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August 2: Today in Royal History

August 2, 1868 – Birth of King Constantine I of Greece in Athens, Greece

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Crown Prince Alexander II patron of “Album in Memory of our Ancestors in the Great War”

Belgrade, 2 August 2014 – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II accepted with great pleasure to be the patron of the project “Album in Memory of our Ancestors in the Great War,” that has been realised by the Association of the Descendants of Serbian Warriors 1912 – 1920.

“I am very happy that the Association of descendants of Serbian Warriors 1912 – 1920 initiated such a project during year when we mark beginning of the war that was remembered as the Great War, as a first war that was titled a World War, and that left tragic marks all around the world. History obliges us not to forget this cathartic experience, but to come to sense and start the restitution of general values: love, honour, of historic culture, creativity and above all – humanity. History calls upon us to take personal responsibility for the future of our ancestors, and this project is a great step forward on that path. As the great grandson of His Majesty King Peter I who went through Golgotha of the Great War together with his sons and his people, as my grandfather of HRH Regent Alexander (later His Majesty King Alexander I) who was supreme commander of Serbian Army in World War I, I had the obligation and pleasure to accept to be patron of this very important project”, Crown Prince Alexander emphasised.

The project “Album in Memory of our Ancestors in the Great War” has the main goal to increase visibility and sustainability of Serbian cultural heritage as an important part of the cultural heritage of European nations at the time of First World War. One of the primary goals is to empower citizens who chose to take part in it to give their personal touch by providing relevant documents and historic sources in marking the Centenary of the First World War.

The creation of this Album will give an opportunity for all to submit online scans of photographs of their ancestors, biographic texts, diaries, medals, letters of soldiers and other materials of importance for Serbian and world history. At the end of the project, 100 chosen photographs will be printed and exhibited at places of historic importance of this period.

A web portal and data base of materials will be put at the disposal of historians and other professionals for research and other purposes, and we will all have a lasting memory of our ancestors who fought honourably for their freedom.

General goal:

Promotion of European idea of conciliation, remembrance and devotion in the context of commemoration of the First World War. Preservation of Serbian culture and identity as part of European and World cultural heritage. Sustainability of historic and cultural heritage.


Specific goals:

Marking the centenary of the First World War through promotion of Serbian history, development of positive international image, promotion of freedom loving characteristics of Serbian people, and emphasising membership within the European family of nations;

Conciliation through trust building and cooperation with European Union accession process;

Raising awareness on national identity, tradition and Serbian cultural identity;

Encouraging interest among young people in Serbian history;

Promotion of family values;

Strengthening moral values in Serbia society;

Networking between young people in Serbia and their peers in the Diaspora;

Building an Internet data base of photos from the First World War;

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August 4: Today in Royal History

August 4, 1900 – Birth of The Honorable Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, wife of King George VI of the United Kingdom, mother of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Full name: Elizabeth Angela Marguerite

August 4, 1906 – Birth of Marie-Jose of Belgium, wife of King Umberto II of Italy, in Ostend, Belgium
Full name: Marie-Jose Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle

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Serbian Royal Dates - August

August 01 1853 – Marriage of Prince Mihailo Obrenović III and Countess Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely

August 01 1883 – Marriage of King Peter I and Princess Ljubica (Zorka) of Montenegro

August 01 1956 – Marriage of Prince Andrew and Princess Christina Margarethe of Hesse

August 05 1900 – Marriage of King Alexander (Obrenović) and Draga Mašin

August 13 1924 – Birth of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, son of Prince Paul

August 14 1876 – Birth of King Alexander I (Obrenović), son of King Milan I

August 16 1921 – Death of King Peter I

August 16 1921 – Accession of King Alexander I (Karađorđević)

August 21 1911 – Marriage of Princess Helen and Grand Duke John Constantinovich of Russia

August 22 1854 – Birth of King Milan I (Obrenović)

August 26 1831 – Birth of Countess Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely, wife of Prince Mihailo Obrenović III

August 26 1926 – Birth of Eva Maria Andjelkovich, 3rd wife of Prince Andrew

August 30 1992 – Marriage of Prince Nikolas (son of Prince Tomislav) and Ljiljana Licanin

August 31 1993 – Birth of Princes Marija, daughter of Prince Nikolas

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Crown Prince Alexander II on the Centenary of the beginning of the Great War

It has been hundred years since the beginning of the war that is remembered in history as the Great War, as a first war that officially was called a World War that left tragic marks on our planet! The victorious parties named it as a Great war for civilization afterwards! The war began by the Austro Hungarian attack on Serbia. Serbia lived on, the Austro Hungarian Monarchy did not.

War of unequal, suffering of the innocent, feats of heroes and suffering of millions, struggle for survival and freedom and hunger for dominance and conquest have been around the embattled world during the long years from summer of 1914 till spring of 1919. War is a general term for a phenomenon consisting of hunger, diseases, destruction and death. The Serbian people and Serbia have known well the war as state of mind and a price that has to be paid for survival and life as free people should have lived in a society of free people run by the rule of law and justice! Our ancestors paid that great price, and we haven’t forgotten their sacrifice nor their example they left to us even after 100 years.

My great grandfather His Majesty King Peter I ruled Serbia in 1914. During First and Second Balkan War we liberated our lands that were enslaved for centuries and our people that dreamt of freedom during those times! Nobody in Serbia wanted a new war, nor welcomed it, but when it came it was welcomed as an uninvited guest should have been: with courage and determination!

We are witnessing today that new times and the new power balance could change history and relationships. Old alliances are disappearing, new ones are emerging and break away. Some all hatred is resurrect, some old passions are in work again, and some new interests feed themselves upon old ideas and fallacies. Nothing new and nothing we have not seen already. The idea of freedom, law and justice, although its old and outdated concepts, still have great value for us. We have not invented democracy, nor have we always implemented it and have been worth of it, but democracy has been the very essence of our society and our nation, and it still is.

We are Serbs, and together with other nations we share our homeland and our destiny with, we do not mark this anniversary by celebrating war and war victory, but by paying respect to victims, warriors, volunteers who fought for the right of a small country to exist freely among the nations. We celebrate their sacrifice and their conscience that guided them. We celebrate their faith and commitment. We celebrate that we had the honour to be on the right side in a Great War for civilization!

ALEXANDER II

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We remember “Krajina”!
Let “Oluja (Operation Storm)” never ever happen again.

HRH ALEXANDER II KARADJORDJEVIC - FACEBOOK.

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August 5: Today in Royal History

August 5, 1828 – Birth of Louise of the Netherlands, wife of King Karl XV of Sweden and Norway, in the Hague, the Netherlands
Full name: Wilhelmina Frederika Alexandrine Anna Louise

August 5, 1939 – Birth of Princess Irene of the Netherlands, daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, at Soestdijk Palace in the Netherlands

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Crown Prince: make visible the spirit and work of your glorious ancestors, the participants of the First World War

Belgrade, 5 August 2014. - His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II invites all descendants of the participants of the First World War to participate in the making of the Album of memories of our ancestors who shed their blood and gave lives fighting for the survival of their homeland and their people in the Great War


The project “Album in Memory of our Ancestors in the Great War” has the main goal to increase visibility and sustainability of Serbian cultural heritage as an important part of the cultural heritage of European nations at the time of First World War. One of the primary goals is to empower citizens who chose to take part in it to give their personal touch by providing relevant documents and historic sources in marking the Centenary of the First World War.

The creation of this Album will give an opportunity for all to submit online scans of photographs of their ancestors, biographic texts, diaries, medals, letters of soldiers and other materials of importance for Serbian and world history. At the end of the project, 100 chosen photographs will be printed and exhibited at places of historic importance of this period.

Photos and other documents could be submitted via web site http://slavnim-precima.rs where all material collected so far could be seen.


"The history obliges us not to surrender to oblivion the cathartic experience that Serbia bears from the First World War but to become aware and start renewing common values: love, honour, culture of remembrance, creativity and above all - humanity. History calls us to take personal responsibility for the future of our descendants. On this occasion, I appeal to all the descendants of our giant heroes to be interested in the history of their ancestors and to talk with their loved ones and gather as much information and documentation about their brave ancestors, because any document, image, monument, diary, medal, autobiographical writing or postcard is invaluable and a great contribution to the beautiful and the sublime restoration of our historical self-consciousness as a defence and confirmation of truth and justice. This act will show that you are an important part of our community, aware of the importance and influence of the history on the contemporary moment, that you are conscientious and responsible to the challenges of your time, and that you are willing to give a clear and unambiguous answer to the question of what it means to protect and nurture own identity. Make visible the spirit and work of your glorious ancestors. Participate in the making of the Album of memories of our ancestors from the First World War" - said the Crown Prince Alexander II in its public invitation.

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August 6: Today in Royal History

August 6, 1845 – Birth of John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, husband of Princess Louise of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, at Stafford House in London, England
Full name: John George Edward Henry Douglas Sutherland

August 6, 1894 – Wedding of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, daughter of Tsar Alexander III of Russia and Grand Duke Alexander Mikailovich at Peterhof Palace

August 6, 1994 – Birth of Columbus Taylor, son of Lady Helen Windsor Taylor
Full name: Columbus George Donald

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CROWN PRINCESS KATHERINE FOUNDATION DELIVERS HUMANITARIAN AID TO MONASTERY ST. PETKA IN IZVOR NEAR PARACIN

Crown Princess Katherine’s Humanitarian Foundation delivered humanitarian aid to beneficiaries sheltered at Monastery St. Petka in Izvor, near Paracin, where nuns take care of children with mental disorders.
Mrs Daniela Celikovic, member of the board of Lifeline New York Humanitarian Organization came with the staff of Crown Princess Katherine’s Foundation to make the delivery. They brought flour, gloves and wheelchairs. They were welcomed by Mother Glikerija, head of the Monastery, nuns and several beneficiaries. Also a generator was delivered to the Monastery bought with money raised at the humanitarian event in Patterson, New Jersey in March this year, that was organized by Lifeline New York Humanitarian Organization.
The Serbian Orthodox Monastery of St. Petka in Izvor was built in 16thcentury, and has been sheltering people and children who suffer from mental illnesses. Currently they have around 90 beneficiaries. Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II, Crown Princess Katherine and Prince Peter visited this Monastery on several occasions in the past, and were helping it frequently.

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August 8: Today in Royal History

August 8, 1824 – Birth of Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, wife of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, in Darmstadt (Germany)
Name after marriage: Maria Alexandrovna

August 8, 1988 – Birth of Princess Beatrice of York, daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson, at Portland Hospital in London, England
Full name: Beatrice Elizabeth Mary

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The Monarchs of Serbia and Yugoslavia

http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin...Yugoslavia

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August 9: Today in Royal History

August 9, 1669 – Birth of Eudoxia Feodorovna Lopukhina, first wife of Tsar Peter I (the Great) of Russia, in Moscow, Russia

August 9, 1899 – Death of Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, son of Tsar Alexander III of Russia, in Abbas Tuman, Caucasus, Russia; buried at the Fortress of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Petersburg, Russia

August 9, 1901 – Wedding of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia and Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg in St. Petersburg, Russia

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June 22, 1961 – Death of Queen Maria of Yugoslavia



Queen Maria of Yugoslavia was born Princess Marie of Romania on January 6, 1900 in Gotha, Thuringia, Germany. She was the third child and second daughter of King Ferdinand of Romania and Princess Marie of Edinburgh (daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). She was known to the family as “Mignon”.

She was raised in Romania, where her father became King of Romania upon the death of his uncle, King Carol I, in 1914. Following the lead of her mother, Princess Marie worked as a nurse during World War I.

On June 8, 1922, in Belgrade, Princess Marie was married to King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (at the time King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes). Alexander was the son of King Peter I of Serbia and Princess Zorka of Montenegro.

The couple had three sons:
- King Peter II of Yugoslavia (1923)
- Prince Tomislav (1928)
- Prince Andrej (1929)

King Alexander was assassinated in Marseilles, France on October 9, 1934. The couple’s eldest son, Peter, became King of Yugoslavia at the age of 11, and a regency was established, led by King Alexander’s cousin, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia. In 1941, the family was forced into exile following the Axis invasion, and Queen Marie settled at a cottage in the countryside of England, where she remained for the rest of her life. In 1947, the Communist government of Yugoslavia formally revoked her Yugoslavian citizenship and confiscated all of her property and assets.



She lived a rather quiet life in England, pursuing her interests in painting and sculpting. The former Princess of Romania, and Queen of Yugoslavia, died in London on June 22, 1961. She was buried at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore, Windsor.

In 2013, her remains were exhumed and repatriated to Serbia where they were reburied at the Royal Family Mausoleum at Oplenac, along with those of her sons, Prince Andrej, King Peter II and King Peter’s wife, Queen Alexandra.

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Throne in Serbia

As of January 2013, the situation regarding the order of succession within The Royal Family of Serbia is the following:

Monarch (Alexander II) (17 July, 1945)
1. HRH Crown Prince Peter (5 February, 1980)
2. HRH Prince Philip (15 January, 1982)
3. HRH Prince Alexander (15 January 1982)
4. HRH Prince Nicolas (15 January 1958)
5. HRH Prince George (25 May 1984)
6. HRH Prince Michael (15 December 1985)
7. HRH Prince Vladimir (11 March 1964)
8. HRH Prince Dimitri (21 April 1965)

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What are the advisory bodies of the Crown?

According to the Act of Foundation dated 15 February 1992, the advisory bodies of the Crown are: the Privy Council, the Crown Council and the Crown Cabinet (formed later).The Privy Council is a Council inner body, with up to 10 members (not counting the members of the Royal Family appointed by the Crown), who are nominated by the Crown for an indefinite period of time. The Privy Council deals in everyday duties of the Crown.
The Crown Council is a larger body, with up to 30 members, who are appointed by the Crown to a life-long mandate. This body deals with strategic matters of paramount importance for the people, state and the Crown. The members of the Council are appointed by the Crown from the list of candidates prepared by the Council members themselves. The Crown can, if need be, make the appointment “in pectore”, meaning that the appointment is to be made in discretion and is known to only the Crown and the person appointed in that way. Exceptionally, the Crown can call for a conference of all its counselling bodies, which are then transformed into the Crown Assembly.
The Crown presides over all the Crown bodies, names the Chancellor for coordination purposes or delegates the duties of a Chancellor to a Privy Council member. The power of the Crown is manifested in the person of the Head of the Royal Family.
Members of the Privy Council are HRH Hereditary Prince Peter, HRH Prince Philip, HRH Prince Alexander, Arch. Dragomir Acovic, Mr. Djordje Novakovic, The Hon. Branko Terzic, Mr. Dusan T. Batakovic, and Mr. Dusan Babac.
Members of the Crown Council are Mr. Matija Beckovic, Prof. Dr Miroslav Gasic, Dr Dragoljub Kavran, Mr. Dusan Kovacevic, Mr. Predrag Markovic, Prof. Dr Nikola Moravcevic, Prof. Emeritus Dr Pavle Nikolic. Prof.Dr Predrag Palavestra, Dr Milan Parivodic, Prof. Emeritus Dr Slobodan Perovic, Prof. Dr Bogoljub Sijakovic, Mrs. Svetlana Velmar Jankovic and Prof. Emeritus Dr Dragomir Vitorovic.
Members of the Crown Cabinet are Mr. Zoran Trifunovic, Dr Igor Georgijev, Mr. Djurdje Ninkovic, Mr. Djordje Djurisic, Mr. Mirko Petrovic, Mr. Vladan Zivulovic, Mr. Vladimir Gajic, Mr. Miodrag Savicevic, Prof Dr Kosta Cavoski, Mr. Cedomir Antic, Mr. Vladan Vukosavljevic and Mr. Dragoslav Micic