Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (b. 1924)

Prince Alexander
Spouse Princess Maria Pia of Savoy
Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein
Issue
Prince Dimitri
Prince Michael
Prince Sergius
Princess Helene
Prince Dushan
Father Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Mother Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
Born 13 August 1924 (1924-08-13) (age 87)
Styles of
HRH Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
Reference style His Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Sir
Yugoslav Royal Family

HRH The Crown Prince*
HRH The Crown Princess*

Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (Aleksandar Pavlov Karađorđević; born 13 August 1924), is the eldest son of late Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, who acted as Regent of Yugoslavia in the 1930s, and his wife, the late Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark.

Alexander was born at White Lodge, Richmond Park United Kingdom and is currently 1374th in the Line of succession to the British throne.

On February 12, 1955, Alexander married Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of King Umberto II of Italy and of his wife, Princess Marie-José of Belgium.[1] The marriage took place at Cascais in Portugal where the bride's father was living in exile.

Alexander and Maria Pia have four children, two sets of twins:

Alexander and Maria Pia divorced in 1967.

On November 2, 1973, Alexander married in a civil ceremony Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein (b. 9 July 1942) in Paris. They have one son:

Alexander is one of the four founding members of the Serbian Unity Congress.[2] He is patron of the Center for Research of Orthodox Monarchism.[1]. He lives in Paris.

On 17 February 2008, Alexander issued a statement condemning the declaration of independence by Kosovo.[3]

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Karađorđe Petrović
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Jelena Jovanovic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Arsen Karađorđević
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Yephrem Nenadovic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Persida Nenadovic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Jovanca Milovanovic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Pavel Nikolaevich Demidov
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Pavel Pavlovich Demidov, 2nd Prince of San Donato
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Aurora Stjernwall
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Aurora Demidov
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Prince Peter Nikitavich Troubetzkoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Elena Petrovna Troubetzkoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Elisabeth Belosselsky-Belozersky
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Christian IX of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. George I of Greece
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Alexander II of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 

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