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Prince Alexander Pavlov Karađorđević

Birthdate:
Birthplace: White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
Death: May 12, 2016 (91)
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Place of Burial: Topola, Sumadija, Serbia
Immediate Family:

Son of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia; Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark and Ольга Греческая и Датская
Husband of Private
Ex-husband of Principessa Maria Pia di Savoia
Father of Private; Private; Private; Serge Prince of Yugoslavia and Private
Brother of Николай Карагеоргиевич; Private; Prince Nikola Karageorgievich / Karađorđević and Private

Occupation: Prince of Yugoslavia, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
Managed by: Shirley Marie Caulk
Last Updated:
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About Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

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Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (Aleksandar Pavlov Karađorđević; was the elder son of Prince Paul, who served 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 was approximately 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 was a first cousin of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, and Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy; he was 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. 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 during the 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 Dimitri Umberto Anton Peter Maria of Yugoslavia (b. 1958) Prince Michael Nicolas Paul George Maria of Yugoslavia (b. 1958) 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 in Paris Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein (b. 9 July 1942), a cousin of Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein and also a first cousin of his consort, Princess Marie. They have one son: Prince Dušan Paul of Yugoslavia (born 25 September 1977) On 28.10.1995 Prince Alexander and Princess Barbara got married in the Orth.Faith in Oplenac., St.George church

The Prince wished to serve in the British Royal Air Force during World War Two, but was initially prevented by his father's political affiliations. He was eventually commissioned in the RAF through the intervention of Prince George, Duke of Kent, his uncle. After the war he sought employment as a pilot, joining British European Airways in 1951, and subsequently engaging also in many aeronautic competitions.

Alexander was one of the four founding members of the Serbian Unity Congress. He was patron of the Center for Research of Orthodox Monarchism.

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

On the occasion of Prince Alexander's 90th birthday on 13 August 2014, a celebration of his life in words and pictures appeared in that month's UK magazine 'Majesty'.

Prince Alexander died on 12 May 2016 in Paris, where he and his wife had lived for many years. He was buried at Oplenac, Serbia, with his parents and brother, his coffin being carried by Serbian Air Force fighter pilots.

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Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia's Timeline

1924
August 13, 1924
White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, England
August 13, 1924
- present
Belgrade, City of Belgrade, Serbia
October 8, 1924
White Lodge, Richmond, Greater London, United Kingdom
1963
March 12, 1963
Paris