Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (b. 1924)
| Prince Alexander | |
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| Spouse | Princess Maria Pia of Savoy Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein |
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| Prince Dimitri Prince Michael Prince Sergius Princess Helene Prince Dushan |
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| Father | Prince Paul of Yugoslavia |
| Mother | Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark |
| Born | 13 August 1924 |
| Styles of HRH Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
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HRH The Crown Prince* Extended royal family
* Member of the the Royal House
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Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (Aleksandar Pavlov Karađorđević; born 13 August 1924), is the eldest son of late Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, who acted as Regent of Yugoslavia in the 1930s, and his wife, the late Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark.
Alexander was born at White Lodge, Richmond Park United Kingdom and is currently 1374th in the Line of succession to the British throne.
On February 12, 1955, Alexander married Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of King Umberto II of Italy and of his wife, Princess Marie-José of Belgium.[1] The marriage took place at Cascais in Portugal where the bride's father was living in exile.
Alexander and Maria Pia have four children, two sets of twins:
- Prince Dimitri Umberto Anton Peter Maria of Yugoslavia (born 18 June 1958)
- Prince Michael Nicolas Paul George Maria of Yugoslavia (born 18 June 1958)
- Prince Sergius Wladimir Emanuel Marie of Yugoslavia (born 12 March 1963)
- Princess Helene Olga Lydia Tamara Maria of Yugoslavia (born 12 March 1963), married Thierry Gaubert
Alexander and Maria Pia divorced in 1967.
On November 2, 1973, Alexander married in a civil ceremony Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein (b. 9 July 1942) in Paris. They have one son:
- Prince Dushan Paul of Yugoslavia (born 25 September 1977)
Alexander is one of the four founding members of the Serbian Unity Congress.[2] He is patron of the Center for Research of Orthodox Monarchism.[1]. He lives in Paris.
On 17 February 2008, Alexander issued a statement condemning the declaration of independence by Kosovo.[3]
[edit] Ancestry
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Marriage of a Princess", The Times (February 14, 1955), 6.
- ^ Founders of the Serbian Unity Congress
- ^ Announcement of His Royal Highness Prince Aleksandar Pavlov Karageorgevich
