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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 ...
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 ...
2 May 1941 Anglo-Iraqi War [44] [45] Peter II: Yugoslavia: King Nazi Germany: 13 April 1941 Occupation of Yugoslavia: King Peter II would continue to lead the Yugoslav government-in-exile headquartered at Claridge's Hotel, London, but would be prevented from returning due to the Allies' recognition of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia. [46] [47 ...
King of England: August 2, 1100: The New Forest England: Walter Tirel: Al-Afdal Shahanshah: Vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate: December 11, 1121: Fatimid Caliphate: Team of three rafiqs from the Order of Assassins [92] Charles I: Count of Flanders: March 2, 1127: Bruges Flanders: A group of knights answering to the Erembald family Al-Amir bi ...
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.
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.
Pedro around age 2, c.1800, by Agustín Esteve. Pedro was born at 08:00 on 12 October 1798 in the Queluz Royal Palace near Lisbon, Portugal. [1] He was named after St. Peter of Alcantara, and his full name was Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim.