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King Alexander I Karageorgevich
King of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes King of Yugoslavia
King Aleksandar I
Reign	August 16, 1921 - October 9, 1934
Coronation	HM Aleksandar I of Yugoslavia (1929-1945) HM The King of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1921-1929) HRH Prince Aleksandar I of Serbia (1903-1921)
Born	16 December 1888(1888-12-16)
	Cetinje, Montenegro
Died	9 October 1934 (aged 45)
	Marseille, France
Buried	Saint George's Church in Oplenac
Predecessor	Petar I
Successor	Petar II
Consort	Maria of Romania
Issue	Petar II Tomislav Andrej
Royal House	Karadjordjevic
Royal anthem	Bože Pravde/God of Justice
Father	Petar I of Serbia
Mother	Ljubica "Zorka" of Montenegro

Alexander I of Yugoslavia also called King Alexander Unificator (Serbo-Croatian: Kralj Aleksandar I Karađorđević/Краљ Александар I Карађорђевић) (Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro, 16 December 1888 – Marseille, France, 9 October 1934) of the Royal House of Karađorđević was the first king of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–34) and before that king of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1921–29). Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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King Peter I of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар I Карађорђевић, Petar I KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević) (29 June 1844 – 16 August 1921) was King of Serbia from 1903 to 1918 after which he became the first King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. ... Peter II of Yugoslavia, locally known as Kralj Petar II KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (Serbian Cyrillic: Краљ Петар II Карађорђевић) (6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970), was the second, as well as the last, King of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. ... For her mother, Queen Marie of Romania, please see Marie of Edinburgh. ... Peter II of Yugoslavia, locally known as Kralj Petar II KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (Serbian Cyrillic: Краљ Петар II Карађорђевић) (6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970), was the second, as well as the last, King of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. ... HRH Prince Tomislav Karadjordjević HRH Prince Tomislav KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (January 19, 1928 – July 12, 2000), Serbian Cyrillic Томислав Карађорђевић, was the last constitutional and legal Crown Prince of Yugoslavia. ... HRH Prince Andrej was born on June 28, 1929 as the third son of the sovereign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, King Aleksandar I KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (1888-1934) and Queen Maria (1900-1961), the second daughter of King Ferdinand of Romania (1865-1927) and Queen Maria (1875-1938). ... The Karađorđević Serbian ruling dynasty is descended from Karađorđe. ... Bože pravde (God of Justice) is the official anthem of Serbia and Republika Srpska. ... King Peter I of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар I Карађорђевић, Petar I KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević) (29 June 1844 – 16 August 1921) was King of Serbia from 1903 to 1918 after which he became the first King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. ... Zorka of Montenegro Princess Ljubica, better known as Princess Zorka (1864-1890), born Ljubica Petrović-NjegoÅ¡ of Montenegro (Љубица Петровић-Његош) became Princess Petar KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević in Serbia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines The Old Port of Marseille Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Royal House or Dynasty is a sort of family name used by royalty. ... The KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (Karadjordjevic) Serbian ruling dynasty is descended from KaraÄ‘orÄ‘e (Karadjordje). ... Motto: One nation, one king, one country Anthem: Medley of Bože pravde, Lijepa naÅ¡a domovino, and Naprej zastava slave Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croato-Slovenian (see: Serbo-Croat and Slovenian) [1] Government Value specified for government_type does not comply King  - 1918-1921 Peter I  - 1921-1934 Alexander... The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state which existed from December 1, 1918 to mid-April 1941. ...

Childhood

Alexander Karadjordjevic was born in Cetinje in Principality of Montenegro in December 1888. His father was King Peter I of Serbia and his mother the former Princess Zorka of Montenegro, a daughter of King Nicholas of Montenegro. On 8 June 1922 he married HRH Princess Maria of Romania, who was a daughter of Queen Maria, the Queen Consort of Romania. Her legal father was King Ferdinand I of Romania, but her mother alleged that her biological father was actually Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia. They had three sons: Crown Prince Peter, Princes Tomislav and Andrej. Coordinates Mayor Milovan Janković (DPS - SDP) Municipality area 910 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 15,137 18,482 20. ... The history of Montenegro begins in the early Middle Ages, after the arrival of the Slavs into that part of the former Roman province of Dalmatia that forms present-day Montenegro. ... King Peter I of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар I Карађорђевић, Petar I KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević) (29 June 1844 – 16 August 1921) was King of Serbia from 1903 to 1918 after which he became the first King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. ... Zorka of Montenegro Princess Ljubica, better known as Princess Zorka (1864-1890), born Ljubica Petrović-NjegoÅ¡ of Montenegro (Љубица Петровић-Његош) became Princess Petar KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević in Serbia. ... King Nikola I Petrovic Njegos Краљ Никола I Петровић Његош (October 7, 1841- March 2, 1921) was the only king of Montenegro, reigning as a king from 1910 to 1918 and as a prince from 1860 to 1910. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Princess Mary Mary of Romania (Mary Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) (6 January 1900 - 22 June 1961) was the wife and Queen Consort of King Alexander of Yugoslavia. ... Princess Marie of Edinburgh (Marie Alexandra Victoria; later Queen of Romania; 29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938) was a member of the British Royal Family who became the queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania. ... Ferdinand of Romania Ferdinand or Ferdinand I (August 24, 1865-July 20, 1927) was the king of Romania from October 10, 1914 until his death Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, Prince Ferdinand of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen became heir to the throne of his childless uncle, King Carol I of Romania... Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia, November 24, 1877 - November 9, 1943, was a Russian grand duke and the son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna. ... Peter II of Yugoslavia, locally known as Kralj Petar II KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (Serbian Cyrillic: Краљ Петар II Карађорђевић) (6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970), was the second, as well as the last, King of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. ... HRH Prince Tomislav Karadjordjević HRH Prince Tomislav KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (January 19, 1928 – July 12, 2000), Serbian Cyrillic Томислав Карађорђевић, was the last constitutional and legal Crown Prince of Yugoslavia. ... HRH Prince Andrej was born on June 28, 1929 as the third son of the sovereign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, King Aleksandar I KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (1888-1934) and Queen Maria (1900-1961), the second daughter of King Ferdinand of Romania (1865-1927) and Queen Maria (1875-1938). ...

He spent his childhood in Montenegro, and was educated in Geneva. In 1910 he nearly died from stomach typhus and left with stomach problems for rest of his life. He continued his schooling at the Military School in St. Petersburg, Russia, but had to quit due to his health problems, and then in Belgrade. Prince Alexander was not the first in line for the throne but his elder brother, Crown Prince George (Đorđe) was considered unstable by most political forces in Serbia and after two notable scandals (one of which occurred in 1909 when he kicked his servant to death in a fit of rage), Prince Đorđe was forced to renounce his claim to the throne. This article is about the country in Europe. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Crown Prince George of Yugoslavia, ĐorÄ‘e KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (August 27, 1887 – October 17, 1972) was the older brother of Alexander I of Yugoslavia, son of Peter I, King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and Princess Ljubica (Zorka) of Montenegro. ...

Balkan Wars and World War I

Main articles: Balkan Wars and Serbian Campaign (World War I)

In the First Balkan War in 1912 , as commander of the First Army, Crown Prince Alexander fought victorious battles in Kumanovo and Bitola, and later in 1913 , during the Second Balkan War, the battle of Bregalnica. In the aftermath of the Second Balkan War Prince Alexander took sides in the complicated power struggle over how Macedonia should be administered. In this Alexander bested Col. Dragutin Dimitrijević or "Apis" and in the wake of this Alexander's father, King Peter, agreed to hand over royal powers to his son. On 24 June 1914 Alexander became Regent of Serbia. Combatants  Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Greece Serbia Montenegro Commanders Ottoman Empire: Nizam PaÅŸa, Zeki PaÅŸa, Esat PaÅŸa, Abdullah PaÅŸa, Ali Rıza PaÅŸa Bulgaria: Vladimir Vazov, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev Greece:Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis Serbia:Radomir Putnik, Petar... Combatants  Austria-Hungary Bulgaria  German Empire Serbia Montenegro Commanders Oskar Potiorek Nikola Zhekov Kliment Boyadzhiev Georgi Todorov Ivan Valkov August von Mackensen Radomir Putnik Živojin MiÅ¡ić Stepa Stepanović Petar Bojović Nicholas I The Serbian Campaign was fought from August 1914, when Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia at the outset of... Belligerents Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Greece Montenegro Serbia Commanders Nazim Pasha, Zekki Pasha, Essad Pasha, Abdullah Pasha, Ali Rizah Pasha Ivan Fichev, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev, Georgi Todorov Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis King Nicholas I, Prince Danilo Petrović, Mitar Martinović, Janko Vukotić Radomir Putnik... Epic battle of the First Balkan War of 1912 during which the Serbian forces of Field Marchal Radomir Putnik crushed the Ottoman army of General Zekki north of Uskub, known today as Skopje, the modern capital of Macedonia. ... The Battle of Bitola took place near Bitola from the 16th to the 19th of November 1912. ... Combatants Bulgaria Greece Serbia Montenegro Romania Ottoman Empire Commanders Mihail Savov, Nikola Ivanov, Vasil Kutinchev, Radko Dimitriev King Constantine, Radomir Putnik, Crown Prince Ferdinand, Alexandru Averescu Strength 500,000 men Serbia 220,000 men, Romania 300,000 men, Greece 150,000 men, Montenegro 12,000 men The Second Balkan War... Combatants Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Bulgaria Commanders Field Marshal Putnik General Petar Bojović Prince Aleksandar KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević General Živojin MiÅ¡ić General Savov General Ivanov General Kočevski Strength ca. ... Dragutin Dimitrijević Apis Serbian Cyrillic Драгутин Димитријевић Апис (August 17, 1876 - June 27, 1917), was a Serbian nationalist leader. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Regent, from the Latin, a person selected to administer a state because the ruler is a minor or is not present or debilitated. ...

At the outbreak of World War I he was the supreme commander of the Serbian army, with superb commanding officers in the persons of Marshals Radomir Putnik, Živojin Mišić, Stepa Stepanović and Petar Bojović. The Serbian army distinguished itself in the battles at Cer and at the Drina (the Battle of Kolubara) in 1914 , scoring victories against the invading Austro-Hungarian forces and evicting them from the country. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Marshal Radomir Putnik Radomir Putnik, also known as Vojvoda Putnik, (Радомир Путник - Војвода Путник) (born January 24, 1847 in Kragujevac, died May 17, 1917) was a Serbian Field Marshal and Chief of General Staff in the Balkan Wars and the First World War, and took part in all wars that Serbia waged from 1876... Field Marshal Zivojin Misic (portrait by Uros Predic) Živojin Mišić (Живојин Мишић) was a Vojvoda (Field Marshal) and the most successful Serbian commander who participated in all Serbias wars from 1876 to 1918. ... Stepa Stepanovic was a field-marshal (vojvoda) of the Serbian and Yugoslavian Armies who participated in Serbias wars from 1876 to 1918. ... Petar Bojović (Serbian: Петар Бојовић) (born July 16, 1858 in MiÅ¡evica near Nova VaroÅ¡, died January 20, 1945 in Belgrade) was a Serbian army field-marshal, and one of four Serbian vojvodas (dukes) in Balkan Wars and World War I. He fought in Serbian-Ottoman Wars from 1876 to 1878 as... The Battle of Cer was one of the first battles of the First World War. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Combatants Austria-Hungary Serbia Commanders Oskar Potiorek Zivojin Misic Radomir Putnik Strength 280,000 250,000 Casualties {{{notes}}} The Battle of Kolubara was one of the greatest battles in Balkans during World War I. It was fought between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, and the Serbian army was victorious. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...

In 1915 the Serbian army with the aged King Peter and Crown Prince Alexander suffered many losses being attacked from all directions by the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria. It withdrew through the gorges of Montenegro and northern Albania to the Greek island of Corfu, where it was reorganized. After the army was regrouped and reinforced, it achieved a decisive victory on the Macedonian Front, at Kajmakcalan. The Serbian army carried out a major part in the final Allied breakthrough in the autumn of 1918. King Peter I of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар I Карађорђевић, Petar I KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević) (29 June 1844 – 16 August 1921) was King of Serbia from 1903 to 1918 after which he became the first King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. ... This article is about the Greek island Kerkyra known in English as Corfu or Corcyra. ... Combatants Central Powers:  Austria-Hungary  German Empire Bulgaria Allied Powers: Serbia  France (1915-1918) United Kingdom (1915-1918) Greece (1916-1918) Italy (1916-1918) Commanders August von Mackensen Oskar Potiorek Nikola Zhekov Petar Bojović Živojin MiÅ¡ić Maurice Sarrail Adolphe Guillaumat Franchet dEsperey George Milne Panagiotis Danglis Conquest of...

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King of Yugoslavia

On the first of December 1918, in a prearranged set piece, Alexander, as Regent, received a delegation of the Peoples Council of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, an address was read out by one of the delegation and Alexander made an address in acceptance. This was considered to the birth of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. (Redirected from 1 December) December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Capital Zagreb Language(s) Slovenian and Serbo-Croatian Government Republic President¹ Anton KoroÅ¡ec Vice presidents¹ Ante Pavelić Svetozar Pribićević Historical era World War I  - Independence 29 October, 1918  - Joined Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 1 December, 1918 ¹ President and vice presidents of the National Council. ... The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state which existed from December 1, 1918 to mid-April 1941. ...

In 1921, on the death of his father, Alexander inherited the throne of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which from its inception was colloquially known both in the Kingdom and the rest of Europe alike as Yugoslavia. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state which existed from December 1, 1918 to mid-April 1941. ...

On 6 January 1929, in response to the political crisis triggered by the murder of Stjepan Radić, King Alexander abolished the Constitution, prorogued the Parliament and introduced a personal dictatorship (the so-called "January 6 Dictatorship", Šestojanuarska diktatura). He also changed the name of the country to Kingdom of Yugoslavia and changed the internal divisions from the 33 oblasts to nine new banovinas on 3 October. is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stjepan Radić (May 11, 1871 – August 8, 1928) was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party (CPP, Hrvatska Seljačka Stranka) in 1905. ... An oblast (Russian, Ukrainian: о́бласть) is a name for the subnational entity of Bulgaria, Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the former Soviet Union. ... Ban was a title used in some states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 9th century and the 20th century. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the same month, he tried to banish by decree the use of Serbian Cyrillic to promote the exclusive use of Latin alphabet in Yugoslavia.^[1] Serbian Cyrillic is the Serbian variant of the Cyrillic alphabet. ... Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz redirects here. ...

In 1931 Alexander decreed a new Constitution which transferred executive power to the King. Elections were to be by universal male suffrage. The provision for a secret ballot was dropped and pressure on public employees to vote for the governing party was to be a feature of all elections held under Alexander's constitution. Furthermore, the King would appoint half the upper house directly, and legislation could become law with the approval of one of the houses alone if it were also approved by the King.

Assassination

On account of the deaths of three members of his family on a Tuesday, Alexander refused to undertake any public functions on that day. On Tuesday 9 October 1934, however, he had no choice, as he was arriving in Marseille to start a state visit to the Third French Republic, to strengthen the two countries' alliance in the Little Entente. While being driven in a car through the streets along with French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou, a gunman, Vlado Chernozemski, stepped from the street and shot the King and the chauffeur. The Minister was accidentally shot by a French policeman and died later. is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines The Old Port of Marseille Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban... State visits usually involve a military review. ... Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Anthem: La Marseillaise France() – on the European continent() – in the European Union() Capital (and largest city) Paris Official languages French Demonym French Government Unitary semi-presidential republic  -  President Nicolas Sarkozy  -  Prime Minister François Fillon Formation  -  French State 843 French State Formed   -  Current... The Little Entente was an alliance formed in 1920 and 1921 by Czechoslovakia, Romania and Yugoslavia with the purpose of defending against Hungarian irredentism and preventing the Habsburg restoration. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... French politician Louis Barthou Jean Louis Barthou (August 25, 1862 – October 9, 1934) was a French politician of the Third Republic. ... Vlado Chernozemski Vlado Chernozemski (Bulgarian: ) (October 19, 1897 - October 9, 1934), born Velichko Dimitrov Kerin (Bulgarian: ), was a Bulgarian revolutionary and assassin . ...

Assassination of Alexander I

It was one of the first assassinations captured on film; the shooting occurred straight in front of the cameraman, who was only feet away at the time. The cameraman captured not merely the assassination but the immediate aftermath; the body of the chauffeur (who had been killed instantly) became jammed against the brakes of the car, allowing the cameraman to continue filming from within inches of the King for a number of minutes afterwards. Image File history File links King_Alexander_assasination_corected_aspect_contract_and_sharpness. ... Image File history File links King_Alexander_assasination_corected_aspect_contract_and_sharpness. ... Assassin and Assassins redirect here. ...

The assassin, Vlado Chernozemski — driver of the leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization Ivan Mihailov and an experienced marksman — was cut down by the sword of a mounted French policeman, then beaten by the crowd. By the time he was removed from the scene, he was already dead. The IMRO was a Bulgarian political organization that fought for annexing Macedonia to Bulgaria using terrorist means. The organization worked in alliance with the Croatian fascist group led by Ante Pavelic, under the secret sponsorship of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.^{[citation needed]} Vlado Chernozemski Vlado Chernozemski (Bulgarian: ) (October 19, 1897 - October 9, 1934), born Velichko Dimitrov Kerin (Bulgarian: ), was a Bulgarian revolutionary and assassin . ... For a novel by a similar name, see Imaro (novel). ... Ivan Mihailov (Bulgarian: Иван Михайлов), also known as Vanche Mihailov (Bulgarian: Ванче Михайлов), (August 26, 1896, Novo Selo, present-day Republic of Macedonia – September 5, 1990, Rome, Italy) was a Bulgarian revolutionary, leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization after 1924. ... The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (in Macedonian: Vnatrešna Makedonska Revolucionerna Organizacija, Внатрешна Македонска Револуционерна Организација, in Bulgarian: Vatreshna Makedonska Revolyucionna Organizaciya, Вътрешна Македонска Революционна Организация, VMRO), commonly known in English as IMRO, was the name of a revolutionary political organization in the Macedonia region of the Ottoman Empire, and later... The title given to this article lacks diacritics because of certain technical limitations. ... Mussolini redirects here. ...

The film record of Alexander I's assassination remains one of the most historic pieces of newsreel in existence ^[2][3], alongside the film of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia's coronation, the funerals of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Nicholas II redirects here. ... A asses is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. ... Queen Victoria redirects here. ... Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph (in English also Francis Joseph) (August 18, 1830 - November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ...

King Alexander I was buried in the Memorial Church of St. George, which had been built by his father. As his son Peter II was still a minor, Alexander's first cousin Prince Pavle Karadjordjevic took the regency of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In accordance with his last will he has been buried after more than 50 years in a mausoleum in Beograd. Peter II of Yugoslavia, locally known as Kralj Petar II Karađorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Краљ Петар II Карађорђевић) (6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970), was the second, as well as the last, King of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. ... Prince Pavle of Yugoslavia (April 27, 1893, Saint Petersburg, Russia - September 14, 1976, Paris, France) of the Royal House of Karadjordjevic was regent of Yugoslavia for his nephew King Peter II. He took the regency on October 9, 1934 after King Alexanders assassination in Marseille and ruled the country... Regent, from the Latin, a person selected to administer a state because the ruler is a minor or is not present or debilitated. ...

Trivia

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King Alexander was born in Cetinje, the Montenegrin capital. He had always considered himself a Montenegrin and remained using his native Montenegrin variant of the Serbo-Croatian language for his entire life. His mother was the Montenegrin princess Zorka. An anecdote says that once the members of parliament from Montenegro approached him with a remark that there are very few ministers from Montenegro, to which Alexander replied: "Yes, but you have a king".^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Coordinates Mayor Milovan Janković (DPS - SDP) Municipality area 910 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 15,137 18,482 20. ... This article is about the republic in Serbia-Montenegro, Europe. ... Zorka of Montenegro Princess Ljubica, better known as Princess Zorka (1864-1890), born Ljubica Petrović-NjegoÅ¡ of Montenegro (Љубица Петровић-Његош) became Princess Petar KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević in Serbia. ... This article is about the country in Europe. ...

Ancestors

King Peter I of Yugoslavia (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар I Карађорђевић, Petar I Karađorđević) (29 June 1844 – 16 August 1921) was King of Serbia from 1903 to 1918 after which he became the first King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. ... Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević, oil technique, painter Uros Knezevic Aleksandar Karađorđević (Serbian Cyrillic Александар Карађорђевић) (1806–1885) was the prince of Serbia between 1842 and 1858. ... Karađorđe Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Карађорђе Петровић; Anglicised: Karageorge Petrovitch), (November 3, 1768? – July 13, 1817) was the leader of the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire, and the founder of the Serbian House of Karađorđević. He was born as Đorđe (George) Petrović, and is of Montegerin... Zorka of Montenegro Princess Ljubica, better known as Princess Zorka (1864-1890), born Ljubica Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro (Љубица Петровић-Његош) became Princess Petar Karađorđević in Serbia. ... Coat of arms of Petrović-Njegoš King Nikola I Mirkov Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Краљ Никола I Мирков Петровић-Његош) (October 7 [O.S. September 25] 1841 – March 1, 1921) was the only king of Montenegro, reigning as king from 1910 to 1918 and as prince from 1860 to 1910. ... Grand Duke Mirko Petrović Njegoš or just Mirko Petrović Njegoš (serbian: Мирко Петровић Његош (1820-1867) was a Montenegrin soldier, diplomat and poet. ... Milena Vukotić or Milena of Montenegro (Cevo, May 4, 1847 – Cap dAntibes, March 16, 1923) was the wife of King Nicholas I of Montenegro. ...

References

1. ^ Dangerous Decree, TIME Magazine, October 21, 1929
2. ^ Documentary film The Assassination of the Yugoslavian king Alexander in 1934 (English)
3. ^ Documentary film The Assassination and the Funeral of the Yugoslavian king Alexander in 1934 (Bulgarian)

(Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ...

External links

• The Mausoleum of the Serbian Royal Family
• The Official Website of the Serbian Royal Family