Line of succession to the former Yugoslavian throne

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The Monarchy of Yugoslavia (formerly the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes) was abolished in 1945. The current pretender to the thrones of Serbia and Yugoslavia is Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia.

The succession is determined by Article 36 of the Constitution of 1931, which states "King Alexander I, of the Karageorge dynasty, reigns over the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. King Alexander shall be succeeded by his male descendants in the order of primogeniture."[1] The order of succession after Crown Prince Alexander is:[2]

  1. Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia (b. 1980)
  2. Prince Philip of Yugoslavia (b. 1982)
  3. Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (b. 1982)
  4. Prince Nikolas of Yugoslavia (b. 1958)
  5. Prince George of Yugoslavia (b. 1984)
  6. Prince Michael of Yugoslavia (b. 1985)
  7. Prince Karl Wladimir of Yugoslavia (b. 1964)
  8. Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia (b. 1965)

Article 37 of the Constitution of 1931 states, "If the King has no male descendants, he shall designate his heir from the collateral line. If the King has not prior to his death designated his heir, Parliament shall in joint session elect a King from the same dynasty." The living male members of the collateral line of the House of Karageorgevich are:

Notes

  1. ^ Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1931
  2. ^ http://www.royalfamily.org/history/tree.htm Order of Succession of the Royal Family of Serbia]

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