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Prince Paul of Yugoslavia was the only son of Prince Arsen of Serbia, younger brother of King Peter I, and of Princess and Countess Aurora Pavlovna Demidova, a granddaughter on one side of the Swedish speaking Finnish philanthropist Aurora Karamzin and her Russian husband Prince and Count Pavel Nikolaievich Demidov and on the other of the Russian Prince Peter Troubetzkoy and his wife ...
On 9 October 1934 IMRO member Vlado Chernozemski assassinated King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in Marseille in France, and Alexander's cousin Prince Paul took the regency.In his will, Alexander had stipulated that if he died, a council of regents chaired by Paul should govern until Alexander's son Peter II came of age.
After her marriage, she was known as Princess Paul of Yugoslavia. Princess Olga was a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, and a granddaughter of King George I of Greece. After a brief engagement in 1922 to Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, she married Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in
Prince Paul recognised the lack of national solidarity and political weakness of his country, and after he assumed power he made repeated attempts to negotiate a political settlement with Maček, the leader of the dominant Croatian political party in Yugoslavia, the HSS.
The last crown prince of Yugoslavia, Alexander, has lived in Belgrade at the Dedinje Royal Palace since 2001. As the only son of the last king, Peter II, who never abdicated, and the last official heir of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia he claims to be the rightful heir to the Serbian throne in the event of restoration.
Crown Prince Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888–1934), Regent of Yugoslavia during the reign of retired King Peter I of Yugoslavia (1918 to 1921) Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (1893–1976), Regent of Yugoslavia during the minority of Peter II of Yugoslavia (1934 to 1941).
Male line descendants of Prince Paul, females until they marry According to the House Law, princesses cease to be members of the Royal House upon their marriage, whether equal or not. Princesses of the Blood can continue to use their titles and rank even after their marriage, and in case they divorce as well.
Supervision of construction was overtaken by the Prince Regent Paul until its completion in 1937. The Queen Maria and her three sons, continued to reside at Kraljevski Dvor during this time. [1] Prince Paul was the only member of the royal family to reside in the palace before the outbreak of the World War II and subsequent invasion of Yugoslavia.