Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (born 1980)

Peter
Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia
Born	(1980-02-05) 5 February 1980 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
House	Karađorđević
Father	Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
Mother	Princess Maria da Gloria, Duchess of Segorbe
Religion	Serbian Orthodox

Styles of The Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia (born 5 February 1980 in Chicago, Illinois, United States), also known as Petar III Karađorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар III Карађорђевић), is the eldest son of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia and Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza. Prince Peter is the grandson of King Peter II.

Biography

Education and career

Prince Peter lived in Chicago until the end of 1981, when he moved with his parents to Virginia. In 1983, he first attended morning pre-school in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, and in 1984, he went to day school. In 1988 at the age of eight, he was a student at one of London's top preparatory day schools. In June 1998, he graduated from The King's School, Canterbury in England having obtained three A-levels in Art, Spanish, and French, and ten GCSEs. In 1999, he completed in London an art foundation course at Camberwell College of Arts (London Institute). In May 2000, he concluded a series art programmes on the European continent mainly in Barcelona and Seville. He spent a year 1999–2000 at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), a renowned art school on the East Coast of the United States. He is currently working in the field of graphic design and computer technologies.

He speaks English, Spanish and French, and is continuing with his Serbian studies.

Before the Serbian 5 October 2000 revolution, he travelled to Serbia in 1991 and in July 2000. On 17 July 2001, he and the Royal Family took up residence in the Royal Palace in Belgrade. He has travelled throughout Europe, the United States, and has visited the Middle East, South East Asia, Central and South America.

Ancestors

Family of Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (born 1980)

16. Peter I of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 8. Alexander I of Yugoslavia 17. Zorka of Montenegro 4. Peter II of Yugoslavia 18. Ferdinand I of Romania 9. Maria of Romania 19. Marie of Edinburgh 2. Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia 20. Constantine I of Greece 10. Alexander of Greece 21. Sophia of Prussia 5. Alexandra of Greece and Denmark 22. Petros Manos 11. Aspasia Manos 23. Maria Argyropoulos 1. Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia 24. Prince Gaston, Count of Eu 12. Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orléans-Braganza 25. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil 6. Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza 26. Count Johann Dobrzensky de Dobrzenicz 13. Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz 27. Countess Elisabeth Kottulinsky von Kottulin 3. Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza 28. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta 14. Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 29. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 7. Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 30. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris 15. Princess Louise of Orléans 31. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans

References

• "HRH Hereditary Prince Peter". Official Website of The Serbian Royal Family.
• Royal Mausoleum Oplenac