Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (born 1982)

Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, also known as Alexander III Karađorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар III Карађорђевић / Aleksandar III Karađorđević; born January 15, 1982), is a member of the House of Karađorđević.

Prince Alexander
Born (1982-01-15) January 15, 1982
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
HouseKarađorđević
FatherAlexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
MotherPrincess Maria da Gloria, Duchess of Segorbe

Life

He is the third son of the last crown prince of Yugoslavia, Alexander, and his first wife, Princess Maria da Gloria. He is the fraternal twin of Prince Philip of Yugoslavia. He is fourth in the line to the former throne, after his elder brothers and nephew.[1] His godparents are Queen Sofía of Spain, King Constantine II of Greece (first cousins of his father), and Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria (first cousin of his mother).

Alexander lived in Virginia until 1984. He was educated in London and Canterbury with his twin brother. In June 2000, he completed sixth form at The King's School, Canterbury. He was awarded a BA degree in Communications and Media from the University of San Francisco in 2004. Alexander was at a graduate school at an American university completing a MFA degree in Advertising (Art Direction). Currently he is working and living in California, United States.

On July 17, 2001, the former royal family took up residence in the Royal Palace in Belgrade.[2] As a 4th-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, Alexander is in the line of succession to the British throne.[3]

National dynastic honours

References
  1. "Royal Family". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  2. "THE ROYAL PALACE". The Royal Family of Serbia. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. Reitwiesner, William Addams. "Persons eligible to succeed to the British Throne as of 1 Jan 2001". Retrieved July 1, 2014.
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (born 1982)
Born: 15 January 1982
Yugoslavian royalty
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Prince Stefan of Yugoslavia		 Line of succession to the Yugoslavian throne
4th position		 Succeeded by
Prince Nikolas of Yugoslavia
Line of succession to the British throne
descended from Alfred, son of Victoria
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