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Prince Alexander at 95TH Commemoration of death of His Majesty King Peter I

Belgrade, 16 August 2015 – His Royal Highness Prince Alexander laid a wreath at the tomb of King Peter I at the Royal Mausoleum in Oplenac.

His Royal Highness was accompanied by Mr Dusan Babac, member of the Privy Council. A memorial service and Holy Liturgy took place today at the St. George Church at Oplenac to mark the 95th commemoration of HM King Peter I death, officiated by His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija.

His Majesty King Peter I was the fifth child of Prince Alexander and Princess Persida (the daughter of Duke Jevrem Nenadovic), and a grandson of Karadjordje, the supreme leader of First Serbian uprising. He was born on St. Peter’s Day 11 July 1844. In the summer of 1883 he married Princess Ljubica-Zorka, the eldest daughter of the Montenegrin Prince Nikola in Cetinje, Montenegro. They had five children: two daughters Jelena and Milena and three sons Djordje (who renounced his right to the throne in 1909), Aleksandar and Andrija (died as a child). On 28 May 1903, a group of Serbian army officers organized a Coup d’Etat and proclaimed Prince Peter Karadjordjevic, then living in Switzerland, the new King of Serbia. The National Parliament confirmed this on 15 June 1903. HM King Peter I died on 16 August 1921 in Belgrade and was buried at the Royal Mausoleum of St. George Church in Oplenac.

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