Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In English, the family name can be anglicized as Karageorgevitch (e.g., as with Prince Bojidar Karageorgevitch and Prince Philip Karageorgevitch) or romanised as Karadjordjevic. Its origin is as a patronym of the sobriquet Karađorđe , bestowed upon the family's founder, Đorđe Petrović , at the end of the 18th century.
"Royal Palace") is the main building in the Dedinje Royal Compound and was the official residence of the Karađorđević royal family from 1934 to 1941. [1] The palace was built between 1924 and 1929 with the private funds of King Alexander I and since 2001 is home of Crown Prince Alexander .
In public he claims the crowned royal title of "Alexander II Karadjordjevic" (Serbian: Александар II Карађорђевић, Aleksandar II Karađorđević) as a pretender to the throne. [1] Born and raised in the United Kingdom, he enjoys close relationships with his relatives in the British royal family.
Out of the 28 tombs of the Karađorđević dynasty, six of them belong to rulers: Supreme Leader Karađorđe, Prince Alexander, King Peter I, King Alexander I, Prince Paul, and King Peter II. It is an important place of Serbian history.
The Karađorđević dynasty was the last royal house of Serbia and Yugoslavia. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. ...
Aleksandar Karadjordjevic, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, only son of Petar II. Arms used 1970–2004 Arms used 2004–present Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, second son of Aleksandar I: Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia, third son of Aleksandar I: Prince Pavle of Yugoslavia, Prince Regent of Yugoslavia 1934–1941, nephew of Petar I. Arms borne 1934–1976
The coronation ceremony, the first in Serbia's modern history, [citation needed] aimed to demonstrate that a new era had begun. [18] The year-long interval between Peter's return to Serbia and his coronation deliberately made the ceremony coincide with the 100th anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising with the hope of giving European ...
Work soon began on the construction of the Church of Saint George, a Karađorđević dynasty mausoleum at Oplenac, near Topola. [86] In 1913, a monument to Karađorđe was unveiled at Kalemegdan Park. [95] During the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Serbia, the monument was torn down by the Austro-Hungarian Army and destroyed. [96]