Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia

Peter
Hereditary Prince of Serbia
Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia
House House of Karađorđević
Father Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
Mother Princess Maria da Gloria, Duchess of Segorbe
Born 5 February 1980
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Styles of
The Hereditary Prince 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*

Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia (born 5 February 1980 in Chicago, Illinois, United States), also known as Petar III Karađorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Карађорђевић), is the eldest son of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia and Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans Bragança. Prince Peter is the grandson of King Peter II. His godfather is Prince Alexander, son of Prince-Regent Paul. His godmother is Princess Anne.

Biography

Education and career

Prince Peter lived in Chicago until the end of 1981, when he moved with his parents to Virginia. In 1983, he first attended morning pre-school in Tyson's Corner, Virginia, and in 1984, he went to day school. In 1988 at the age of eight, he was a student at one of London's top preparatory day schools. In June 1998, he graduated from The King's School, Canterbury in England having obtained three A-levels in Art, Spanish, and French, and ten GCSEs. In 1999, Prince Peter completed in London an art foundation course at Camberwell College of Arts (London Institute). In May 2000, Prince Peter concluded a series art programmes on the European continent mainly in Barcelona and Seville. Prince Peter spent a year 1999–2000 at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), a renowned art school on the East Coast of the United States. He is currently working in the field of graphic design and computer technologies.

Prince Peter speaks English, Spanish and French, and is continuing with his Serbian studies.

Before the Serbian 5 October 2000 revolution, Prince Peter travelled to Serbia in 1991 and in July 2000. On 17 July 2001, he and the Royal Family took up residence in the Royal Palace in Belgrade. He has travelled throughout Europe, the United States, and has visited the Middle East, South East Asia, Central and South America.

Ancestors

References

    Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia
    Born: 5 February 1980
    Titles in pretence
    Preceded by
    Alexander II
    as King of Serbia (Titular)
     TITULAR 
    Crown Prince of Serbia
    5 June 2006 – present
    Reason for succession failure:
    Title abolished, merger of Kingdom of Serbia into Kingdom of Yugoslavia
    Incumbent
    Yugoslavian royalty
    Preceded by
    Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia
    as Hereditary Prince
     TITULAR 
    Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
    5 February 1980 – 5 June 2006
    Reason for succession failure:
    Communists abolished the Kingdom in 1945, SFR Yugoslavia Breakup on 1992 and Federal Republic Yugoslavia splited in 2006
    Title abolished
    Lines of succession
    First Line of succession to the Yugoslavian throne
    1st position
    Succeeded by
    Prince Philip of Yugoslavia
    Preceded by
    Elisabeta-Maria Biarneix
    Line of succession to the British throne
    (descended from Alfred, son of Victoria)