Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NamePrince Peter (Alexander) Karadjordjevic ll King of Yugoslavia
Birth6 Sep 1923, Royal Palace, Belgrade, Serbia
Death3 Nov 1970, Denver, Colorado, USA
Note 1They had a very unhappy marriage. Born Crown Prince of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. His uncle Pavle Karadjordjevic stood as Prince Regent for him 9 Oct 1934 to 27 Mar 1941.
Note 2Forced to leave Yugoslavia in 1941 following the German invasion. Yugoslav monarchy abolished on 29 Nov 1945.
FatherPrince Alexander (Peter) Karadjordjevic l King of Serbia, etc (1888-1934)
MotherPrincess Marie von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen of Romania (1900-1961)
Marriage20 Mar 1944, Yugoslav Embassy, London, England
SpousePrincess Alexandra (Alexander) of Greece, 10C3R
Birth25 Mar 1921
Death30 Jan 1993, Burgess Hill, Sussex, England
BurialTatoi, Athens, Greece
Note 1Worked for the Greek Red Cross in Athens in WWll. Met Peter in early 1942 and became unofficially engaged in summer 1942. Present at her marriage were King George Vl & Queen Elizabeth and King George ll of Greece.
God-parentsQueen Olga and King Constantine of Greece.
Flags***, Argyropoulo, Callimachi, Caradja, Ghika, Giustiniani Pi, Mavrogordato, Maximo, Rosetti, Soutzo
FatherKing Alexander (Constantine) of Greece (1893-1920)
MotherPrincess/Queen Aspasia (Petros) Manos (1896-1972)
Children
Birth17 Jul 1945, Claridges Hotel, London, England
MemoIn his grandmother Aspasia’s suite which Britain temporarily deemed to be Yugoslav national soil in order to ensure his right to the succession!
SpousePrincess Maria da Gloria d’Orleans-Braganza (1946-)
Marriage1 Jul 1972
Divorceabt 1984
ChildrenPhilip (Alexander) (1982-)
Peter (Alexander) (1980-)
SpouseKatherine Clairy Batis (1943-)
Marriage21 Dec 1985