Peter I Karađorđević of Serbia
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| King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |
| Reign | 1 December 1918 – 16 August 1921 |
| Successor | Alexander I Karađorđević |
| Regent | Crown Prince Alexander |
| King of Serbia | |
| Reign | 15 June 1903 – 1 December 1918 |
| Coronation | 21 September 1904 |
| Predecessor | Alexander I Obrenović |
| Regent | Crown Prince Alexander (1914–1918) |
| Born | 11 July [O.S. 29 June] 1844 Belgrade, Principality of Serbia |
| Died | 16 August 1921 (aged 77) Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Burial | St. George′s Church |
| Spouse | Princess Ljubica of Montenegro |
| Issue |
Helen Milena George Alexander Andrew |
| House | Karađorđević |
| Father | Alexander Karađorđević |
| Mother | Persida Nenadović |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox |
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Styles of Peter I of Yugoslavia |
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Peter I of Serbia (Serbian: Petar I Karađorđević; Cyrillic: Петар I Карађорђевић; 11 July [O.S. 29 June] 1844 – 16 August 1921) reigned as the last King of Serbia (1903–1918) and as the first King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918–1921).
Peter was Karađorđe's grandson and third son of Persida Nenadović and Prince Alexander Karađorđević, who was forced to abdicate. Peter lived with his family in exile. He fought with the French Foreign Legion in the Franco-Prussian War. He joined as volunteer under the alias Peter Mrkonjić in the Herzegovina Uprising (1875–77) against the Ottoman Empire.
He married Princess Zorka of Montenegro, daughter of King Nicholas I, in 1883. She gave birth to his five children, including Prince Alexander. After the death of his father in 1885, Peter became head of the Karađorđević dynasty. After a military coup d'état and the murder of King Alexander I Obrenović in 1903, Peter became King of Serbia. As king, he advocated a constitutional setup for the country and was famous for his libertarian politics.
King Peter was the supreme commander of the Serbian army in the Balkan wars. Because of his age, on 24 June 1914, he proclaimed his son, Alexander, heir to the throne, as regent. In the First World War he and his army retreated across Albania. Since he was the king of Serbia during a period of great Serbian military success, he was remembered by Serbian people as King Peter the Liberator.
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