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Since he was the king of Serbia during a period of great Serbian military success, he was remembered by Serbians as King Peter the Liberator and also as the Old King. Peter was the fifth child and third son of Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, and his wife, Persida Nenadović. Prince Alexander was forced to abdicate in 1858, and ...
↑King of Serbia Peter I Karađorđević King Peter the Liberator Old King June 29, 1844 – August 16, 1921: June 15, 1903 – December 1, 1918: Kingdom of Serbia: Elder adult son of Aleksandar; in exile from November 1915 due to the Serbian Campaign. Proclaimed King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on December 1, 1918. After the Creation of ...
The following is a chronological list of notable heads of governments and heads of state deaths that have resulted from assassination or execution.. This list considers only the incumbent head of state or government.
Peter II Karađorđević (Serbo-Croatian: Петар II Карађорђевић, romanized: Petar II Karađorđević; 6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970) was the last King of Yugoslavia, reigning from October 1934 until he was deposed in November 1945.
Dom Pedro I (12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834) was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil, where he was known as "the Liberator". As King Dom Pedro IV , he reigned briefly over Portugal , where he also became known as "the Liberator" as well as " the Soldier King ".
King Gyanendra was removed as King in 1951 following the return of his grandfather. He returned to the throne in 2001 after the Nepalese royal massacre in which his brother Birendra was killed, but was forced to abdicate after the Constituent Assembly of Nepal with a huge majority decided to form Nepal a federal democratic Republic, hence ...
January 22: Edward VII became King of England and India after Queen Victoria's death. March 2 : The Platt Amendment provides for Cuban independence in exchange for the withdrawal of American troops. June : Emily Hobhouse reports on the poor conditions in 45 British internment camps for Boer women and children in South Africa .
List of state leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000) List of governors of dependent territories in the 20th century This is a list of the top-level leaders for religious groups with at least 50,000 adherents, and that led anytime from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 2000.