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Encyclopedia > Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and Yugoslavia
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and Yugoslavia

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and Yugoslavia, Aleksandar II Karađorđević (b. July 17, 1945) is the son of Peter II, the last king of Yugoslavia from the Karadjordjevic dynasty. Alexander is generally styled Crown Prince of Serbia by royalists and many elements of the media, but it is a courtesy title, not a constitutional office, given Serbia is today a republic. Although widely respected within the nation, Alexander has no official constitutional status. He was born as Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, being at that time the eldest son of the yet reigning king. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (464x706, 21 KB) His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and Yugoslavia, Aleksandar II KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (b. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (464x706, 21 KB) His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia and Yugoslavia, Aleksandar II KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević (b. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... HM King Peter II (6 September 1923 - 3 November 1970) was the last King of Yugoslavia. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... The Karađorđević Serbian ruling dynasty is descended from Karađorđe. ... A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. ... A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...


Alexander was born at Claridge's Hotel in Brook Street, London, which was declared Yugoslav territory for the event1, a few months before his father was officially deposed. The son of King Peter II and Queen Alexandra (born a Princess of Greece and Denmark), he was educated at Gordonstoun, Institute Le Rosey, and Sandhurst. Claridges is a luxury hotel in Mayfair, central London. ... London (see also different names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... HM King Peter II (6 September 1923 - 3 November 1970) was the last King of Yugoslavia. ... Alexandra of Greece (25 March 1921 - 30 January 1993) was the wife of the last King of Yugoslavia, Peter II. She was born in Athens in Greece, after the death of her father. ... Gordonstoun is a famous British public school. ... Institut Le Rosey, established in 1880, is the oldest private boarding school in Switzerland and one of the most exclusive private education institutions in the world. ... The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (commonly known as Sandhurst) is the British Army officer training centre. ...


On July 1, 1972 at the Villamanrique de la Condesa, in Seville, Spain, he was married to Princess Maria da Gloria of Orleans-Braganca. They had three sons, Hereditary Prince Peter (b. 1980) and twins Alexander and Philip, (b. 1982). They were divorced in 1985. Crown Prince Alexander married Katherine Clairy Batis, daughter of Robert Batis and his wife Anna Dosti, legally on September 20, 1985, and religiously the following day, at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Notting Hill, London. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Giralda Tower Seville (Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, crossed by the river Guadalquivir (37° 22′ 38″ N 5° 59′ 13″ W). ... There are several persons called Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia: See Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia for the current head of the house. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He lives in Beli Dvor. Beli Dvor (White Palace) was built in 1925, on the Dedinje Hill near Belgrade, as the summerhouse of king Alexander of Yugoslavia (Aleksandar Karađorđević). ...


Footnote

1 This declaration of extraterritoriality seems to have been rather informal, and probably of no legal import. Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt from the jurisdiction of local law, usually as the result of diplomatic negotiations. ...


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Alexander Karageorgevitch (Aleksandar Karađorđević / Александар Карађорђевић, born July 17, 1945) is the current pretender to the abolished thrones of Yugoslavia and Serbia..
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