Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (born 1982)

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Prince Alexander of Serbia and Yugoslavia
Born (1982-01-15) 15 January 1982 (age 42)
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
HouseKarađorđević
FatherAlexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
MotherPrincess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza
ReligionSerbian Orthodox
House of Karađorđević

The Crown Prince
The Crown Princess

Extended royal family

Princess Linda

  • Prince Nicolas
    Princess Ljiljana
    • Princess Marija
  • Princess Katarina
  • Prince George
    Princess Fallon
  • Prince Michael
    Princess Ljubica
    • Princess Natalija
    • Princess Isidora
  • Princess Maria Tatiana
  • Princess Lavinia-Marie
  • Prince Karl Wladimir
    Princess Brigitte
  • Prince Dimitri Ivan

Princess Barbara

  • Prince Dimitri
  • Prince Michael
  • Prince Sergius
    Princess Eleonora
  • Princess Helene
  • Prince Dušan
    Princess Valerie

Princess Elizabeth

Alexander Karageorgevitch (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Карађорђевић, romanized: Aleksandar Karađorđević; born 15 January 1982), also known as Prince Alexander of Serbia and Yugoslavia or Prince Aleksandar III Karađorđević, is a member of the House of Karađorđević. He is the third and youngest grandchild of the last Yugoslav king, Peter II.

Early life and education[edit]

Born at Fairfax Hospital, Alexander is the third and youngest child of the last crown prince of Yugoslavia, Alexander, and his first wife, Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza. He is the fraternal twin of Hereditary Prince Philip. His godparents are Queen Sofía of Spain, King Constantine II of Greece (first cousins of his father), and Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria (first cousin of his mother). Besides his twin brother, he has an older brother, Peter (b. 1980). Alexander lived in Virginia until 1984.[1] In 1982, Alexander and his twin brother were baptized by Lavrentije, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Western Europe, at a castle in Villamanrique de la Condesa, near Seville, Spain.[2]

Alexander's parents divorced in 1985. After the divorce, his father married Katherine Clairy Batis later that year,[3] while his mother married Ignacio, 19th Duke of Segorbe in the same year. Through his mother, Alexander has two younger half-sisters, Sol María de la Blanca Medina y Orléans-Braganza, 54th Countess of Ampurias (b. 1986) and Ana Luna Medina y Orléans-Braganza, 17th Countess of Ricla (b. 1988).[4]

Alexander was educated in London and Canterbury with his twin brother. In June 2000, he completed sixth form at The King's School, Canterbury. He was awarded a BA degree in Communications and Media from the University of San Francisco in 2004. Alexander was at a graduate school at an American university completing a MFA degree in advertising (Art Direction).[5][1][6][7]

Personal life[edit]

Prince Alexander attended the reburial of his grandparents King Peter II and Queen Alexandra, grand-grandmother Queen Maria, and granduncle Prince Andrew in the Royal Family Mausoleum at Oplenac on 26 May 2013. The Serbian Royal Regalia were placed over King Peter's coffin, having Alexander placing a diamond sabre near to the Karađorđević Crown.[8][9][10]

In 2014, Alexander moved to Belgrade, Serbia. In 2015, Alexander dated Dunja Kusturica, a daughter of Serbian filmmaker and musician Emir Kusturica.[11][12][13] At the time, their relationship was compared to one of Kate and Prince William by Serbian media.[14] In 2015, he owned a bar in Belgrade.[15] On 17 July 2015, Prince Alexander and his brothers were present at their father's 70th birthday celebration in Belgrade. The event gathered 400 guests, including Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Albert II of Monaco among others.[16]

Arms[edit]

Coat of arms of Prince Alexander of Serbia
Notes
All heraldic questions pertaining to the House of Karađorđević are under jurisdiction of the Herald of the House. The blessing of having numerous offspring in the House requires further codification for the members of the House so that a clear system of identification among the generations is enabled. The decree is not signed yet although it was verbally confirmed by the Head of the House so it is possible to give the graphical illustration of the proposed system.[17]
Adopted
July 2015[17]
Coronet
The Karađorđević Crown with the blue fleur-de-lis in the centre.
Escutcheon
Upon the Red shield there is a white double-headed eagle displayed with both heads crowned with the heraldic crown of Serbia, beak, tongue and legs of the midnight blue color and upon the breast of the eagle a red shield with the cross to the shield's edges between which there are four firesteels with their operating surfaces turned towards the vertical beam of the cross all of white color and in the base of the shield two midnight blue fleur-de-lis.

Ancestors[edit]

Alexander is a member of the House of Karađorđević. Through his father, Alexander descends from kings Nicholas I of Montenegro, Ferdinand I of Romania, and Alexander of Greece, and furthermore from emperors Nicholas I of Russia and Frederick III of the Germans and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.[3] In 2010, several sources reported that he was among the top 100 in the line of succession to the British throne.[18][19]

Through his mother, Alexander descends from the Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, and kings Louis Philippe I of France and Francis I of the Two Sicilies, and furthermore from Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and king Charles III of Spain.[20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Aleksandar Karađorđević: Kraljevska jednostavnost". hellomagazin.rs. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "TUGA NA DVORU KARAĐORĐEVIĆA! Princeza Danica i princ Filip pretužni zbog gubitka, ne mogu da veruju ŠTA SU DOŽIVELI". espreso.co.rs. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia at Royal line of succession". royallineofsuccession.com. November 5, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Princess Maria da Glória de Orléans-Braganza". unofficialroyalty.com. January 20, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ko je treći srpski princ o kojem se najmanje priča". zadovoljna.nova.rs. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Prinčevi Aleksandar i Filip Karađorđević: "Želimo da se zaljubimo u Srpkinje"". blic.rs. September 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  7. ^ "Prinčevi roze krvi; Aleksandar III Karađorđević: "Ne živim život princa"". b92.net. April 3, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Vanredna državna sahrana 26. maja 2013". oplenac.rs. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Sahranjeni Karađorđevići na Oplencu". rts.rs. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "OPLENAC: Sahranjeni Karađorđevići". kurir.rs. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "MOGLA JE DA POSTANE PRINCEZA, NJIHOV RASKID PRATILE SU SKANDALOZNE GLASINE: Ljubavna priča Dunje Kusturice nije bajka!". stil.kurir.rs. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "Aleksandrovi prijatelji osuli po Dunji Kusturica: Nije joj smetalo dok je hodala po kraljevskim dvorima, da joj nije oca..." depo.ba. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "PEDALA ZA BLUDNOG PRINCA: Kusturičina ćerka otkačila Aleksandra III Karađorđevića!". pulsonline.rs. November 4, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  14. ^ "ONI SU SRPSKI KEJT I VILIJAM: Srbi IZLUDELI zbog ljubavi SRPSKOG PRINCA i Dunje Kusturice!". telegraf.rs. July 25, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  15. ^ "Mladi princ Karađorđević: Volim sve kafane i jednu Srpkinju". blic.rs. February 3, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  16. ^ "Europski kraljevi i srpska elita na proslavi u dvoru Tita i Miloševića". nacional.hr. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  17. ^ a b "MODERN HERALDRY OF THE HOUSE OF KARADJORDJE". royalfamily.org. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  18. ^ "Top 100 in line to the throne". channel4.com. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  19. ^ "Persons eligible to succeed to the British Throne as of 1 Jan 2011". wargs.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  20. ^ "Descendants of King Louis Philippe I of the French". heinbruins.nl. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

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