Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

Alexander Karageorgevitch, Aleksandar Karadordevic; (born January 15 1982), also known as Prince Alexander of Serbia and Yugoslavia or Prince Aleksandar III Karadordevic, is a member of the House of Karadordevic. He is the third and youngest grandchild of the last Yugoslav king, Peter II.

Early Life and Education

Alexander is the third and youngest child of the last crown prince of Yugoslavia, Alexander, and his first wife, Princess Maria Gloria of Orleans-Braganza. He is the fraternal twin of Prince Philip. His godparents are Queen Sofia of Spain, King Constantine II of Greece (first cousins of his father), and Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria (first cousin of his mother). Besides his twin brother, he has an older brother, Peter (b.1980). Alexander lived in Virginia until 1984. In 1982, Alexander and his twin brother were baptized by Lavrentije, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Western Europe, at a castle in Villamanrique Condesa, near Seville, Spain.

Alexander's parents divorced in 1985. After the divorce, his father married Katherine Clairy Batis later that year, while his mother married Ignacio, 19th Duke of Segorbe in the same year. Through his mother, Alexander has two younger half-sisters, Sol Maria de la Blanca Medina Orleans-Braganza, 54th Countess of Ampurias (b.1986) and Ana Luna Medina Orleans-Braganza, 17th Countess of Ricla (b.1988).

Alexander 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).

Personal Life

Prince Alexander attended the reburial of his grandparents King Peter II and Queen Alexandra, grand-grandmother Queen Maria, and granduncle Prince Andrew in the Royal Family Mausoleum at Oplenac on 26 May 2013. The Serbian Royal Regalia were placed over King Peter's coffin, having Alexander placing a diamond sabre near to the Karadordevic Crown.

In 2014, Alexander moved to Belgrade, Serbia. In 2015, Alexander dated Dunja Kusturia, a daughter of Serbian film marker and musician Emir Kusturica. At the time, their relationship was compared to one of Kate and Prince Willaim by Serbian media. In 2015 he owned a bar in Belgrade. In 17 July 2015, Prince Alexander and brothers were presented at their father's 70th birthday celebration in Belgrade. The event gathered 400 guests, including Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Albert II of Monaco among others.

As of 2016, Alexander lives in the United States.

Titles, Styles, and Honours

Titles and Styles

15 January 1982-2003: His Royal Highness Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

2003-present: His Royal Highness Prince Alexander of Serbia and Yugoslavia

Honours

-House of Karadordevic: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Star Karadorde

-House of Karadordevic: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the White Eagle

-House of Karadordevic: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown

-House of Karadordevic: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of St. Sava

House: Karadordevic

Religion: Serbian Orthodox

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