Peter II of Yugoslavia

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Peter II of Yugoslavia was the last king of Yugoslavia, who ascended the throne as a teenager before World War II and spent most of his reign in exile after the Axis invasion.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
king
last king of Yugoslavia
monarch
ageAtAccession 11
ascendedThrone 1934-10-09
burialPlace Libertyville, Illinois NERFINISHED
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Libertyville
cameOfAge 1941-03-27
causeOfDeath cirrhosis of the liver
child Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Yugoslavia
dateOfBirth 1923-09-06
dateOfDeath 1970-11-03
dateOfMarriage 1944-03-20
deposed 1945
event Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941
exiledIn United Kingdom
United States of America
familyName Karađorđević
father Alexander I of Yugoslavia
fullName Peter II Karađorđević
givenName Peter
headquartersInExile London
house House of Karađorđević
leftCountryDuring Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
monarchOf Yugoslavia
monarchyAbolished 1945-11-29
mother Maria of Romania
notableFor being the last reigning monarch of Yugoslavia
leading the Yugoslav government-in-exile during World War II
placeOfBirth Belgrade
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
placeOfDeath Colorado
Denver
United States of America
placeOfMarriage London
positionHeld King of Yugoslavia
predecessor Alexander I of Yugoslavia
reburialCountry Serbia
reburialDate 2013-05-26
reburialPlace Royal Mausoleum at Oplenac
regencyCouncilHead Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
regnalName Peter II
religion Serbian Orthodox Church
residenceInExile Los Angeles
United States of America
spentReignMostlyIn exile
spouse Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
succeededBy Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
titleAfterDeposition King Peter II in exile
wasInOfficeDuring World War II


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