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THE KINGDOM OF
SERBIA / YUGOSLAVIA Kraljevina Srbija - Jugoslavija House of Karageorgevich & House of Obrenovic The Kingdom of Serbia (Serbian:
Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija)
was created when Prince
Milan Obrenović, ruler of the Principality of Serbia, was crowned King in 1882. The Principality of Serbia was ruled by the Karadjordjevic
dynasty from 1817 onwards (at
times replaced by the Obrenovic dynasty). The Principality, suzerain to the Porte, had expelled all Ottoman troops by 1867, de facto securing its independence. The Congress of Berlin in 1878 recognized the formal independence of
the Principality of Serbia.  In
international affairs, The Kingdom of Serbia was the legal predecessor of Yugoslavia which was formed after World War I at the Versailles
Peace Conference, 1919. Internally, however,
Kingdom of Serbia had ceased to exist in 1918 when joined the former Habsburg South Slavic lands to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes under the crown
of Serbian dinasty of Karađorđević.   The Kingdom
of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croat and Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Cyrillic script: Краљевина Југославија) was a kingdom stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918-1941. It was formed in the year 1918 when merging the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats
and Serbs, formed on territories of
defunct Austro-Hungarian Empire, with the formerly independent Kingdom of Serbia. The Kingdom of Montenegro had passed to Serbian rule days earlier, while the regions
of Kosovo, Vojvodina and
Macedonia were parts of Serbia prior to the unification. For its first eleven years of existence it was officially called Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes,
but the term Yugoslavia was its colloquial name from the very beginning. On 17 April 1941, Yugoslavia fell prey to Nazi occupation and was reorganised into four provinces under foreign rule; a royal government-in-exile, recognized by the United Kingdom and later by all the Allied powers, was established in London. In 1943, the new country called Democratic Federal Yugoslavia was proclaimed, and its capital was freed following the Belgrade Offensive. The King was formally deposed by the Constituent assembly on 29 November 1945.   The House
of Karageorgevich The KaraGeorgevich dynasty was founded by George Petrovich, named Kara or Crni Gjorgje (Black George) (b 3 Sep 1752; assassinated 13 Jul 1817) who initiated the Serbian liberation movement from Turkish rule becoming Supreme Leader (Gospodar) of the Serbs
24 Jan/5 Feb 1804 to 21
Sep 1813, when he was deposed by a rival nationalist leader, Milos Obrénovich who succeeded in obtaining recognition from the Turks in 1813
and had Kara George murdered. In
Sep 1830 the Ottoman Emperor recognized Serbian autonomy and the hereditary rule of Milos Obrénovich (who took the title of Highness, 1834), but Milos
was forced to abdicate 13
Jun 1839 to his elder son, the twenty-year old Milan III, who promptly died. Milos's younger son, the sixteen year old Michael Obrénovich, now
succeeded but he was young and inexperienced, and was deposed as Prince in favor of Kara George's son Alexander I Karageorgevich (b 29 Sep/11 Oct 1806; d 21 Apr/3 March 1885) who was proclaimed
reigning Prince of Serbia by the
Skupstina of the Parliament 15 Sep 1842, and was recognized by Turkey 27 Jun 1848. Alexander's Austrian bias led to his departure from Belgrade 12 Dec
1858 and his forced deposition 3 Jan 1859,
in favor of the aged Milos Obrénovich. On the latter's death the following year, Prince Michael III Obrénovich succeeded once again, until he was assassinated
in 1868. He was succeeded by a cousin (descended
from Milos Obneovich's brother Ephraim), as Milan IV (1854-1901), who proclaimed the Kingdom of Serbia 6 Mar 1882 and abdicated to his only son Alexander I 22
Feb 1889. The latter was
assassinated with his wife 1903, when the Obrénovich dynasty became extinct and was replaced by Peter I Karageorgevich (b 29 Jun 1844; d 16 Apr 1921),
elder son of Prince Alexander I, who was proclaimed
King of Serbia 2/15 Jun 1903. He was proclaimed King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Nov 1918 and the incorporation of Montenegro was
recognized in 1922; the Kingdom was re-named
the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 3 Oct 1929. The last Royal Constitution dates from 3 Sep 1931, by which King is the depository of national unity and of the integrity
of the state; he sanctions and promulgates the laws voted by the Parliament, formally names the ministers and civil and military state functionaries,
represents the state in
foreign relations, exercises the right of grace, and opens and closes Parliamentary sessions. Royal decrees must be countersigned by the responsible minister.
The dynasty ceased to reign
when the illegal communist backed Constituent Assembly abolished the Monarchy 29 Nov 1945, but King Peter continued to be recognized as King by several
states until his death in 1970.  The
Family Titles, Styles and Succession The present members of this family bear the title Prince
or Princess of Yugoslavia and
of Serbia together with the formal appellation of His or Her Royal Highness. Succession
to the Crown, which passes by male primogeniture among the descendants of King Peter I, and titles of the Royal House are defined in the Constitution of 1931 (Chapter V, Art. 38, Par. I) The sons of the King (or Head of the House) are each Prince Royal (Kraljevic), entitled to the style of Royal Highness, while the other male (and their consorts) and female (until marriage) members of the Royal House are Prince (Knez) or Princess (Kneginja). The qualification of Royal Highness was extended by these Rules to the sons, daughters, and grandsons and granddaughters in the male line of the King (or Head of the House), and to the brothers, sisters and nephew and nieces in the male line of the King (or Head of the House). This qualification was also extended to Prince -Regent Paul and his issue. Princesses lose their titles and styles as members of the Royal House upon marriage. By this same art (Par 2), the "relations and position of the members of the Royal House are regulated by the Statute decreed by the King." This Statute was defined as the "Rules for members of the House of Karageorge" of 5 Apr 1930 (Protocol 3031); these state (art 7) "No Member of the Royal House may contract marriage without the prior consent and sanction of the King. Marriage contracted without the aforementioned prior consent and sanction causes exclusion from the Royal House, deprivation of all privileges and honors that pertain to Members of the Royal House". Orders: Saint Prince Lazarus (held by right by the King
and Heir Apparent); the Star    DJORDJE
Petrovic, called Kara Djordje (Karageorge), was chosen as Hospdar of the Serbs 5 Feb 1804, but was forced to flee 2 Sep 1813.
He
was b.Vishevats 14 Sep 1752 and was murdered at Radovanje 13 Jul 1817. He m.Jelena Jovanovic (1764-8 Feb 1842). 1a) Sima, b.and d.ca 1788 2a) Sava (1793-1847); m.before Apr 1807 Anton Ristic (d.1832) 3a) Sara (1795-ca 1852); m.1st Nikola Karamarkovic, Voivode (d.1816); m.2d Tosa Boyanic (d.1847) 4a) Pola (1797-1812); m. Jovica
Milanovic, Voivode 5a) Stamenka (1799-1875); m.1st Dimitri Pistic (d.1834); m.2d Ilija Carapic, Voivode (d.1844)
6a) Alexa (1801-1830); m.Marija Trokin (d.1827) 1b) Djordje (1827-Paris 14 Aug 1884); m.10 May 1856 Sarka Anastasijevic (1832/7-1931)
 1c)
Alexa, who claimed the Serbian throne (10 Jun 1859-Paris 15 Feb 1920); m.Myra Abigail Pankhurst (Cleveland, Ohio 1859-1938) 2c) Bozidar (11 Jan
1862 -14
Apr 1908 [1903?])  7a)
ALEXANDER I, Pr of Serbia, so elected 15 Sep 1842, abdicated 3 Jan 1859 (Topola 11 Oct 1806-Temesvár 3 May 1885); m.Hotin, Bessarabia
1 Jun 1830 Persida
Nenadovic (Valvejo 15 Feb 1813-Vienna 29 Mar 1873) 1b) Polexia (1 Feb 1833-5 Dec 1914); m.1st 21 Oct 1849 Konstantin Nikolajevic (1821-murdered 13 Oct 1877); m.2d Alexander Preshern (d.Dec 1914)
2b) Cleopatra (26 Nov 1835-13 Jul 1855); m.8 Feb 1855 Milan Avrama Petronijevic 3b) Alexa (23 Mar
1836-21 Apr 1841) 4b) Svetozar (1841-17 Mar 1847)   5b)
PETER I, elected King of Serbia 15 Jun 1903, proclaimed King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) 24 Nov 1918 (Belgrade 11 Jul 1844-Belgrade 16 Aug 1921);
m.Cetinje 1 Aug 1883
Zorka Pss of Montenegro (Cetinje 23 Dec 1864-Cetinje 28 Mar 1890)  1c)
Jelena (Rijeka 4 Nov 1884-Nice 16 Oct 1962); m. Peterhof 3 Sep 1911 Ivan Pr of Russia (Pavlovsk 5 Jul 1886-murdered at Alapaievsk 18 Jul 1918)
2c) Milena (28
Apr
1886-21 Dec 1887)  3c) George, Crown Pr of Serbia, renounced his rights 28 Mar 1909 (Rijeka 8 Sep 1887-Belgrade 17 Oct 1972); m.(morganatically) (civ) 1949 (rel) Belgrade 1955 Radmila Radonjic
(4
Jul 1907-Belgrade 9 May 1993)   4c)
ALEXANDER, King of Yugoslavia (Cetinje 16 Dec 1888-assassinated at Marseilles 9 Oct 1934); m.Belgrade 8 Jun
1922 Marie Pss of Romania (Gotha
8 Jan 1900-London 22 Jun 1961)   1d)
PETER II, King of Yugoslavia until the monarchy was abolished 29 Nov 1945 (Belgrade 6 Sep 1923-Denver, Colorado 3 Nov 1970); m.London 20 Mar 1944 Alexandra Pss of Greece
and Denmark (Athens
25 Mar 1921-Burges Hills, nr Lewes 30 Jan 1993)  1e)
ALEXANDER, Crown Pr of Yugoslavia (b.London 17 Jul 1945); m.1st Seville, Spain 1 Jul 1972 (div 1985) Maria da Gloria Pss of Orléans-Braganza (b.Petrópolis
13 Dec 1946); m.2d London
21 Sep 1985 Katherine Clairy Batis (b.Athens 13 Nov 1943)  1f)
Peter (b.Chicago 5 Feb 1980)  2f)
Philip (b.Falls Church, Virginia
15 Jan 1982)  3f)
Alexander (b.Falls
Church 15 Jan 1982) 2d) Tomislav (Belgrade 19 Jan 1928-Oplenac 12 Jul 2000); m.1st Salem,
Baden 6 Jun 1957 (div 1982) Margarita Pss of Baden (b.Salem 14 Jul 1932); m.2d Bournville 16 Oct 1982 Linda Bonnay (b.London 22 Jun 1949) 1e) Nikolas (b.London 15 Mar 1958); m.Düsseldorf-Lichtenbroich 22 Nov 1992 Ljiljana Licánin (b.Zemun,
Yugoslavia 27 Dec 1959) 1f) Marija (b.Belgrade 4 Aug 1993) 2e) Katerina (b.London 28 Nov 1959); m.London 5 Dec 1987 Desmond de Silva (b.Sri Lanka 13 Dec 1939) 1f) Victoria Maria Esmé Margarita
de Silva, b.London 6 Sep 1991 3e) George (b.London 25 May 1984) 4e) Michael (b.London
15 Dec 1985) 3d) Andrej (Bled 28 Jun 1929-committed suicide by carbon monoxide, Irvine, California
7 May 1990); m.1st Kronberg 2 Aug 1956 (div 1962) Pss Christina of Hesse (b.Kronberg 10 Jan 1933); m.2d (civ) Langton Green, Kent 18 Sep 1963
(rel) Amorbach
12 Oct 1963 (div 1972) Kira Pss zu Leiningen (Coburg 18 Jul 1930-London 24 Sep 2005); m.3d Palm Springs, California 30 Mar 1974 Eva
Maria Andjelkovic (b.Vrnjacka-Banja,
Serbia 26 Aug 1926) 1e) Maria Tatiana (b.London 18 Jul 1957); m.30 Jun 1990 Gregory Thune-Larsen
(b.London 11 Aug 1953) 1f) Sonia Tatiana Thune-Larsen, b.Cagnes-sur-Mer 29 Oct 1992 2f) Olga Kristin Thune-Larsen, b.Cagnes-sur-Mer 26 Oct 1995 2e) Pr Christopher (London 4 Feb 1960-k.in
car wreck in Scotland 14 May 1994) 3e) Karl Vladimir (b.London 21 Mar 1964); m.London 18 Apr 2000 (rel) 20 May 2001 Brigitte Müller (b.Bad Salzuflen 7 Jul 1956)
1f) Kirill Andrej (b.and
d.Lemgo 18 Jun 2001) 4e) Dimitri (b.London 12 Apr 1965) 5e) [born to Pss Kira zu Leiningen before her marriage to Andreas, but apparently Andrej's child; he adopted her 15 Feb 1965] "Pss" Lavinia Marie (b.London
18 Oct 1961); m.1st 20
May 1989 (div 1993) Erastos Sidiropolous (b.Alexandria 31 Mar 1943); m.2d London 4 Oct 1998 Austin Prichard-Levy (b.Roma, Queensland 20 Jan 1953) 1f) Andrej Aristotle Sidiropolous,
b.London 22 Feb 1990 2f) Nadia-Marie Sidiropolous, b.London 11 Dec 1987 [born before marriage, and purportedly Lavinia's
daughter
by one Roy Rexford Finnimore] 3f) Luca Orlando Christopher Prichard -Levy, b.London 14 Feb 2000 6b) Jelena (18 Oct 1846-26 Jul 1867);
m.1867 Djordje Simic (d.1921) 7b) Andrej (15 Sep 1848-12 Jul 1864) 8b) Jelisabetta (ca 27 Feb
1850-ca 1 Jun 1850) 9b) Djordje (11 Oct 1856-5 Jan 1889) 10b) Arsen (Temesvár 16 Apr 1859-Paris 19 Oct 1938); m.St. Petersburg 1 May 1892 (div 1896) Aurora Demidov Pss de San Donato (Kiev 15 Nov 1873-Turin 28 Jun 1904)  1c) Paul, Pr Regent of Yugoslavia 1934-1941 (St.Petersburg 27 Apr 1893-Paris 14 Sep 1976); m.Belgrade 22 Oct 1923 Olga Pss of Greece and Denmark (Tatoi 11 Jun 1903-Paris 16 Oct
1997) 1d) Alexander (b.White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey 13 Aug 1924); m.1st Cascais 12 Feb 1955 (div 1967) Maria Pss
of Savoy (b.Naples
24 Sep 1934); m.2d Paris 2 Nov 1973 Barbara Pss von und zu Liechtenstein (b.Mährisch-Sternberg 9 Jul 1942) 1e) Dimitri Umberto Anton Peter Maria (b.Boulogne-sur-Seine
18 Jun 1958) 2e) Michael Nicolas Paul George Maria (b.Boulogne-sur-Seine 18 Jun 1958) 3e) Sergius Wladimir Emanuel Marie (b.Boulogne-sur-Seine 12 Mar 1963); m.(civ) Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche (rel) Merlinge, nr Geneva 30 Nov 1985 (div 1986) Sophie de Toledo
(b.Boulogne -sur-Seine
1 Apr 1962); m.2d 18 Sep 2004 Eleonore Rajneri 4e) Helene Olga Lydia Tamara Maria (b.Boulogne-sur-Seine 12
Mar 1963); m.Neuilly-sur-Seine 12 Jan 1988 Thierry Alexandre Gaubert (b.Paris 14 May 1951) 1f) Milena Maria Pia Angelique Armaule
Gaubert, b.Neuilly 8 Jul 1988 2f) Anastasia Marie-José Tania Vanessa Isabelle Gaubert, b.Neuilly 22 Feb 1991 3f) Leopold Umberto Armand Michel
Gaubert, b.Neuilly 19 Jul 1997  5e)
Dushan Paul (b.St. Gallen
25 Sep 1977) 2d) Nikola (London 29 Jun 1928-k.in car accident at Datchet, nr Windsor 12 Apr 1954)  3d) Elisabeth (b.Belgrade 7 Apr 1936); m.1st in Florida 21 May 1960 (div 1966) Howard Oxenberg (b.New York 1919); m.2d London 23 Sep 1969 (div) Neil Balfour (b.Lima
12 Aug 1934);
m.3d New York 28 Feb 1987 [28 Aug 1987, per one source] Manuel Ulloa y Elias (Lima 12 Nov 1922-Madrid 9 Aug 1992)  1e)
Catherine Oxenberg [the actress], b.New York City 22 Sep 1961; m.1st Beverly Hills CA 12 Jul 1998 (annulled Jul 1998) Robert Evans; m.2d Las Vegas 8 May 1999, Casper
Van Dien (b.Ridgefield,
New Jersey 18 Dec 1968) 1f) India Riven Oxenberg, b.Los Angeles 7 Jun
1991 2f) Maya Van Dien, b.Los Angeles 20 Sep 2001 3f) Celeste Alma Van Dien, b. Los Angeles 3 Oct 2003
 2e)
Christina Oxenberg, b.New York City 7 Dec 1962; m.Amman, Jordan Jun 1986 Damian Elwes (b.London 10
Aug 1962) 3e) Nicholas Augustus Balfour, b.London 6 Jun 1970; m.Grimbergen, Belgium 24 May 2000 Stéphanie
de Brouwer
(b.Mortsel, Belgium 30 Apr 1971) 1f) India Lily Alexandra Balfour, b.London 17 Oct 2002 2f) Grace Elizabeth Balfour,
b.2005 The Genealogy of The House of Obrenovic The House of Obrenović
(Serbian: Обреновићи, Obrenovići, often spelled in English as Obrenovich or Obrenovitch) was a noble Serbian family that ruled Serbia from 1815 to 1842, and again from 1858 to 1903. They came to power through the leadership of their progenitor Miloš Obrenović in the Second Serbian uprising against the Ottoman Empire, which led to the formation of the Principality of Serbia. The regents tended to rule autocratically, their popularity waxing and waning over their decades in power. The house of Obrenović, except Miloš and son Mihailo Obrenović, descends from the Serbian medieval noble house of Orlović, through the stepfather of Knjaz Miloš and of King Milan's grandfather Jevrem, as he was a member of the cadet branch of house Martinović - Orlović.  The family's rule came to an end when an underground
movement Black
Visnja, a Serbian peasant woman (d.30
Jun 1817) m.1st Obren
Martinovic (d.ca 1780) and m.2d Todor Mihailovic (d.1802); her children by her second marriage took the same patronymic surname as her children y the first: Obrenovic.
by
1st marriage: 1a) Milan, d.Bucharest 16 Dec 1810; m.Stoja N (d.1813) 1b) Christifor (d.30 Jun 1825) 2a) Jakov, d.1811 3a) Stana; m.Sava N by 2d marriage:  4a)
MILOSH Obrenovic, elected Pr of Serbia 6 Nov 1817, abdicated in favor of his son 25 Jun 1839; resumed the throne 23 Dec
1858 (Dobrinjé 18 Mar 1780-Belgrade 26 Sep 1860); m.1805 Ljubica Vukomanovic (Sep 1788-Vienna 26 May 1843) 1b) Petrija (5 Aug 1808-1870); m.6 Jun 1834 Todor Bajic de Varadija, ennobled in Austria as Teodor Baich de Varadia) 2b) Savka (Jelisabeta) (28 Mar 1814-5 Oct 1848); m.16 Oct 1831 Jovan Nikolic, ennobled in Austria 1854 as Freiherr Nicolic de Rudna (d.10 May 1880) 3b) Gabriel, d.young 4b) Marija, d.young 5b) Todor, d.young  6b)
MILAN, Pr of Serbia from 25 Jun 1839 (21 Oct 1819-Belgrade 8 Jul 1839)  7b)
MIHAILO, Pr of Serbia 8 Jul 1839 until he was deposed 6 Sep 1842, and again from 26 Sep, 1860 till his death (16 Sep 1823-assassinated
at Belgrade 10 Jun 1868); m.1
Aug 1853 Julia Gfn Hunyady von Kéthely (Vienna 26 Aug 1831-19 Feb 1919) 5a) Jovan (1787-3 Feb 1850); m.1st ca 1814 Kruna Mihailovic (d.18 Jan 1835); m.2d 1835 Anna Joksic (14 Mar 1818-21 Jun 1880)
1b) Obren (1818-1826) 2b) Savka (Jelisabetta) (1 Oct 1828-5 Oct 1834) 3b) Anastasija (Stana) (9 Nov 1839-27 Feb 1933); m.2 Jun 1858 Todor Aleksic de Maïna (1825-19 Oct 1891) 4b) Ermila (3 Feb 1844-Jun 1918); m.1st 2 Nov 1860 Nikola Cupic; m.2d 1867 Tihomil (Tesa) Nikolic (1832-25 Sep 1886) 6a) Jevrem (1790-20 Sep 1856); m.1816 Thomanija
Bogicevic (1796-13 Jun 1881) 1b) Jelena (Jelka) (6 May 1818-18__); m.18
Feb 1834 Constantin Hadija 2b) Simka (6 May 1818-1837); m.2 Mar 1834 Janac Ghermani 3b) Anka (Anna) (1 Apr 1821-assassinated at Belgrade 10 Jun 1868); m.1842 Alexander Constantinovic 4b) Jekaterina (9 Jul 1826 -Vienna 6 Aug 1848) 5b) Stana (Anastasia) 24 Mar 1828-Sep 1842)  6b) Milosh (25 Nov 1829-20 Nov 1861); m.Bucharest 22 Apr 1851 (div 1855) Elena Maria Catargiu (1831-Jassy 28 Jun 1879); NOTE: there is some evidence that Milosh
had a daughter, but her name does
not appear in any sources. A correspondent has sent me the following note: "I got my information out of the August 1998 issue of Royalty Digest.
The article on the Obrenovics is on pg. 48 in the "Glimpses" section, and the article itself is an excerpt from a book called
"A Soldier-Diplomat," by John Murray (c. 1927). This book consists of the memoirs of Brigadier-General Sir Douglas Dawson, a
British militay attache.
Dawson's visit to King Milan took place in 1886, and with him went another officer, Major Wortley. The section of the article pertinent to the sister is as follows: "Milan is certainly a good talker and raconteur. At this first audience
he gave us a detailed description of an attack which had been made on him and his sister when as children playing in the Topchida Park in Belgrade, instigated, he said, by supporters
of the rival dynasty of Kara-Georgevitch...He enlarged on the bitter feud which for many years had existed between the Obrenovitch and
the
Kara-Georgevitch dynasties, and Wortley and I were initiated that day into much which was soon to make history. "The King invited us to a State ball which was given that evening at the Palace, and to this day I have some favours which Queen
Nathalie gave me in the cotillion. Her majesty was a striking-looking lady, very much the Eastern type of beauty. During the ball the King presented me to his
sister, whom he described as "full of lead," for as a child she had been wounded in the head, body and legs during the assault above referred to."
  1c)
MILAN, Pr of Serbia 10 Jun 1868, became King of Serbia 6 Mar 1882, abdicated 6 Mar 1889 (Marasesci, Romania 22 Aug 1854-Vienna 11 Feb
1901); m.Belgrade 17 Oct 1875 (div 1888) Natalija Kesko (Florence 14 May 1859-Paris 8 May 1941); m.2d 7 Mar 1893 his first wife   1d)
ALEXANDER, King of Serbia from his father's abdication (Belgrade 15 Aug 1876-assassinated at Belgrade 10 Jun 1903); m. Belgrade 5 Aug 1900 Draga Lunjevic (Jornji Milanovac
23
Sep 1867-assassinated at Belgrade 10 Jun 1903) 2d) Sergei (Belgrade 14 Sep 1878-Belgrade
19 Sep 1878) 3d) [by Artemisia Christic] Obren Christic (1889- ), who took the name Prince
George Obrenovic; he
attempted to gain the throne in 1906 __________    The Official Website of The Almanach de Saxe Gotha, Crown Copyright Held © 2006-2010, All Rights Reserved.
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