Alexander of Yugoslavia
Alexander II of Yugoslavia (Serbian form of name: Александар II. Карађорђевић / Aleksandar II. Karađorđević ) (born July 17, 1945 in London ) is the current Serbian pretender to the throne of the House of Karađorđević .
origin
Alexander was born in London as the only child of the Yugoslav exile king Peter II from the house of Karađorđević and his wife Princess Alexandra of Greece , daughter of the Greek king Alexandros I from the house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg . The christening took place in Westminster Abbey , and King George VI acted as godparent . of Great Britain and his eldest daughter, Princess Elisabeth Alexandra Mary, who later became Queen Elizabeth II.
In addition to being a Serbian citizen, Alexander also has a British passport.
Life
Alexander spent his early childhood in the UK, USA, France and Italy. He attended the Swiss boarding school Le Rosey , then the Culver Military Academy (in Culver, Indiana ) and the schools of Gordonstoun and Millfield in England.
After graduating from Millfield, he went to the British Royal Military Academy and was accepted as an officer in the British Army in 1966 . He served in the 16th / 5th The Queen's Royal Lancers and rose to the rank of captain . He was stationed in the Middle East , Northern Ireland , Italy and the Federal Republic of Germany . In 1972 he was British Army Ski Champion. Shortly afterwards he left the army. In addition to his Serbian mother tongue, he also speaks English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
After his father died in Denver on November 3, 1970 , Alexander took over his claims to the Yugoslav throne; However, he did not use the inappropriate address " King " in exile , but continued to call himself "Crown Prince Alexander II of Yugoslavia".
Alexander's family was not allowed to return from exile until after the fall of the Milošević regime in 2000, after the royal family's civil and property rights were revoked by decree during the socialist era . In 2003 he and his family were granted the right to live in the Royal Castle on Dedinje .
Alexander is non-partisan for the democratization of his homeland and promotes investments. At the same time he offered talks to all politicians in Serbia. The Party of Serbian Renewal SPO of the former Foreign Minister Vuk Drašković is positive about the restoration of the monarchy and would like to support the former crown prince.
Marriage and offspring
Alexander married Princess Maria da Glòria Henriette Dolores Lucia de Orléans-Braganza (born December 13, 1946 in Petrópolis , Brazil ) on July 1, 1972 in Seville , daughter of Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza and his wife Princess Maria de la Esperanza from Borbón-Sicily . Maria de Glória is also a cousin of the Spanish King Juan Carlos I. The marriage resulted in three sons:
- Peter (born February 5, 1980 in Chicago , USA)
- Philip (born January 15, 1982 in Fairfax , USA)
- Alexander (born January 15, 1982 in Fairfax, USA)
On February 19, 1985, Alexander's marriage to Princess Maria da Glória was divorced in Virginia.
In his second marriage, he married the Greek-born Katharina Claire Batis (born November 13, 1943) on September 20, 1985 in the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in London . The witnesses included the former King of Greece Constantine II and the groom's uncle, Tomislav of Yugoslavia . This marriage is childless.
Quotes
“ The West has maneuvered itself on the sidelines: it is playing a video war game here and it is extremely dangerous. "
“ Now is a brilliant moment for Serbia to ensure order in their own house - according to our own standards. The benchmark is called the Kingdom of All Serbia. "
literature
- Alexander II. , In: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 06/2001 of January 29, 2001, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of the article freely accessible)
Web links
- The Royal Family ( Memento from August 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- http://www.lifelineaid.org/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alexander of Yugoslavia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alexander II of Yugoslavia; Crown Prince Alexander II Karadordevic of Serbia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Serbian Crown Prince |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |