King Milan I of Serbia
Reign: March 6, 1882 – March 6 1889 (abdicated)
Royal House House of Obrenović
Full Name: Milan Obrenović
Titles:
– Milan Obrenović IV, Prince of Serbia (1868-1882)
– The King of Serbia (1882-1889)
– King Milan I of Serbia (1889-1901)
Born: August 22, 1854, Moldavia
Parents: Milos Obrenović and Elena Maria Catargiu
Married: October 17, 1875, to Natalija Keşco
Children:
– King Alexander I (1876-1903)
– Prince Sergei (1878-1878)
Died: February 11, 1901, Vienna, Austria
Buried: Krušedol Monastery, Serbia
Link: Unofficial Royalty: King Milan I of Serbia
Natalija Keşco
Full Name: Natalija Keşco
Titles:
– The Princess of Serbia (1875-1882)
– The Queen of Serbia (1882-1889)
– Queen Natalija of Serbia (1889-1941)
Born: May 15, 1859, Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Italy)
Parents: Colonel Petre Keşco and Princess Pulcheria Sturdza
Married: October 17, 1875, to Milan Obrenović IV, Prince of Serbia
Children:
– King Alexander I (1876-1903)
– Prince Sergei (1878-1878)
Died: May 8, 1941, Saint-Denis, France
Buried: Cemetery of Lardy, Seine et Oise, France
Link: Unofficial Royalty; Natalija Keschko, Queen of Serbia
**********
King Alexander I of Serbia
Reign: March 6, 1889 – June 11, 1903
Royal House House of Obrenović
Full Name: Alexander Obrenović
Titles:
– Prince Alexander Obrenović of Serbia (1876-1889)
– King Alexander I of Serbia (1889-1903)
Born: August 14, 1876, Belgrade, Serbia
Parents: King Milan I and Natalija Keşco
Married: August 5, 1900, to Draga Mašin
Died: assassinated June 11, 1903, Belgrade, Serbia
Buried: St Mark’s Church, Belgrade, Serbia
Link: Unofficial Royalty: King Alexander I of Serbia
Draga Mašin
Full Name: Draga Milićević Lunjevica
Titles:
– The Queen of Serbia (1875-1903)
Born: September 11, 1864, Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
Parents: Pantelija Milićević Lunjevica and Anđelija Koljević
Married: October 17, 1875, to King Alexander I of Serbia
Died: assassinated June 11, 1903, Belgrade, Serbia
Buried: St Mark’s Church, Belgrade, Serbia
Link: Unofficial Royalty: Draga Mašin, Queen of Serbia
**********
King Peter I of Serbia
King Peter I of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Reign: June 15, 1903 – August 16, 1921
Royal House: House of Karađorđević
Full Name: Peter I Karađorđević
Titles:
– Prince Peter Karađorđević of Serbia (1844-1903)
– The King Serbia (1903-1918)
– The King of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1918-1921)
Born: June 29, 1844, Belgrade, Serbia
Parents: Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1842-1858) and Persida Nenadović
Married: August 1, 1883, to Ljubica (Zorka) Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro
Children:
– Princess Helen (1884-1962)
– Princess Milena (1886-1887)
– George, Crown Prince of Serbia (1887-1972)
– King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888-1934)
– Prince Andrew (1890-1890)
Died: August 16, 1921, Belgrade, Serbia
Buried: Oplenac Royal Mausoleum, Topola, Serbia
Link: Unofficial Royalty: King Peter I of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Princess Zorka of Montenegro
Full Name: Ljubica (Zorka) Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro
Titles:
– Princess Zorka of Montenegro (1864-1883)
– Princess Zorka Karađorđević (1883-1890)
Born: December 23, 1864, Cetinje, Montenegro
Parents: King Nicholas I and Milena Vukotić
Married: August 1, 1883, to King Peter I of Serbia
Children:
– Princess Helen (1884-1962)
– Princess Milena (1886-1887)
– George, Crown Prince of Serbia (1887-1972)
– King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888-1934)
– Prince Andrew (1890-1890)
Died: March 16, 1890, Cetinje, Montenegro
Buried: Oplenac Royal Mausoleum, Topola, Serbia
Link: Unofficial Royalty: Princess Zorka of Montenegro
**********
King Alexander I of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
King Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Reign:
– August 16, 1921 – October 3, 1929 – King of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
– October 23, 1929 – October 9, 1934 – King of Yugoslavia
Royal House: House of Karađorđević
Full Name: Alexander I Karađorđević
Titles:
– Alexander Karađorđević (1888-1903)
– Prince Alexander of Serbia (1903-1918)
– Prince Alexander of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1918-1921)
– The King of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1921-1929)
– The King of Yugoslavia (1929-1934)
Born: December 16, 1888, Cetinje, Montenegro
Parents: King Peter I Princess Zorka of Montenegro
Married: June 8, 1922, to Princess Maria of Romania
Children:
– King Peter II (1923-1970)
– Prince Tomislav (1928-2000)
– Prince Andrej (1929-1990)
Died: assassinated October 9, 1934, Marseille, France
Buried: Oplenac Royal Mausoleum, Topola, Serbia
Link: Unofficial Royalty: King Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Princess Maria of Romania
Full Name: Maria
Titles:
– Princess Maria of Romania (1900-1922)
– The Queen of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1922-1929)
– The Queen of Yugoslavia (1929-1934)
– The Queen Mother Maria of Yugoslavia (1934-1961)
Born: January 6, 1900, Gotha, Germany
Parents: King Ferdinand I of Romania and Princess Marie of Edinburgh
Married: June 8, 1922, to King Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Children:
– King Peter II (1923-1970)
– Prince Tomislav (1928-2000)
– Prince Andrej (1929-1990)
Died: June 22, 1961, London, England
Buried:
– 1961-2013 – Frogmore Royal Burial Ground, Windsor, England
– since 2013 – Oplenac Royal Mausoleum, Topola, Serbia
Link: Unofficial Royalty: Maria of Romania, Queen of Yugoslavia
**********
King Peter II of Yugoslavia
Reign: October 9, 1934 – November 29, 1945
Royal House: House of Karađorđević
Full Name: Peter II Karađorđević
Titles:
– Prince Peter of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1923-1929)
– Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1929-1934)
– The King of Yugoslavia (1934-1945)
– King Peter II of Yugoslavia (1945-1970)
Born: September 6, 1923, Belgrade, Serbia
Parents: King Alexander I and Princess Maria of Romania
Married: March 20, 1944, in London, to Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
Children:
– Crown Prince Alexander (1945-)
Died: November 3, 1970, Denver, Colorado, USA
Buried:
– 1970-2013 – St Sava Monastery Church, Libertyville, Colorado, USA
– since 2013 – Oplenac Royal Mausoleum, Topola, Serbia
Link: Unofficial Royalty: King Peter II of Yugoslavia
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
Full Name: Alexandra
Titles:
– Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1921-1944)
– The Queen of Yugoslavia (1944-1945)
– Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1945-1993)
Born: March 25, 1921, Athens, Greece
Parents: King Alexander of Greece and Aspasia Manos
Married: March 20, 1944, in London, to King Peter II
Children:
– Crown Prince Alexander (1945-)
Died: January 30, 1993, East Sussex, England
Buried:
– 1993-2013 – Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece
– since 2013 – Oplenac Royal Mausoleum, Topola, Serbia
Link: Unofficial Royalty: Princess Alexandra of Greece, Queen of Yugoslavia
**********
Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia
Reign: October 9, 1934 – November 29, 1945
Royal House: House of Karađorđević
Full Name: Alexander II Karađorđević
Title: Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia
Born: July 17, 1945, London, England
Parents: King Peter II and Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
Married(1): July 1, 1972, to Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans Bragança
Children:
– Hereditary Prince Peter (1980)
– Prince Philip (1982)
– Prince Alexander (1982)
Married(2): September 20, 1985, to Katherine Batis
Link: Unofficial Royalty: Crown Prince Alexander II of Serbia
Katherine Clairy Batis
Full Name: Katherine Clairy Batis
Title: Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia
Born: November 13, 1943, Athens, Greece
Parents: Robert Batis and Anna Dosti
Married: September 20, 1985 to Crown Prince Alexander II
Link: Unofficial Royalty: Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia