Last king of Serbia (r. 1903–18); first king of Yugoslavia (r. 1918–21)
Peter I Петар I Карађорђевић
King Peter in 1904
King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Reign
1 December 1918 – 16 August 1921
Successor
Alexander I Karađorđević
Regent
Alexander (1918–1921)
King of Serbia
Reign
15 June 1903 – 1 December 1918
Coronation
21 September 1904
Predecessor
Alexander I Obrenović
Regent
Alexander (1914–1918)
Born
11 July [O.S. 29 June] 1844 Belgrade, Serbia
Died
16 August 1921(1921-08-16) (aged 77) Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Burial
St. George's Church
Spouse
Ljubica of Montenegro
(m. 1883; died 1890)
Issue
Helen, Princess of Russia
Princess Milena
George, Crown Prince of Serbia
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Prince Andrew
House
Karađorđević
Father
Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia
Mother
Persida Nenadović
Religion
Serbian Orthodox
Signature
Military career
Allegiance
Principality of Serbia Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Years of service
1855–58 (end of active service)
Rank
Vojvoda (Field marshal)
Battles/wars
Herzegovina uprising (1875–1877) First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I Koplik War
Styles of Peter I of Yugoslavia
Reference style
His Majesty
Spoken style
Your Majesty
Peter I (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар I Карађорђевић, romanized: Petar I Кarađorđević; 11 July [O.S. 29 June] 1844 – 16 August 1921) was King of Serbia from 15 June 1903 to 1 December 1918. On 1 December 1918, he became King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and he held that title until his death three years later. Since he was the king of Serbia during a period of great Serbian military success, he was remembered by Serbians as King Peter the Liberator and also as the Old King.
Peter was the fifth child and third son of Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, and his wife, Persida Nenadović. Prince Alexander was forced to abdicate in 1858, and Peter lived with his family in exile. He fought with the French Foreign Legion in the Franco-Prussian War. He joined as a volunteer under the alias Peter Mrkonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Мркоњић, romanized: Petar Mrkonjić) in the Herzegovina uprising (1875–1877) against the Ottoman Empire. In 1883, Prince Peter married Princess Ljubica, daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro. Ljubica became known as Princess Zorka upon her marriage. Peter and Zorka had five children: Helen, Milena, George, Alexander, and Andrew. After his father died in 1885, Peter became head of the Karađorđević dynasty.
After King Alexander I Obrenović was murdered during the May Coup of 1903, Peter Karađorđević became the new king of Serbia. As king, he advocated a constitutional setup for the country and was famous for his liberal politics. Peter's rule was marked with the great exercise of political liberties, freedom of the press, national, economical and cultural rise, and it is sometimes dubbed a "golden" or "Periclean age".[1] Peter was the supreme commander of the Royal Serbian Army in the Balkan Wars. On 24 June 1914, the aging king proclaimed his son and heir Alexander as regent. In World War I, the King and his army retreated across the Principality of Albania. Peter died in 1921 aged 77.
^Bataković, Dušan (2017). "On Parliamentary Democracy in Serbia 1903–1914 Political Parties, Elections, Political Freedoms". Balcanica (XLVIII): 123–142. doi:10.2298/BALC1748123B.
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nominated and the best film at the Festival of Serbian film in Chicago. PeterIofSerbia was banished from Serbia as a young man. Many years later, he returns...
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