Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia
| Prince Andrew | |
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| Prince of Yugoslavia | |
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| Born | 28 June 1929 Bled, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (now in Slovenia) |
| Died | 7 May 1990 (aged 60) Irvine, California, U.S. |
| Burial | New Gračanica Monastery, Third Lake, Illinois (1990–2013) Saint George's Church, Oplenac (since 2013) |
| Spouse |
Princess Kira of Leiningen
(m. 1963; div. 1972)Eva Maria Andjelkovich
(m. 1974) |
| Issue | Princess Maria Tatiana Prince Christopher Princess Lavinia Marie Prince Karl Vladimir Prince Dimitri |
| House | Karageorgevich |
| Father | Alexander I of Yugoslavia |
| Mother | Maria of Yugoslavia |
Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (Serbian Cyrillic: Андреј Карађорђевић; 28 June 1929 – 7 May 1990) was born in Bled, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, subsequently Kingdom of Yugoslavia, now Slovenia. He was the youngest child of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888–1934) and Maria of Yugoslavia (1900–1961), daughter of King Ferdinand of Romania (1865–1927) and Marie of Edinburgh (1875–1938).[1]
Exile
After the fall of the monarchy in Yugoslavia, he went into exile in London, where, after graduating in mathematics from Clare College, Cambridge University, he became an insurance broker.
Marriages and Issue
On 2 August 1956, he married his third cousin-once-removed Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse (10 January 1933 - 21 November 2011), in Kronberg im Taunus, Germany. She was the eldest child of Prince Christoph of Hesse and his wife Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, her mother being a sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. They had two children:[2]
- Princess Maria Tatiana ("Tania") (born 18 July 1957),[3] married 30 June 1990 Gregory Per Edward Anthony Michael Thune-Larsen.
- Sonia Tatiana Thune-Larsen (born 29 October 1992).
- Olga Kristin Thune-Larsen (born 26 October 1995).
- Prince Christopher (4 February 1960 – 14 May 1994), a science teacher who died in a bicycle accident.
The couple divorced in London on 31 May 1962.[2]
On 18 September 1963, he married his second cousin Princess Kira of Leiningen (18 July 1930 – 24 September 2005), daughter of Karl, Prince of Leiningen and Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia. They had three children:[2]
- Princess Lavinia Marie (born 18 October 1961), born while her father was still married to Christina of Hesse and registered as Lavinia Maria Lane; she was adopted legally by her parents on 15 November 1965, enabling her to be recognized a legitimate member of the Royal House of Yugoslavia.[3][4][5] Married firstly 20 May 1989 Erastos Dimitrios Sidiropoulos (divorced 14 June 1993) and secondly on 4 October 1998 Austin Prichard-Levy (1953–2017).
- Prince Karl Vladimir Cyril Andrej (born 11 March 1964), married 18 April 2000 Brigitte Müller.
- Prince Dimitri Ivan Mihailo (born 21 April 1965).
They were divorced in Frankfurt am Main on 10 July 1972.[2][3]
Andrej married thirdly Eva Maria Andjelkovich (born 26 August 1926 in Serbia) on 30 March 1974 in Palm Springs, California, USA.[3] The couple had no issue.
Death
He was found dead in his car in Irvine, California, US on 7 May 1990. The death was determined to be suicide by carbon monoxide.[3][9] His remains were initially buried in New Gračanica Monastery, Third Lake, Illinois. They remained there until 2013, when they were returned to Serbia and buried in Saint George's Church, Oplenac on 26 May 2013.
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References
- ^ Family Tree of the Royal House of Yugoslavia [retrieved 17 February 2016].
- ^ a b c d e f Genealogy of the Royal Family of Serbia and Yugoslavia: HRH Prince Andrej and his descendants [retrieved 17 February 2016].
- ^ a b c d e f Eilers, Marlene (1997). Queen Victoria's Descendants. Sweden: Rosvall Royal Books. pp. 67–68. ISBN 91-630-5964-9.
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Karageorgevich". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 17 February 2016.[self-published source][better source needed]
- ^ Princess Lavinia of Yugoslavia in: royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.pe [retrieved 17 February 2016].
- ^ Descendants of Queen Victoria's siblings [retrieved 17 February 2016].
- ^ Monarchies of Europe: Yugoslavian Royal Family [retrieved 17 February 2016].
- ^ Prince Karl Wladimir of Yugoslavia in: www.1066.co.nz [retrieved 17 February 2016].
- ^ http://www.thepeerage.com/p10152.htm
