Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924–2016)
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Alexander in 1958
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| Born |
13 August 1924 White Lodge, Richmond Park, England |
| Died | 12 May 2016 (aged 91) Paris, France |
| Burial | St. George's Church, Serbia |
| Spouse |
Princess Maria Pia of Savoy (m. 1955; div. 1967) Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein (m. 1973) |
| Issue |
Prince Dimitri Prince Michael Prince Sergius Princess Helene Prince Dušan |
| House | Karađorđević |
| Father | Prince Paul of Yugoslavia |
| Mother | Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox |
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Styles of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (Aleksandar Pavlov Karađorđević; 13 August 1924 – 12 May 2016) was the elder son of Prince Paul, who served as Regent of Yugoslavia in the 1930s, and his wife, Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark.
Alexander was born at White Lodge, Richmond Park, United Kingdom, and was approximately 1374th in the Line of succession to the British throne. As a nephew of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (née of Greece and Denmark), he was a first cousin of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, and Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy; he was also a first cousin once removed of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
On 12 February 1955, Alexander married Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of King Umberto II of Italy and of his wife, Princess Marie-José of Belgium. The marriage took place at Cascais in Portugal where the bride's father was living in exile. The couple had met on 22 August 1954 during the royal cruise of the Agamemnon, hosted by King Paul and Queen Frederika of the Hellenes.
Alexander and Maria Pia have twin sons born in 1958, a second pair of twins being born during the marriage five years later:
Alexander and Maria Pia divorced in 1967, and in 2003 she married Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma, himself divorced from Princess Yolande de Broglie-Revel.
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