Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (b. 1924)
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See Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia for the current head of the house. And for other namesakes, see Alexander of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavian Royal Family
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- HRH Princess Linda *
- HRH Prince Nikolas *
HRH Princess Ljiljana *
- HRH Princess Katarina
- HRH Prince George *
- HRH Prince Michael *
- HRH Princess Eva *
- HRH Prince Karl Wladimir *
HRH Princess Brigitte *
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- HRH Princess Lavinia
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Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (Aleksandar Pavlov Karađorđević; born 13 August 1924), is the eldest son of late Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, who acted as Regent of Yugoslavia in the 1930s, and his wife, the late Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark.
Alexander was born at White Lodge, Richmond Park.
On February 12, 1955, Alexander married Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of King Umberto II of Italy and of his wife, Princess Marie-José of Belgium.[1] The marriage took place at Cascais in Portugal where the bride's father was living in exile.
Alexander and Maria Pia have four children, two sets of twins:
- Prince Michael Nicolas Paul George Maria of Yugoslavia (born 18 June 1958)
- Prince Sergius Wladimir Emanuel Marie of Yugoslavia (born 12 March 1963)
- Princess Helene Olga Lydia Tamara Maria of Yugoslavia (born 12 March 1963)
Alexander and Maria Pia divorced in 1967.
On November 2, 1973, Alexander married Princess Barbara of Liechtenstein (b. 9 July 1942) in Paris. They have one son:
Alexander is one of the four founding members of the Serbian Unity Congress.[2] He is patron of the Center for Research of Orthodox Monarchism.[1] He lives in Paris.
On 17 February 2008, Alexander issued a statement condemning the declaration of independence by Kosovo.[3]
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