Kingdom of Serbia
Kraljevina Srbija
House of Obrenovic
The Kingdom of Serbia (Serbian: Краљевина Србија
or Kraljevina Srbija) was created when Prince Milan Obrenović IV, ruler of the Principality of Serbia, was crowned King
in 1882. The Principality of Serbia was ruled by the Karađorđevic dynasty from 1817 onwards (at times replaced by
the Obrenović 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 1918, Serbia joined the with the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs to form
the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as Yugoslavia) under the rule of the Karađorđević dynasty
who had come to power in 1903.
The Family Titles and Styles
The
present members of these families bore and bear the title Prince or Princess of Serbia, together with the formal appellation
of His or Her Royal Highness.
The Genealogy of the Royal House
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 (Sarka) (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 Villamanrique de la Condesa, nr 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 Bonney (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 (div 2011) Desmond de Silva (b.Sri
Lanka 13 Dec 1939)
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 (Kronberg 10 Jan 1933-Gersau 21 Nov 2011); 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)
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)
6b) Jelena (18 Oct 1846-26 Jul 1867); m.1867 Djordje S. Simic (Belgrade 16 Feb 1843-Zemun 11 Oct 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
(b.Turin 1 Aug 1967)
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)
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 27 Jul 1919-25 Jun 2010); m.2d London 23 Sep 1969 (div) Neil Balfour
(b.Lima 12 Aug 1934); m.3d New York 28 Feb 1987 Manuel Ulloa y Elias (Lima 12 Nov 1922-Madrid 9 Aug 1992)
The Genealogy of the House of Obrenovic
Visnja Gojkevic, 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)
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-Hungary
9 Oct 1925), who took the name Prince George Obrenovic; he attempted to gain the throne in 1906
