House of Karađorđević
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| Country | Serbia, Yugoslavia |
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| Titles | Prince of Serbia, King of Serbia, King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, King of Yugoslavia |
| Founder | Karađorđe Petrović |
| Final sovereign | Peter II of Yugoslavia |
| Current head | Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia |
| Founding | 1804 |
The House of Karađorđević (Serbian pronunciation: ; Serbian: Карађорђевићи, Karađorđevići; anglicized: Karageorgevich, also Karadjordjevic) is a Serbian dynasty, descended from Karađorđe. The family had a long blood feud with the Obrenović dynasty. The dynasty lost the throne in November 1945 when the communists seized power in Yugoslavia. Peter II of Yugoslavia never abdicated.
History
The House of Karadjordjević comes from Đorđe Petrović, a pig farmer, known to his followers as Karađorđe. In 1804, the Serbs revolted against the Ottoman Empire that controlled the Balkans at that time. The First Serbian Uprising was successful and Karađorđe established a government in Belgrade. In 1811, he was recognised as ruler with the right of succession vested in his family. However, in 1813, the Ottomans returned, and Karađorđe and his family fled. His son Prince Alexander, however, returned to rule Serbia in 1842 and reigned until 1858.
When Karađorđe was killed by Miloš Obrenović, a feud between the two houses of Karađorđević and the Obrenović developed which lasted until the Obrenović King Alexander I was killed in 1903 with his family and the Karadjordjević returned to the throne.
In 1903, the Serbian Parliament requested that Prince Peter — grandson of Đorđe Petrović (Karađorđe) — come to the throne of the Kingdom of Serbia, following the murder of King Aleksander Obrenović and his wife, Draga Mašin, by the Black Hand. Peter was duly crowned as King Peter I. Shortly before the end of World War I, representatives of the three peoples proclaimed a Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes under King Peter I.
The senior branch of the family became extinct in 1920 with the death of Prince Alexis Karageorgevich
Rulers
The ruling members of the family were:
Current claims to the throne
The Karađorđevics are active in Serbian society in various ways. Politically, they support the view that constitutional parliamentary monarchy would be the ultimate solution for stability, unity and continuity. In addition, they support Serbia as a democratic country with a future in the European Union.
The last crown prince of Yugoslavia, Alexander, has been living in Belgrade in the Dedinje Royal Palace since 2001. As the only son of the last king, Peter II, who never abdicated, and the last official heir of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia he claims to be the rightful heir to the Serbian throne in the event of restoration. Prior to the fall of Slobodan Milosevic, he personally united the parliamentary opposition in several major congresses. In the palace, he regularly receives religious leaders and strives, as opportunity permits, to demonstrate his commitment to human rights and to democracy.
The Karađorđevics are much engaged in humanitarian work. Crown Princess Katherine has a humanitarian foundation while Crown Prince Alexander heads the Foundation for Culture and Education, whose activities include student scholarships, summer camps for children, etc. The Karađorđevics are also prominent in national sports activities.
Serbia and Yugoslavia
The Karadjordjević family initially was a Serbian Royal House, then the Royal House of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and then the Royal House of Yugoslavia. When they last reigned they were called the Royal House of Yugoslavia.
Crown Prince Alexander II was born in London but on property temporarily recognised by the United Kingdom's government as subject to the sovereignty of the Yugoslav crown, on which occasion it was publicly declared that the Crown Prince had been born on the native soil of the land he was expected to eventually rule.
In 2006 Yugoslavia disintegrated geo-politically in such a way that Serbia re-emerged as the national state, on which devolved rights and obligations of the former state of Yugoslavia. Crown Prince Alexander, previously "of Yugoslavia", now also claims the throne of Serbia as the senior patrilineal great-grandson of the last King of Serbia prior to its inclusion in Yugoslavia. However, his use of the title of the Crown Prince of Serbia has been questioned because he was born Crown Prince of Yugoslavia and held that title until the monarchy was abolished, while the current nation of Serbia is a republic. Nonetheless, as is customary among former dynasties, Alexander is accorded the title he claims by his kinsmen, the reigning monarchs of Europe, and their courts.
Family tree
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| George 1827-1884 | | | Peter I 1844–1921 reigned 1903–1921 | | | | | | | | | | | Arsen 1859–1938 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alexis 1859-1920 Bojidar 1862-1908 | | | George 1887–1972 | | | | Alexander I 1888–1934 reigned 1921–1934 | | | | | Paul 1893–1976 | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| | | | | Peter II 1923–1970 reigned 1934–1945 | | Tomislav 1928–2000 | | Andrew 1929–1990 | | Alexander b. 1924 | | Nicholas 1928–1954 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| | | | | Alexander (II) b. 1945 | | Nikola b. 1958 George b. 1984 Michael b. 1985 | | Karl Vladimir b. 1964 Dimitri Mihailo b. 1965 | | Dimitri 1958 Michael 1958 Sergius b. 1963 Dushan b. 1977 | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| | | | | Peter b. 1980 Philip b. 1982 Alexander b. 1982 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
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