Genealogy of the Royal Family of Serbia and Yugoslavia¹

House Karadjordjevic

Djordje Petrovic ("Kara Djordje)
* Vishevats, September 14th, 1752
† (murdered) Radovanje, July 13th, 1817
Elected Hospdar of the Serbs, February 5th, 1804 (forced to flee the country, September 2nd, 1813)

Married:

Jelena Jovanovic
* 1764
† February 8th, 1842

Children from this marriage:

1. Sima Karadjordjevic
   * ca 1788
   † ca 1788
2. Sava Karadjordjevic
   * 1793
   † 1847

   Married:

   before April 1807:
   Anton Ristic
   † 1832

3. Sara Karadjordjevic ("Sarka")
   * 1795
   † ca 1852

   Married:

   1. Nikola Karamarkovic
      † 1816
      Voivode
   2. Tosa Boyanic
      † 1847
4. Pola Karadjordjevic
   * 1797
   † 1812

   Married:

   Jovica Milanovic
   Voivode

5. Stamenka Karadjordjevic
   * 1799
   † 1875

   Married:

   1. Dimitri Pistic
      † 1834
   2. Ilija Carapic
      † 1844
      Voivode
6. Alexa Karadjordjevic
   * 1801
   † 1830

   Married:

   Marija Trokin
   † 1827

   Child from this marriage:

   1. Djordje Karadjordjevic
      * 1827
      † Paris, August 14th, 1884

      Married:

      May 10th, 1856:
      Sarka Anastasijevic
      * 1832/7
      † 1931

      Children from this marriage:

      1. Alexa Karadjordjevic
         * June 10th, 1859
         † Paris, February 15th, 1920

         Married:

         Myra Abigail Pankhurst
         * Cleveland, Ohio, 1859
         † 1938

      2. Bozidar Karadjordjevic
         * January 11th, 1862
         † April 14th, 1908
7. Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic Prince of Serbia

Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic Prince of Serbia
* Topola, October 11th, 1806
† Temesvár, May 3rd, 1885
Elected Prince of Serbia, September 15th, 1842 (abdicated, January 3rd, 1859)

Married:

Hotin, Bessarabia, June 1st, 1830:
Persida Nenadovic
* Valvejo, February 15th, 1813
† Vienna, March 29th, 1873

Children from this marriage:

1. Polexia Karadjordjevic
   * February 1st, 1833
   † December 5th, 1914

   Married:

   1. October 21st, 1849:
      Konstantin Nikolajevic
      * 1821
      † (murdered) October 13th, 1877
   2. Alexander Preshern
      † December 1914
2. Cleopatra Karadjordjevic
   * November 26th, 1835
   † July 13th, 1855

   Married:

   February 8th, 1855:
   Milan Avrama Petronijevic

3. Alexa Karadjordjevic
   * March 23rd, 1836
   † April 21st, 1841
4. Svetozar Karadjordjevic
   * 1841
   † March 17th, 1847
5. HM Petar I King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
6. Jelena Karadjordjevic
   * October 18th, 1846
   † July 26th, 1867

   Married:

   1867:
   Djordje Simic
   † 1921

7. Andrej Karadjordjevic
   * September 15th, 1848
   † July 12th, 1864
8. Jelisabetta Karadjordjevic
   * ca February 27th, 1850
   † ca June 1st, 1850
9. Djordje Karadjordjevic
   * October 11th, 1856
   † January 5th, 1889
10. Arsen Karadjordjevic

HM Petar I King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
(Born as: Petar Karadjordjevic)
(Since June 15th n.s., 1903:) HM Petar I King of Serbia
* Belgrade, July 11th n.s., 1844
† Belgrade, August 16th, 1921
King of Serbia (elected: June 15th n.s., 1903)
King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (proclaimed: November 24th, 1918)

Married:

Cetinje, August 11th n.s., 1883:
Zorka Ljubica Princess Petrovich Njegosh of Montenegro
* Cetinje, December 23rd n.s., 1864
† Cetinje, March 28th n.s., 1890

Children from this marriage:

1. Jelena Karadjordjevic
   (Since June 15th n.s., 1903:) HRH Jelena Princess of Serbia
   (In Russia styled as: HRH Elena Petrovna Princess of Russia)
   * Rijeka, November 4th n.s., 1884
   † Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, October 16th, 1962

   Married:

   Grand Palace Church, Peterhof, September 3rd n.s., 1911:
   HH Ioann Konstantinovitch Prince of Russia
   * Palace of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaievitch, Pavlovsk, July 5th n.s., 1886
   † (killed) Alapaievsk-Tchinyatchya, July 17th/18th, 1918
   

2. Milena Karadjordjevic
   * April 28th n.s., 1886
   † December 21st n.s., 1887
3. Djordje Karadjordjevic
   (Since June 15th n.s., 1903:) HRH Djordje Crown Prince of Serbia
   * Rijeka, September 8th n.s., 1887
   † Belgrade, October 17th, 1972
   Crown Prince of Serbia, June 15th n.s., 1903 (renounced his right of succession, March 28th n.s., 1909)

   Married:

   (morganatic) (civil) 1949 and (religious) Belgrade, 1955:
   Radmila Radonjic
   * July 4th n.s., 1907
   † Belgrade, May 9th, 1993

4. HM Aleksandar I King of Yugoslavia

HM Aleksandar I King of Yugoslavia
(Born as: Aleksandar Karadjordjevic)
(Since June 15th n.s., 1903:) HRH Aleksandar Prince of Serbia
(Since March 28th n.s., 1909:) HRH Aleksandar Crown Prince of Serbia
(Since November 24th, 1918:) HRH Aleksandar Crown Prince of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
(Since August 16th, 1921:) HM Aleksandar I King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
* Cetinje, December 16th n.s., 1888
† (assassinated) Marseille, October 9th, 1934
Crown Prince of Serbia, March 28th n.s., 1909; Crown Prince of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, November 24th, 1918
King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, August 16th, 1921; King of Yugoslavia, October 3rd, 1929

Married:

Belgrade, June 8th, 1922:
HRH Marie Princess of Romania, Princess of Hohenzollern ("Mignon")
* Schloß Friedenstein, Gotha, January 8th, 1900
† London, June 22nd, 1961

Children from this marriage:

1. HM Petar II King of Yugoslavia
2. HRH Tomislav Prince of Yugoslavia ("Tommy")
3. HRH Andrej Prince of Yugoslavia

HM Petar II King of Yugoslavia
(Born as: HRH Petar Crown Prince of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes)
(Since October 3rd, 1929:) HRH Petar Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
* Royal Palace, Belgrade, September 6th, 1923
† Colorado General Hospital, Denver, Colorado, November 3rd, 1970
Crown Prince of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, September 6th, 1923; Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, October 3rd, 1929
King of Yugoslavia, October 9th, 1934 (left Yugoslavia following the German invasion in 1941; Yugoslavia abolished the monarchy, November 29th, 1945)

Married:

Yugoslav Embassy, London, March 20th, 1944:
HRH Alexandra Princess of Greece
* (posthumously) Tatoi Palace near Athens, March 25th, 1921
† Burgess Hill near Lewes, West Sussex, January 30th, 1993
Granted the style and title HRH Princess of Greece, September 10th, 1922

Child from this marriage:

1. HRH Aleksandar Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
   * Suite 212, Claridge's Hotel, Brook Street, London, July 17th, 1945
   Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, July 17th, 1945
   Head of the Royal Family of Yugoslavia, November 3rd, 1970

   Married:

   1. Villamanrique de la Condesa, Seville, July 1st, 1972:
      HRH Maria da Gloria Henriqueta Dolores Lúcia Miguela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga Princess of Orléans and Braganza
      * Petrópolis, December 13th, 1946
      (Divorced: Virginia, February 19th, 1985)
   2. (civil) London, September 20th and (religious) St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Notting Hill, London, September 21st, 1985:
      Katherine Clairy Batis
      * Athens, November 13th, 1943

   Children from the first marriage:

   1. HRH Peter Prince of Yugoslavia
      * Prentiss Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, February 5th, 1980
      
   2. HRH Philip Prince of Yugoslavia
      * Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, January 15th, 1982
      
   3. HRH Alexander Prince of Yugoslavia
      * Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, January 15th, 1982
      

Footnotes:

1. With special thanks to Hein Bruins, Marlene Eilers Koenig, Netty Leistra, Paul Theroff and Roberto Ortiz de Zarate.

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Last updated: January 7th, 2002.