Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (born 1924)

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For the current head of the house, see Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia. For other namesakes, see Alexander of Yugoslavia (disambiguation).
Prince Alexander
File:Alexander of Yugoslavia and Maria Pia 1958b.jpg
Alexander and Maria Pia in 1958
Born (1924-08-13) 13 August 1924 (age 99)
White Lodge, Richmond Park, England
Spouse Princess Maria Pia of Savoy
(m. 1955; div. 1967)
Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein (m. 1973)
Issue Prince Dimitri
Prince Michael
Prince Sergius
Princess Helene
Prince Dušan
House Karađorđević
Father Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Mother Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
Styles of
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
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Reference style His Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Sir
Yugoslav Royal Family
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg

HRH The Crown Prince
HRH The Crown Princess

Extended royal family

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, 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. As a nephew of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (née of Greece and Denmark), he is a first cousin of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, and Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy; thus, he is also a first cousin once removed of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

On 12 February 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. The couple had met on 22 August 1954 royal cruise of the Agamemnon hosted by King Paul and Queen Frederika of the Hellenes.

Alexander and Maria Pia have twin sons born in 1958, a second pair of twins being born during the marriage five years later:

  • Prince Sergius Wladimir Emanuel Marie of Yugoslavia (born 12 March 1963)
  • Princess Helene Olga Lydia Tamara Maria of Yugoslavia (born 12 March 1963), married Thierry Gaubert (born 14 May 1951 in Paris) on 12 January 1988 and had issue:
    • Milena Maria-Pia Angelique Armaule Gaubert (born 8 July 1988)
    • Nastasia Marie-José Tania Vanessa Isabelle Gaubert (born 22 February 1991)
    • Leopold Umberto Armand Michel Gaubert (born 19 July 1997)

Alexander and Maria Pia divorced in 1967, and in 2003 she married Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma, himself divorced from Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel.

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

  • Prince Dušan Paul of Yugoslavia (born 25 September 1977)

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.[3] He lives in Paris.

On 17 February 2008, Alexander issued a statement condemning the declaration of independence by Kosovo.[4]

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Alexander's coat of arms

Prince Alexander attained the age of 90 on 13 August 2014. A brief celebration of his life in words and pictures appeared in that month's UK magazine 'Majesty'.

Ancestry

Family of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (born 1924)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 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 Nikolaievich Demidov
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Pavel Pavlovich Demidov, 2nd Prince of San Donato
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Aurora Stjernwall
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Aurora Pavlovna Demidova
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Prince Peter Nikitich 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
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ "Marriage of a Princess", The Times (14 February 1955), 6.
  2. ↑ Founders of the Serbian Unity Congress. serbianunity.net
  3. ↑ http://www.czipm.org/
  4. ↑ Announcement of His Royal Highness Prince Aleksandar Pavlov Karageorgevich. Czipm.org. Retrieved on 27 July 2015.
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