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74-435: The Crown Prince The Crown Princess Princess Linda Princess Barbara Princess Elizabeth The House of Karađorđević or Karađorđević dynasty ( Serbian : Династија Карађорђевић , romanized :  Dinastija Karađorđević , pl. Карађорђевићи / Karađorđevići , pronounced [karad͡ʑǒːrd͡ʑeʋit͡ɕ] ) is the name of the former ruling Serbian and deposed Yugoslav royal family . The family

148-608: A Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes with Peter I as sovereign. In 1929, the kingdom was renamed Yugoslavia , under Alexander I , the son of Peter I. In November 1945 the family lost their throne when the League of Communists of Yugoslavia seized power during the reign of Peter II . In English, the family name can be anglicized as Karageorgevitch (e.g., as with Prince Bojidar Karageorgevitch and Prince Philip Karageorgevitch ) or romanised as Karadjordjevic . Its origin

222-484: A Serbian national militia to help stop the incursion. Đorđe Petrović joined the militia and became a boluk-bashi (Serbian: Buljukbaša ), leading a company of 100 men. After the Serb militias joined the war on Mustafa Pasha's side, Pazvantoğlu suffered a string of defeats. He retreated to Vidin , which was subsequently besieged. The war against Pazvantoğlu marked the first time that Petrović had distinguished himself in

296-646: A constitutional parliamentary monarchy in Serbia. The Serbian Orthodox Church has openly supported the restoration of the monarchy. The assassinated former Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić was often seen in the company of the prince and his family, supporting their campaigns and projects, although his Democratic Party never publicly embraced monarchy. Crown Prince Alexander has vowed to stay out of politics. He and Princess Katherine spend considerable time engaging in humanitarian work. The Crown Prince has, however, increasingly participated in public functions alongside

370-767: A corpus of rights and freedoms in the Habsburg monarchy . The breakout of the Habsburg-Ottoman War of 1737–1739 triggered the Second Great Migration of the Serbs. In 1737, at the very beginning of the war, Serbian Patriarch Arsenije IV Jovanović sided with Habsburgs and supported the rebellion of Serbs in the region of Raška against Ottomans. During the war, Habsburg armies and the Serbian Militia failed to achieve substantial success, and subsequently were forced to retreat. By 1739,

444-530: A keynote speech in front of prime ministers Vojislav Koštunica and Milo Đukanović . In the speech he spoke of prospective Serbian membership of the European Union . He told delegates: In addition, we in Serbia and Montenegro must take into account that whatever form we take within the European Union, we have only but one choice and that is to work for the common good of all member nations. It

518-700: A member of the Crown Council and Chancellor of the Orders and Herald of the House of Karađorđević; and Nikola Stanković, Chief of Staff of the Crown Prince. The Karađorđević family initially was a Serbian Royal House, then the Royal House of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and then the Royal House of Yugoslavia. When they last reigned they were called the Royal House of Yugoslavia. Crown Prince Alexander

592-680: A significant part of the population before 1690 and that an Albanian majority was not achieved until the mid-19th century, a mass exodus of Serbs out of Kosovo in 1690 seems unlikely. In 1689 in Kosovo, both Muslim Albanians and Serbs rose up against the Ottoman Empire led by the Albanian Archbishop Pjeter Bogdani and Toma Raspasani . It was after the migration of 1690, that the Ottomans first encouraged

666-477: A sudden mass exodus of Serbs out of Kosovo in 1690. If the Serb population was depleted in 1690, it looks as if it must have been replaced by inflows of Serbs from other areas. Such flows did happen and from many different areas. There was also a migration of Albanians from the Malsi but these were slow, long-term processes rather than involving sudden urge of population into a vacuum. Considering that Albanians were

740-530: Is a republican one. The Serbian people have not had a chance to vote on the system of government. The Crown Prince raised the issue of a royal restoration in the immediate aftermath of the vote. In a press release issued on 24 May 2006 he stated: It has been officially confirmed that the people of Montenegro voted for independence. I am sad, but I wish our Montenegrin brothers peace, democracy and happiness. The people of Montenegro are our brothers and sisters no matter what if we live in one or in two countries, that

814-548: Is a view that constitutional parliamentary monarchy would be the ultimate solution for stability, unity, and continuity in Serbia. In addition, the family supports Serbia as a democratic country with a future in the European Union . The last crown prince of Yugoslavia, Alexander , has lived in Belgrade at the Dedinje Royal Palace since 2001. As the only son of the last king, Peter II, who never abdicated, and

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888-538: Is also central to take into account that stability in our region will be enhanced when Serbia is fully at peace with itself. Following Montenegro 's successful independence referendum on 21 May 2006, the re-creation of the Serbian monarchy found its way into daily political debate. A monarchist proposal for the new Serbian constitution has been published alongside other proposals. The document approved in October 2006

962-594: Is as a patronym of the sobriquet Karađorđe , bestowed upon the family's founder, Đorđe Petrović , at the end of the 18th century. In 1796, Osman Pazvantoğlu , the renegade governor of the Ottoman Sanjak of Vidin , who had rejected the authority of the Sublime Porte , launched an invasion of the Pashalik of Belgrade , governed by Hadji Mustafa Pasha since 1793. Overwhelmed, Mustafa Pasha formed

1036-485: Is how it was and that is how it will be forever. I strongly believe in a Constitutional Parliamentary Kingdom of Serbia. Again, we need to be proud, a strong Serbia that is at peace with itself and with its neighbors. We were a proud, respected and happy country in the days of my great grandfather King Peter I. So, we can do it! Only if we have a form of governance close to the Serbian soul: the Kingdom of Serbia. Simply,

1110-748: Is known for his support of constitutional monarchism and his humanitarian work. As with many other European monarchs during World War II , King Peter II left his country to establish a government-in-exile. He left Yugoslavia in April 1941 and arrived in London in June 1941. The Royal Yugoslav Armed Forces capitulated in 18 April. After the Tehran Conference , the Allies shifted support from royalist Chetniks to communist-led Partisans . Commenting on

1184-462: Is no certain historical information on Karađorđe's ancestors or where they came from, folklore being the only real source. Most likely, Karađorđe's ancestors hailed from Vasojevići . Grigorije Božović (1880–1945) claimed that the family were Srbljaci (natives) in Vasojevići territory. Contributing to Srbljak theory is the fact that the family celebrated St Clement as their Slava until 1890, while

1258-476: Is said to have temporarily ceded sovereignty over the suite in which the birth occurred to Yugoslavia so that the crown prince would be born on Yugoslav territory, though the story may be apocryphal, as there exists no documentary record of this. Another part of the story says that a box of soil from the homeland was placed under the bed, so the Prince could be born on Yugoslav soil. It is now Suite 214 and known as

1332-596: 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

1406-687: 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. 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

1480-675: The Habsburg-Ottoman War of 1683–1699 under Serbian Patriarch Arsenije III Crnojević as a result of the Habsburg retreat and the Ottoman reoccupation of southern Serbian regions, which were temporarily held by the Habsburgs between 1688 and 1690. The Second Great Migration took place during the Habsburg-Ottoman War of 1737–1739, under the Serbian Patriarch Arsenije IV Jovanović , also parallel with

1554-655: The Ottoman Empire besieged Vienna , but was routed by an allied army that included the Holy Roman Empire led by the Habsburgs . The imperial forces, among whom Prince Eugene of Savoy was rapidly becoming prominent, followed up the victory with others, notably one near Mohács in 1687 and another at Zenta in 1697, and in January 1699, the sultan signed the treaty of Karlowitz by which he admitted

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1628-736: The Royal Palace ( Kraljevski Dvor ) in Dedinje , an exclusive area of Belgrade. The Palace, which was completed in 1929, is one of two royal residences in the Royal Compound ; the other is the White Palace , which was completed in 1936. Alexander is a proponent of re-creating a constitutional monarchy in Serbia and sees himself as the rightful king. He believes that monarchy could give Serbia "stability, continuity and unity". A number of political parties and organizations support

1702-643: The War of the Holy League (1683–1699) , when thousands of refugees found shelter on the new Habsburg border. Malcolm suggests that most of the Serb refugees did not come from Kosovo and that Arsenije never led an exodus from Kosovo as his departure had been extremely hasty. He notes that Toma Raspasani , who had barely escaped the Turks from Western Kosovo during the Austrian retreat, wrote himself later that "Nobody

1776-483: The order of line of Succession to the throne, as of April 2022. The order of line of Succession is not official. [REDACTED] Media related to House of Karađorđević at Wikimedia Commons Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia The Crown Prince The Crown Princess Princess Linda Princess Barbara Princess Elizabeth Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia ( Serbian : Александар Карађорђевић, Престолонаследник Југославије ; born 17 July 1945),

1850-977: The patron saint of Vasojevići, i.e. Vaso's descendants, is Archangel Michael . King Peter I was allowed to change his Slava to St Andrew the First-called by Belgrade Metropolitan Mihailo in 1890, following the death of his wife, Princess Zorka , thus honoring the date on the Julian calendar when Serbian rebels liberated Belgrade during the First Serbian Uprising. Furthermore, King Peter chose Voivode of Vasojevići Miljan Vukov Vešović to be his bridesman during his wedding to princess Zorka in 1883. Upon being asked by his future father-in-law prince Nicholas why he chose Miljan amongst various Voivodes of Montenegro, he replied that he chose him because of heroism and relation describing him as Vojvode of my own blood and kin . His son, Alexander , who

1924-479: The 'Alexander Suite'. He was the only child of King Peter II and Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia . He was christened on 24 October 1945 at Westminster Abbey . His godparents were members of the British royal family, King George VI and Princess Elizabeth, who later became Queen Elizabeth II . His parents were relatively unable to take care of him, due to their various health and financial problems, so Alexander

1998-659: The 18th century, but to smaller extent also in the town of Komárom ) and Croatia . The large Serb migrations from Balkans to the Pannonian plain started in the 14th century and lasted until the end of the 18th century. The great migrations from 1690 and 1737–1739 were the largest ones and were important reason for issuing the privileges that regulated the status of Serbs within Habsburg Monarchy. The Serbs that in these migrations settled in Vojvodina, Slavonia and

2072-531: The Catholic Albanian tribe Klimente , which settled in three villages in Syrmia. Sources provide different data regarding the number of people in the first migration, referring to the group led by Patriarch Arsenije III: Serbs from these migrations settled in the southern parts of Hungary (though as far in the north as the town of Szentendre , in which they formed the majority of the population in

2146-764: The Foundation for Culture and Education, whose activities include student scholarships, and summer camps for children. On 27 April 2022, Prince Peter Karageorgevitch renounced his title of Hereditary prince – for himself and his descendants – and his younger brother Prince Philip became their father's heir apparent. The ceremony took place at Casa de Pilatos in Seville , Spain. Present were Peter's and Philip's mother Princess Maria Da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza, Duchess of Segorbe and their stepfather Ignacio, 19th Duke of Segorbe ; Philip's wife Princess Danica ; their half-sister Sol, Countess of Ampurias ; Ljubodrag Grujić,

2220-600: The Great Migrations of the Serbs, at least western and central Kosovo were treated as part of Ottoman Albania, and had a large Albanian population. Thus, the Albanian tribesmen that moved from turbulent mountains of Shkodra to western and central Kosovo after 1670, merely moved to other parts of Ottoman Albania. István Deák from the University of Columbia states that Serbs, who were somewhat better educated than

2294-1013: The Gurešići from Podgorica in Montenegro. Folklorist Dragutin Vuković believed that Tripko Knežević–Guriš was Karađorđe's great-grandfather; Vukićević, writing in 1907, said that in the surroundings of Podgorica, there is a local claim that Karađorđe's ancestors initially came from Vranj. The family claimed descent from the Vasojevići tribe (in Montenegro) and had emigrated in the late 1730s or early 1740s. The family lived in Mačitevo (in Suva Reka ), from where grandfather Jovan moved to Viševac, while Jovan's brother Radak moved to Mramorac . The Karađorđevići are active in Serbian society in various ways. There

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2368-488: The Habsburg withdrawal from Serbian regions; between 1718 and 1739, these regions were known as the Kingdom of Serbia . The masses of earlier migrations from the Ottoman Empire are considered ethnically Serb, and those of the First Great Migration nationally Serb. The First Great Migration brought about the definitive indicator of Serbianness, Orthodox Christianity and its leader, the patriarch. In 1683,

2442-698: The Karađorđević family. The legislation may also have effectively annulled a decree stripping the family of its citizenship of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) in 1947. The annulment was the topic of some debate. Notably, the FRY was not the successor of the SFRY; rather the FRY was a new state (and was admitted to the United Nations as a new state on that basis). Therefore,

2516-470: The King is above daily politics, he is the guardian of national unity, political stability and continuity of the state. In Constitutional Parliamentary Monarchies the King is the protector of public interest: there is no personal or party interest. What is most important is the interest of Serbia. I am ready to meet all our politicians; we have to work together for the common good of Serbia, and to be friends in

2590-599: The National Assembly on 3 August 1947, which deprived King Peter II and other members of the House of Karađorđević of their citizenship, was null and void from the moment of its adoption, in the parts pertaining to Crown Prince Alexander, and that all of its legal consequences are thus null and void. Alexander was born in Suite 212 of Claridge's Hotel in Brook Street, Mayfair , London. The British Government

2664-533: The Ottoman period, and it has been suggested that a part of the Albanian population there were present as Illyrians before the Slavs came to Southeastern Europe . It is likely that Albanians in Kosovo before the Ottoman period were, if not the majority, an important minority. At the time of King Lazar in the 14th century, and at the beginning of the Ottoman period in 1455, the region had "an overwhelming Slavic (Serbian) majority", but significant Albanian migration in

2738-446: 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

2812-564: The conclusion of the war, however, Leopold had taken measures to strengthen his hold upon this country. In 1687, the Hungarian diet in Pressburg (now Bratislava) changed the constitution, the right of the Habsburgs to succeed to the throne without election was admitted and the emperor's elder son Joseph I was crowned hereditary king of Hungary. Some Serbian historians , citing a document issued by Emperor Leopold I in 1690, claim that

2886-575: The country was declared a communist republic and changed its name to People's Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . In 1947, all members of Alexander's family except for his grand-uncle Prince George were deprived of their Yugoslav citizenship and their property was confiscated. As of 8 July 2015 the High Court in Belgrade found that decree 392, issued by the Presidency of the Presidium of

2960-409: The early sixteenth century resulted by the middle of the century in a sizable Albanian population in parts of western Kosovo. According to Malcolm, a major part of the Albanian demographic growth was the expansion of an indigenous Albanian population within Kosovo itself. Ottoman official documents and reports by Evliya Çelebi in the 17th century show that before the Habsburg invasion of 1689–1690 and

3034-492: The end of the 18th century. The topic of the Great Migrations is a source of disputes between some Serbian and Albanian historians, with each side having its viewpoint, including doubtful Serbian claims of no prior Albanian presence, and doubtful Albanian claims of a larger prior presence. Additionally, Albanians claim descent from the Illyrians , who had inhabited ancient Dardania . Albanians were present in Kosovo before

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3108-650: The entire territory of the Habsburg Kingdom of Serbia was lost to the Ottomans. During the war, large portion of the Christian population from the region of Raška and other Serbian lands migrated towards the north, following the retreat of Habsburg armies and the Serbian Militia. They settled mainly in Syrmia and neighbouring regions, within the borders of the Habsburg monarchy . Among them were also

3182-408: The event and what happened to his father, Crown Prince Alexander said, "He [Peter II] was too straight. He could not believe that his allies – the mighty American democracy and his relatives and friends in London – could do him in. But that's precisely what happened". In June 1944, Ivan Šubašić , the Royalist prime minister, and Josip Broz Tito , the Communist Partisan leader, signed an agreement that

3256-443: The expulsion of the Serb population and supposedly took over the control of the territory, thus replaying of a "second Battle of Kosovo ", and continual struggle for freedom. Frederick Anscombe further concludes that there is no evidence for this, and that western and parts of central Kosovo were treated as Ottoman Albania before the Habsburg invasion in 1690. Malcolm and Elsie state that various migrations took place because of

3330-416: The eyes of the Ottomans, who bestowed upon him the sobriquet "Black George" (Serbian: Karađorđe ; Turkish : Kara Yorgi ), partly because of his dark hair and partly because of his sinister reputation. According to some researchers, Karađorđe's paternal ancestors most likely migrated from the Highlands (in what is today Montenegro) to Šumadija during the Second Great Serb Migration in 1737–39 under

3404-405: The head of the newly established Orthodox Church in the Monarchy. The patriarchal right of succession was secured by the May Assembly of the Serbian people in Karlovci in 1848, following the proclamation of Serbian Vojvodina during the Serbian Revolution in Habsburg lands (1848–1849). Serbs received privileges from the Emperor, which guaranteed them national and religious singularity, as well as

3478-509: The jurisdiction of a new state to annul an action of a different former state was questioned. In effect, the Karađorđević family had FRY citizenship conferred upon them, not "restored" as such. The FRY legislation also addresses restoration of property to the Karađorđević family. In March 2001, the property seized from his family, including royal palaces, was returned for residential purposes with property ownership to be decided by parliament at some later date. He has lived since 17 July 2001 in

3552-446: The last official heir of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia he claims to be the rightful heir to the Serbian throne in the event of restoration. At the palace, Alexander regularly receives religious leaders and strives, as opportunity permits, to demonstrate his commitment to human rights and to democracy. The family are also much engaged in humanitarian work. Crown Princess Katherine has a humanitarian foundation while Crown Prince Alexander heads

3626-417: The leaders of Serbia, the former Yugoslav republics and members of the diplomatic corps . On 11 May 2006, he hosted a reception at the Royal Palace for delegates attending a summit on Serbia and Montenegro. The reception was attended by the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia, as well as ambassadors and diplomats from Slovenia , Poland , Brazil , Japan , United States , and Austria . He later delivered

3700-400: The leadership of Patriarch Šakabenta , as a result of the Austro-Turkish War (in which Serbs took part). Serbian historiography accepted the theory that Karađorđe's ancestors came from Vasojevići . Some conjecture has arisen about where the family ended up after arriving in Šumadija. According to Radoš Ljušić, Karađorđe's ancestors most likely hailed from Vasojevići, but he has said there

3774-438: The local Orthodox Christian population was exposed to brutal reprisals of Tatars and Bosnian Muslims in Ottoman forces which indiscriminately burned villages and randomly killed or enslaved people irrespective of age, class or gender. As a result of the lost rebellion and suppression, Serbian Christians and their church leaders, headed by Serbian Patriarch Arsenije III sided with the Austrians in 1689. They settled mainly in

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3848-437: The masses were "invited" to come to Hungary. The original text in Latin shows that Serbs were actually advised to rise up against the Ottomans and "not to desert" their ancestral lands. During the Austro-Turkish war of 1683–1699, relations between Muslims and Christians in the European provinces of the Ottoman Empire were extremely radicalized. Following the decisive Ottoman victory in 1690 Kačanik battle in modern-day Kosovo,

3922-404: The migration of Albanians into Kosovo. The larger, eastern part of Kosovo remained overwhelmingly Serb Orthodox, with a Catholic Albanian, and later Muslim Albanian, presence growing from the west by the 16th century. The urban economy began to decline along with the output from the mines, yet Albanian highlander stockbreeders continued to migrate such that Kosovo would attain an Albanian majority by

3996-452: The monarchy, with 32% against it. The public also had reservations with Alexander's apparent lack of knowledge of the Serbian language. On 27 July 2015, newspaper Blic published a poll " Da li Srbija treba da bude monarhija? " ("Should Serbia be a monarchy?"); 49.8% respondents expressed support in a reconstitution of monarchy, 44.6% were opposed and 5.5% were indifferent. Great Serb Migration The First Great Migration occurred during

4070-442: The name of Vojvodina is related to the fact that patriarch Arsenije III and subsequent religious leaders of Serbs in the Habsburg monarchy had jurisdiction over all Serbs in the Habsburg Monarchy, including Serbs of Vojvodina, and that Serbs of Vojvodina accepted the idea of a separate Serbian voivodeship in this area, which they managed to create in 1848). In 1694, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor appointed Arsenije III Čarnojević as

4144-445: The name of the future of our country. I appeal for the end of the continuous political wrangling, division and arguments. I appeal for mature democratic debate in the interest of Serbia. Serbia must have clear and realistic objectives. In 2011 an online open access poll by Serbian middle-market tabloid newspaper Blic showed that 64% of Serbians support restoring the monarchy. Another poll in May 2013 had 39% of Serbians supporting

4218-461: The news about King Charles' health, Alexander himself revealed that he had been treated for early-stage prostate cancer in December 2023. Alexander first came to Yugoslavia in 1991. He actively worked with the opposition to Slobodan Milošević and moved to Yugoslavia after Milošević had been deposed in 2000 . On 27 February 2001, the parliament of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) passed legislation conferring citizenship on members of

4292-457: The parts belonging to the Military Frontier increased (partly) the existing Serb population in these regions and made the Serbs an important political factor in the Habsburg monarchy over time. The masses of earlier migrations from the Ottoman Empire are considered ethnically Serb, while those of the First Great Migration nationally Serb. The First Great Migration brought the definitive indicator of Serbianness, Orthodox Christianity and its leader,

4366-516: The patriarch. The narrative about the migration is part of the Serbian identity narratives. It is a national-religious myth with a heroic theme. Frederic Anscombe suggests that it, "together with other narratives of the Kosovo myth, form the basis of Serbian nationalism and have fueled the conflicts". According to Anscombe, the Great Migration reconciles romantic national history with late modern reality, portraying Albanians of Kosovo as descendants of Ottoman-sponsored transplants who settled after

4440-919: The rank of captain . His tours of duty included West Germany , Italy , the Middle East , and Northern Ireland . After leaving the army in 1972, Alexander, who speaks several languages, pursued a career in international business. On 1 July 1972 at Villamanrique de la Condesa , near Seville , Spain, he married Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Bragança (b. 1946) from the Brazilian imperial family . They are double 4th cousins once removed as both are descendants of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1785–1851) and his wife Princess Maria Antonia von Koháry (1797–1862), as well as of Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil and his wife, Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria . They have three sons: Peter (born 5 February 1980), and fraternal twins: Philip and Alexander (both born 15 January 1982). Alexander and Maria da Gloria divorced on 19 February 1985. Both of them married for

4514-413: The refugees gathered on the banks of the Sava and Danube in Belgrade to cross the rivers and settle in the Habsburg Monarchy. He recognized Patriarch Arsenije III Čarnojević as their spiritual leader. The Emperor had recognized the Patriarch as deputy- voivode (civil leader of the migrants), which over time developed into the etymology of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina (this origin of

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4588-414: The royal family's website. On 16 December 2017, Alexander attended with his wife the state funeral of his first cousin once removed, King Michael of Romania in Bucharest, along with other heads of European royal families and invited guests. On 19 September 2022, Crown Prince Alexander and his wife Katherine attended the state funeral of his godmother Queen Elizabeth II. On 6 February 2024, following

4662-405: The second time. Maria da Gloria married Ignacio de Medina , Duke of Segorbe (b. 1947), while Crown Prince Alexander married Katherine Clairy Batis , the daughter of Robert Batis and his wife, Anna Dosti, civilly on 20 September 1985, and religiously the following day, at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Notting Hill, London. Since their marriage, she is known as Crown Princess Katherine , as per

4736-434: The southern parts of the Kingdom of Hungary . The most important cities and places they settled are Szentendre , Buda , Mohács , Pécs , Szeged , Baja , Tokaj , Oradea , Debrecen , Kecskemét , Szatmár . According to Malcolm, the largest number of refugees were from the Niš region, Morava Valley and Belgrade area. Albanian Catholics and Muslims were also part of the exodus. In 1690, Emperor Leopold I allowed

4810-483: The sovereign rights of the house of Habsburg over nearly the whole of Hungary (including Serbs in Vojvodina ). As the Habsburg forces retreated, they withdrew 37,000 Serb families under Patriarch Arsenije III Čarnojević of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć . In 1690 and 1691 Emperor Leopold I had conceived through a number of edicts (Privileges) the autonomy of Serbs in his Empire, which would last and develop for more than two centuries until its abolition in 1912. Before

4884-409: The throne for several generations. Following the assassination of the Obrenović King Alexander I of Serbia in 1903, the Serbian Parliament chose Karađorđe's grandson, Peter I Karađorđević , then living in exile, to occupy the throne of the Kingdom of Serbia . He was duly crowned as King Peter I, and shortly before the end of World War I in 1918, representatives of the three peoples proclaimed

4958-535: The time also included a substantial number of Albanians, Orthodox and Catholics. Emil Saggau states that the modern adaptation and popularisation of the migration retrieves inspiration from Vuk Karadžić and Petar II Petrović-Njegoš 's writings, and that prior to this, it had not yet become a component of Serb national identity. According to Maroš Melichárek, the migration has also been depicted with Serbian national symbolism. The famous painting by Paja Jovanović , commissioned in 1896 by Patriarch Georgije Branković

5032-480: Was able to get out". Malcolm contends that Arsenije had been in Montenegro and then fled to Belgrade, a stronghold still under Austrian control, and which became a natural destination for many Serb refugees from all Serb lands. Those who gathered there included people from parts of Kosovo (Mainly Eastern Kosovo) who had been able to escape the Ottoman incursion but most refugees were probably from other areas. The refugees that moved to Austrian-dominated territories at

5106-423: Was an attempt to merge the royal government and communist movement. On 29 November 1943, AVNOJ (formed by the Partisans) declared themselves the sovereign communist government of Yugoslavia and announced that they would take away all legal rights from the Royal government. On 10 August 1945, less than a month after Alexander's birth, AVNOJ named the country Democratic Federal Yugoslavia . On 29 November 1945,

5180-510: Was born in Cetinje was nicknamed Montenegrin . The Vasojevići tribe claim descent from Stefan Konstantin of the Nemanjić dynasty . The Vasojevići were proud of Karađorđe, and saw him as their kinsman. Montenegrin politician and Vasojević Gavro Vuković , supported this theory. Accordingly, Alexander Karađorđević (1806–1885) was given the title "Voivode of Vasojevići" by Petar II in 1840. Other theories include: Montenegrin historian Miomir Dašić claimed that Karađorđe's family originated from

5254-437: Was born in London but on property temporarily recognized by the United Kingdom's government as subject to the sovereignty of the Yugoslav crown, on which occasion it was publicly declared that the Crown Prince had been born on the native soil of the land he was expected to eventually rule. The list below includes male members of the Karađorđević dynasty. Bold denotes the current head of the House. Number in parentheses indicates

5328-612: Was compared to the notable painting by Emanuel Leutze , Washington Crossing the Delaware . The depiction and symbolism of the Great Serbian migration is still very strong and up-to-date. Melichárek mentions that other comparisons were made of the Great Migrations, such as to the Great Retreat and a photo of Serbs fleeing from Republika Srpska Krajina . Malcolm believes that the historical evidence does not support

5402-649: Was founded by Karađorđe Petrović (1768–1817), the Veliki Vožd ( Serbian Cyrillic : Велики Вожд , lit.   'Grand Leader') of Serbia during the First Serbian uprising of 1804–1813. In the course of the 19th century the relatively short-lived dynasty was supported by the Russian Empire and was opposed to the Austrian -supported House of Obrenović . The two houses subsequently vied for

5476-621: Was raised by his maternal grandmother, Princess Aspasia of Greece and Denmark . He was educated at Trinity School, Institut Le Rosey , Culver Military Academy , Gordonstoun , Millfield and Mons Officer Cadet School , Aldershot, and pursued a career in the British military . Alexander graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1966 and was commissioned as an officer into the British Army's 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers regiment, rising to

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