King Alexander Obrenovich

Alexander Obrenovich (Aleksandar Obrenović (Roman), Александар Обреновић Serbian (Cyrillic)) (August 14, 1876 - June 11, 1903), was king of Serbia. In 1889 his father, King Milan, abdicated and proclaimed him king of Serbia under a regency until he should attain his majority at eighteen years of age. King Aleksandar Obrenović File links The following pages link to this file: Alexander Obrenovic Categories: GFDL images ... King Aleksandar Obrenović File links The following pages link to this file: Alexander Obrenovic Categories: GFDL images ... The Serbian language or Serb language is one of the standard versions of the Central-South Slavic diasystem, formerly (and still frequently) called Serbo-Croatian. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first letters) is an alphabet used to write six natural Slavic languages (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Milan I, born Milan Obrenovich IV, (August 22, 1854 - February 11, 1901), was the king of Serbia from 1882 to 1889. ...

In 1893, King Alexander, being then in his seventeenth year, made his notable first coup d'état, proclaimed himself of full age, dismissed the regents and their government, and took the royal authority into his own hands. His action was popular, and was rendered still more so by his appointment of a radical ministry. 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A coup détat (pronounced kū dā ta), or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... A regency is a period when a regent holds power in the name of the current monarch. ...

In May 1894 King Alexander, by another [[coup d'état]], abolished the liberal constitution of 1889 and restored the conservative one of 1869. His attitude during the Turco-Greek war of 1897 was one of strict neutrality. In 1898 he appointed his father commander-in-chief of the Serbian army, and from that time, or rather from his return to Serbia in 1894 until 1900, ex-king Milan was regarded as the de facto ruler of the country. 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Milan I, born Milan Obrenovich IV, (August 22, 1854 - February 11, 1901), was the king of Serbia from 1882 to 1889. ...

During the summer of 1900, Milan was away from Serbia taking waters in Carlsbad and making arrangements to secure the hand of a German princess for his son, and while the premier, Dr Vladan Dyorevich, was visiting the Paris Universal Exhibition, King Alexander suddenly announced to the people of Serbia his engagement to Mme Draga Masin, a widow, formerly a lady-in-waiting to Queen Natalie. The projected union aroused great opposition at first. Ex-King Milan resigned his post; so did the government; and King Alexander had great difficulty in forming a new cabinet. But the opposition subsided somewhat on the publication of Tsar Nicholas's congratulations to the king on his engagement and of his acceptance to act as the principal witness at the wedding. The marriage was then duly celebrated in August 1900. Still this union was unpopular and weakened the position of King Alexander in the army and the country. 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Milan I, born Milan Obrenovich IV, (August 22, 1854 - February 11, 1901), was the king of Serbia from 1882 to 1889. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... the traditional English name for the city and spa Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Carlsbad, California Carlsbad, New Mexico, with Carlsbad Caverns National Park nearby Carlsbad, Texas ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Worlds Fair is the generic name for various large expositions held since the mid 19th century. ... Draga Masin, also known as Queen Draga, was a former lady-in-waiting to the mother of King Alexander of Serbia. ... Milan I, born Milan Obrenovich IV, (August 22, 1854 - February 11, 1901), was the king of Serbia from 1882 to 1889. ... The name Nicholas is derived from the late Greek Nikolaos, a combination of the words for victory (Nike) and people (laos). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

King Alexander tried to reconcile political parties by granting from his own initiative a liberal constitution, introducing for the first time in the constitutional history of Serbia the system of two chambers (skupshtina and senate). This reconciled the political parties but did not reconcile the army which, already dissatisfied with the king's marriage, became still more so at the rumours that one of the two unpopular brothers of Queen Draga, Lieutenant Nicodiye, was to be proclaimed heir-apparent to the throne. In politics, the term liberal refers to: an adherent of the ideology of liberalism —an ideology espousing liberty. ... An assembly is in politics, any body meeting together to discuss matters, a parliament or a legislative assembly such as the French revolutionary Legislative Assembly, or a body more designed to mediate between otherwise independent bodies, such as the United Nations General Assembly. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ...

Meanwhile the independence of the senate and of the council of state caused growing irritation to King Alexander, which led him to another coup d'état. He suspended (March 1903) the constitution for half an hour, time enough to publish the decrees by which the old senators and councillors of state were dismissed and replaced by new ones. This arbitrary act naturally increased the dissatisfaction in the country. The general impression was that inasmuch as the senate was packed with men devoted to the royal couple, and inasmuch as the government obtained a large majority at the general elections, King Alexander would not hesitate any longer to proclaim Queen Draga's brother as the heir to the throne. A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... A coup détat (pronounced kū dā ta), or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... For other uses, see inheritance (disambiguation). ...

Apparently to prevent this, but in reality to replace Alexander Obrenovich by Peter Karageorgevich, a military conspiracy by Black Hand was organized. Their Palace was invaded and the Royal couple hid in a cupboard in the Queen's bedroom. The conspirators searched the palace and eventually discovered the royal couple and savagely murdered them in the early morning of June 11, 1903. King Alexander and Queen Draga were shot and their bodies mutilated and thrown from a window in the Palace. Peter I of Serbia Peter (Petar) I, King of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (July 11, 1844-1921) of the House of Karađorđević became Serbias first constitutional monarch in the aftermath of the 1903 military coup that resulted in the overthrow of the Obrenović dynasty, returning from exile to... Black Hand, or Crna Ruka (Црна Рука), officially Ujedinjenje ili Smrt (Ујединјеје или Смрт) (Unification or Death) was a secret association founded in Serbia by pan- Serbian nationalists in May 1911 with the intention of uniting all of the territories containing Serb populations (notably Bosnia and Herzegovina, annexed by Austria... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Draga Masin, also known as Queen Draga, was a former lady-in-waiting to the mother of King Alexander of Serbia. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.