Peter II, also known as Peter II Karađorđević ( Serbo-Croatian: Petar II Karađorđević, Cyrillic script: Петар II Карађорђевић) (6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970), was the third and last King of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, previously known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (before 1929). He was the eldest son of King Alexander I Karađorđević and Princess Maria of Romania; two of his godparents were George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, K...
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Peter II, also known as Peter II Karađorđević ( Serbo-Croatian: Petar II Karađorđević, Cyrillic script: Петар II Карађорђевић) (6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970), was the third and last King of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, previously known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (before 1929). He was the eldest son of King Alexander I Karađorđević and Princess Maria of Romania; two of his godparents were George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, King and Queen of the United Kingdom.
His education commenced at the Royal Palace. He then attended Sandroyd School in Wiltshire, England. Then 11 years old, Peter, of the House of Karađorđević, succeeded to the Yugoslav throne in 1934 upon the assassination of his father King Alexander I in Marseille, during a state visit to France. Because of the King's young age, a regency was established, headed by his father's cousin Prince Pavle Karađorđević.
Although King Peter and his advisers were opposed to Nazi Germany, Regent Prince Paul declared...
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