Peter II of Yugoslavia

Peter II
King Peter in January 1944
King of Yugoslavia
Reign	9 October 1934 – 29 November 1945
Regency ended	27 March 1941
Predecessor	Alexander I
Successor	Monarchy abolished (Ivan Ribar as President of the Presidency of the People's Assembly of Yugoslavia)
Regent	Paul (1934–41)
Born	(1923-09-06)6 September 1923 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Died	3 November 1970(1970-11-03) (aged 47) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Burial	Saint Sava Monastery, Libertyville, Illinois (1970–2013) St. George's Church, Oplenac, Serbia (since 2013)
Spouse	Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
Issue	Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
House	Karađorđević
Father	Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Mother	Maria of Romania
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

Styles of Peter II of Yugoslavia
Reference style	His Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty
Alternative style	Sir

Monarchy abolished

Peter II (Serbo-Croatian: Petar/Петар; 6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970) was the last King of Yugoslavia, and the last reigning member of the Karađorđević dynasty which came to prominence in the early 19th century.

Peter II was the eldest son of Alexander I and Maria of Romania; his godfather was British king George V of the United Kingdom.

Prince Peter was initially tutored at the Royal Palace, Belgrade, before attending Sandroyd School then in Cobham, Surrey where Reed's School now stands. When he was 11 years old, Prince Peter succeeded to the Yugoslav throne in 1934 upon the assassination of his father King Alexander I in Marseille during a state visit to France. In view of the new monarch's young age, a regency was set up under his father's cousin Prince Paul.

Although King Peter II and his advisors were utterly opposed to Nazi Germany, Regent-Prince Paul declared that the kingdom of Yugoslavia would join the Tripartite Pact on 25 March 1941. Two days later, King Peter, at age 17, was proclaimed of age, after a British-supported coup d'état.