Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia

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Yugoslavian and Serbian Royalty
House of Karageorgevitch

Alexander Karađorđević

Children
Princess Polexia
Princess Cleopatra
Prince Alexa
Prince Svetozer
Prince Peter
Princess Helen
Prince Andrej
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Djordje
Prince Arsen
Grandchildren
Prince Paul
Great Grandchildren
Prince Alexander
Prince Nicholas
Princess Elizabeth
Great Great Grandchildren
Prince Dimitri
Prince Michael
Prince Sergius
Princess Helene
Prince Dushan
Peter I
Children
Princess Elena
Princess Milena
Prince George
Alexander I
Prince Andrej
Alexander I
Children
Prince Peter
Prince Tomislav
Prince Andrej
Grandchildren
Prince Nikolas
Princess Katarina
Prince George
Prince Michael
Princess Maria Tatiana
Prince Christopher
Princess Lavina
Prince Karl Wladimir
Prince Dimitri
Great Grandchildren
Princess Marija
Prince Kirill
Peter II
Children
Prince Alexander
Grandchildren
Prince Peter
Prince Philip
Prince Alexander

HRH Prince Andrej was born on June 28, 1929 as the third son of the sovereign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, King Aleksandar I Karađorđević (1888-1934) and Queen Maria (1900-1961), the second daughter of King Ferdinand of Romania (1865-1927) and Queen Maria (1875-1938).

[edit] First marriage

He was married on August 1, 1956, in Kronberg im Taunus, Germany, to Princess Christina of Hesse (born 1933), out of which marriage were born Princess Tatiana (born 1957) and Prince Christopher (1960-1993).

[edit] Second marriage

After his divorce in 1962, he married Her Serene Highness Princess Kira of Leiningen (1930-2005), out of which marriage were born two sons, Prince Karl Wladimir (born 1964) and Prince Dimitri (born 1965).

After their marriage, Prince Andrej and Princess Kira adopted a four-year-old girl Princess Lavina (born 1961) who was their biological child born while Andrej was still married to Christina. Kira and Andrej divorced in 1972.