Prince Paul of Yugoslavia

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Prince Paul of Yugoslavia was a Yugoslav regent and royal statesman who effectively ruled the country in the late 1930s and early 1940s, navigating between Axis and Allied pressures before being overthrown in a 1941 coup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yugoslav prince
person
politician
regent
burialPlace Royal Mausoleum at Oplenac
surface form: Oplenac Mausoleum
child Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
surface form: Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia
Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
countryOfCitizenship Yugoslavia
surface form: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
dateOfBirth 27 April 1893
dateOfDeath 14 September 1976
dateSigned 25 March 1941
detainedBy UK government
surface form: British authorities
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
University of Oxford NERFINISHED
endTime 27 March 1941
ethnicGroup Serbs
exiledTo Egypt
Greece
South Africa
father Prince Arsen of Serbia
fullName Prince Paul of Yugoslavia self-link
givenName Paul
hobby art collecting
knownFor foreign policy balancing between Nazi Germany and the United Kingdom
regency of Yugoslavia 1934–1941
memberOf Karađorđević
surface form: House of Karađorđević
mother Princess Aurora Pavlovna Demidova di San Donato
nobleTitle Prince Paul of Yugoslavia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prince of Yugoslavia
notableEvent Cvetković–Maček Agreement
Tripartite Pact
surface form: Tripartite Pact signing by Yugoslavia
overthrownIn Yugoslav military coup of 27 March 1941
surface form: Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941
patronOf arts
placeOfBirth Russian Empire
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
placeOfDeath France
Paris
politicalStance attempted neutrality between Axis and Allies
positionHeld Prince Paul of Yugoslavia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prince Regent of Yugoslavia
regencyBeganAfter assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia
regencyFor Peter II of Yugoslavia
surface form: King Peter II of Yugoslavia
relative Alexander I of Yugoslavia
surface form: King Alexander I of Yugoslavia
religion Serbian Orthodox Church
residence Beli Dvor (White Palace), Belgrade
signed Tripartite Pact
spouse Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
startTime 9 October 1934

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Prince Paul of Yugoslavia fullName Prince Paul of Yugoslavia self-link
Prince Regent hasHistoricalExample Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Dragiša Cvetković monarchDuringTerm Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
this entity surface form: Paul of Yugoslavia (as regent)
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia nobleTitle Prince Paul of Yugoslavia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prince of Yugoslavia
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia positionHeld Prince Paul of Yugoslavia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prince Regent of Yugoslavia
Peter II of Yugoslavia regencyCouncilHead Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (pro-Axis government) regent Prince Paul of Yugoslavia