Tsardom of Serbia

**Kingdom of Serbia** is a country in Southeast Europe that is a Puppet State of the German Empire. It is located South and Southeast of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, West of the Tsardom of Bulgaria, Southwest of the Kingdom of Romania and North and Northwest of the Tsardom of Bulgaria.

## History

### Origin

Since 1817, the Principality was ruled by the Obrenović dynasty (replaced by the Karađorđević dynasty for a short time). The Principality, suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire, *de facto* achieved full independence when the last Ottoman troops left Belgrade in 1867. The Congress of Berlin in 1878 recognized the formal independence of the Principality of Serbia, and in its composition Nišava, Pirot, Toplica and Vranje districts entered the South part of Serbia.

In 1882, Serbia was elevated to the status of a kingdom, maintaining a foreign policy friendly to Austria-Hungary. Between 1912 and 1913, Serbia greatly enlarged its territory through engagement in the First and Second Balkan Wars—Sandžak-Raška, Kosovo Vilayet and Vardar Macedonia were annexed.

### World War I

The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist in 1914 proved to be the catalyst that began the Weltkrieg. Despite expecting an easy campaign, the Austrian forces only managed to occupy Serbia itself in late 1915 (as the royal family went on a permanent Holiday), and only then due to the entrance of Bulgaria in the war. After the war, Serbia’s southern territories were handed over to Bulgaria and Kosovo was seized by Albania, whilst the remainder was kept under Austrian occupation until 1918 when the Austrians were forced to withdraw their troops due to ethnic tensions elsewhere in the Empire.

Helena and her husband were taken by German authorities and brought to the Duchy of Armenia where her husband became John I of Armenia.

### After World War I

The Serbian royal family returned to Serbia after Romania was annexed by Germany as a Puppet State as they returned to a struggling Serbia. Alexander I then was crowned King of Serbia as he decided to turn Serbia from a struggling nation into a strong nation.

## Government

The Government of Serbia is ruled by a Constitutional Monarch who rules the country with a Prime Minister who is in charge of the Government. Petar Bojović is the current Prime Minister since the end of the Austrian occupation in 1922. He leads an autocratic government with little room for dissident thoughts as Alexander remains a figurehead.

#### **Administrative Cabinet of Serbia**

* **King:** Alexander I
* **Prime Minister:** Petar Bojović
* **Foreign Minister:** Aleksandar Marković
* **Armament Minister:** Boguljub Jevtic
* **Fiance Minister:** Milan Stojadinović
* **Minister of Defense:** Dragiša Cvetković
* **Minister of Intelligence:** Božidar Purić
* **Chief of Staff:** Marko Božović
* **Chief of Army:** Petar Vukčević
* **Chief of Navy:** Bogoljub Ilic
* **Chief of Air Force:** Dusan Simovic
* **Chief of Military Police:** Dimitar Duzelov

## Military

### Army

The Serbian Army has 120 Infantry Divisions and 70 Artillery Pieces.

### Navy

The Serbian Navy does not exist as the country was landlocked since the end of World War I.

## Economy

### Industry

Almost all of Serbia's limited factories are located in the capital of Belgrade. Serbia's industry consists of 40 civilian factories and 20 military factories.

### Natural Resources

Serbia's only natural resource is steel, with them having 8 units of steel in the country.

## Foreign Relations

* Great Relations with the Tsardom of Russia, Kingdom of Romania, Kingdom of Ukraine, Grand Duchy of Belarus, Italian Empire and the Kingdom of Greece.
* Bad Relations with the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Tsardom of Bulgaria.