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Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, also known as Paul Karađorđević (Serbo-Croatian: Pavle Karađorđević, Павле Карађорђевић, English transliteration: Paul Karageorgevich; 27 April 1893 – 14 September 1976), was prince regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during the minority of King Peter II.
Apr 23, 2024 · Prince Paul Karadjordjević was the regent of Yugoslavia in the period leading into World War II. Paul’s uncle was King Peter I of Serbia, and Paul’s mother was a Russian princess of the Demidov family. He was educated in Geneva and Belgrade, and in 1910 he moved to Britain to attend the University.
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In the case of the Great War of 1914-1918, the prince and his country fought at the side of the Western Allies against the Central Powers of Imperial Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey. As a Slav, the prince naturally also felt an affinity for Serbia’s Slavic big brother, Imperial Russia.
On 9 October 1934, Prince Paul took the Regency after his cousin King Alexander I was assassinated in Marseille, France. In his will, King Alexander named Prince Paul, as the first of three regents to govern until September 1941, when King Alexander’s son King Peter II would come of age.
The Yugoslav coup d'état took place on 27 March 1941 in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, when the regency led by Prince Paul of Yugoslavia was overthrown and King Peter II fully assumed monarchical powers.
Sep 16, 1976 · PARIS, Sept. 15 Reuters)—Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, who ruled his country for several years before World War 11 as the regent of King Peter II, died at the American Hospital here last night after a...
The Yugoslav regency was a three-member governorship headed by Prince Regent Paul of Yugoslavia in place of Peter II until coming of age. It was in effect between November 1934 and 27 March 1941.
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