kim Philby. A referendum in 1997—seven years after the end of Communist rule—proposed to restore the monarchy in the person of Zog's son Leka Zogu who, since 1961, had been styled "Leka I, King of the Albanians". The official but disputed results stated that about two-thirds of voters favoured a continued republican government. Leka, believing the result to be fraudulent, attempted