Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia

Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (Serbian: Александар Карађорђевић, Престолонаследник Југославије; born 17 July 1945), is the head of the House of Karađorđević, the former royal house of the defunct Kingdom of Yugoslavia and its predecessor the Kingdom of Serbia. Alexander is the only child of King Peter II and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark. He held the position of crown prince in the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia for the first four-and-a-half months of his life, until the declaration of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia later in November 1945, when the monarchy was abolished. In public he claims the crowned royal title of "Alexander II Karadjordjevic" (Serbian: Александар II Карађорђевић, Aleksandar II Karađorđević) as a pretender to the throne.

Alexander Karađorđević
Александар Карађорђевић
Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
Alexander receiving the rank of Commander of the Légion d’Honneur, 2015
Head of the Royal House Karađorđević
Tenure3 November 1970 – present
PredecessorPeter II
Heir apparentPhilip
Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
Tenure17 July 1945 – 29 November 1945
PredecessorPeter
SuccessorMonarchy abolished
Born (1945-07-17) 17 July 1945
Claridge's, Mayfair, London
Spouse
Princess Maria da Glória of Orléans-Braganza
(m. 1972; div. 1985)
    (m. 1985)
    Issue
    • Prince Peter
    • Philip, Hereditary Prince
    • Prince Alexander
    HouseKarađorđević
    FatherPeter II of Yugoslavia
    MotherAlexandra of Greece and Denmark
    ReligionSerbian Orthodox
    Military career
    Allegiance United Kingdom
    Service/branch British Army
    Years of service1966–1972
    RankCaptain
    Unit16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
    Styles of
    Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
    Reference styleHis Royal Highness
    Spoken styleYour Royal Highness

    Born and raised in the United Kingdom, he enjoys close relationships with his relatives in the British royal family. His godparents were King George VI of the United Kingdom and his daughter, the then-Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). Through his father, Alexander is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, through his great-great-grandfather Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Victoria's second eldest son. Maternally, he is also a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, through his great-great-grandmother Victoria, German Empress, Victoria's eldest daughter. Alexander is known for his support of constitutional monarchism and his humanitarian work.

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