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| Draga Mašin Драга Машин |
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| Queen Draga of Serbia. | |
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| Tenure | 5 August 1900 – 11 June 1903 |
| Spouse | Svetozar Mašin a Czech engineer whose father had been the Royal physician. He treated his wife with brutal violance and she obtained a divorce. He later committed suicide " Alexander and Draga" by Lucas Szkopinski article "Royalty Digest" 2011Alexander I of Serbia |
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| Draga Milićević Lunjevica | |
| House | House of Obrenović |
| Father | Pantelija Milićević Lunjevica |
| Mother | Anđelija Koljević |
| Born | 11 September 1864 Gornji Milanovac, Serbia |
| Died | 11 June 1903 (aged 38) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Religion | Christian (Orthodox) |
Draga Obrenović (Serbian: Драга Обреновић; née Milićević Lunjevica, Милићевић Луњевица; former Mašin, Машин) (11 September 1864 in Gornji Milanovac – 11 June 1903 (New Style) in Belgrade), also known as Queen Draga, was the queen and wife of King Aleksandar Obrenović of the Kingdom of Serbia. She was formerly a lady-in-waiting to Aleksandar's mother Queen Natalija.
Draga (meaning Dear in English) was the fourth daughter of Pantelije Milićević Lunjevica, a prefect of the Aranđelovac area, and wife Anđelija Koljević. She was the granddaugther of a close fellow soldier of Aleksandar's great-granduncle (Nikola Milićević Lunjevica). At the time of her second marriage, she was the widow of Svetozar Mašin (1851-1886), a Czech civil engineer, and was twelve years older than Aleksandar. She had two brothers, Nikola (Nicholas) and Nikodije (Nicodemus), who died with her, and three sisters Hristina (Christine), Đina, Ana (Anne) and Vojka. Draga was the sixth of seven siblings.
Her paternal grandmother was Đurđija Čarapić[1], a relative of Vojvoda Ilija Čarapić (d. 1844), husband of Karađorđe Petrović's daughter Stamenka Karađorđević.
Her mother was dipsomaniac and her father died in a lunatic asylum.[2]
They married on 5 August 1900. When Aleksandar announced their engagement, public opinion turned against him. He was viewed as a besotted young fool in the power of a wicked seductress. Dowager Queen Natalija bitterly opposed the marriage, and was exiled by her son, in part because of it. His many arbitrary and unpopular acts were blamed on Draga's influence. There were rumours that Aleksandar would name Draga's brother as heir to the throne.
This last rumour was what led to the royal couple's assassination. On 11 June 1903, a group of army officers invaded the royal palace, led by Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijević, whose nickname was "Apis". They found Aleksandar and Draga hiding in a large built-in wardrobe and savagely murdered them, throwing their mutilated bodies from a palace balcony onto piles of garden manure.[3]
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| Preceded by Natalija Keşco |
Queen Consort of Serbia 5 August 1900 – 11 June 1903 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Maria of Romaniaas Queen Consort of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes |