Alexander Karageorgevitch
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| Born | 1945-07-17 London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | UK, Serbian |
| Alma mater | Trinity School, Institut Le Rosey, Culver Military Academy, Gordonstoun, Millfield, Mons Officer Cadet School, Sandhurst |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox |
| Spouse | Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans Bragança |
| Member of | Le Cercle |
Pretender to Serbian Crown with close ties to British royal family and military | |
Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, also claiming the crowned royal title of Alexander II Karađorđević, is the heir to the defunct throne of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and currently claimant to the abolished throne of the precursor Kingdom of Serbia. With very close ties to the British royal family and a British military career with vague details, he hosted a 2004 meeting of Le Cercle.
Alexander is the head of the House of Karađorđević. Alexander is the only child of former King Peter II and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark. He held the position of crown prince in the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia for the first four-and-a-half months of his life, from his birth until the declaration of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia later in 1945.
Born and raised in the United Kingdom, he enjoys close relationships with his relatives in the British royal family. His godparents were King George VI of the United Kingdom and his daughter, the then-Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II). Through his father Alexander is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, through his great-great-grandfather Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Victoria's second eldest son. Maternally he is also a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, through his great-great-grandmother Victoria, Empress of Germany, Victoria's eldest daughter. Alexander is known for his support of monarchism and his humanitarian work.
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Background
Born and raised in the United Kingdom, he enjoys close relationships with his relatives in the British royal family. His godparents were King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
Current pretender to the abolished thrones of Yugoslavia and Serbia. By marrying a Roman Catholic, Alexander lost his place in line of succession to the British Throne, which he had held as a descendant of Queen Victoria. The couple divorced in 1985. Crown Prince Alexander married Katherine Clairy Batis, the daughter of Robert Batis and his wife, Anna Dosti, legally on September 20, 1985, and religiously the following day, at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Notting Hill, London. Alexander first came to Yugoslavia in 1991. He moved to Yugoslavia after Slobodan Milošević was deposed in 2000.
In March 2001 Yugoslavian citizenship was given to him by the government and the country, poor after a decade of crisis, chose to return the royal property seized from his family, including royal palaces. Alexander is a proponent of establishing parliamentary monarchy in Serbia within its current borders and sees himself as the rightful king.
He was the only child of King Peter II and Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia. He was christened at Westminster Abbey. His godparents were members of the British royal family, King George VI and Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II.
His parents were relatively unable to take care of him, due to their various health and financial problems, so Alexander was raised by his maternal grandmother, Princess Aspasia of Greece and Denmark. He was educated at Trinity School, Institut Le Rosey, Culver Military Academy, Gordonstoun, Millfield and Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot, and pursued a career in the ritish military.
Military service
Alexander graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1966 and was commissioned as an officer into the British Army's 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers regiment, rising to the rank of captain. His tours of duty included West Germany, Italy, the Middle East, and Northern Ireland. After leaving the army in 1972, Alexander, who speaks several languages, pursued a career in international business.[1]
Deep political connections
He hosted a 2004 meeting of Le Cercle.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Le Cercle/2004 (Belgrade) | 17 June 2004 | 19 June 2004 | Serbia Belgrade Royal Palace | "A dinner held in Belgrade on 18 June 2004, "in honor of the “Le Cercle” conference taking place in Belgrade from 17th to 19th June." |
