Editing Alexander II, King of Yugoslavia

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right" size="500px"
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! colspan="2" |HM The King of Yugoslavia
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Karadordevic_Alexander_1945.jpg|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|King of [[Yugoslavia]]
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|'''Reign'''
|3 November 1970 - present
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|'''Coronation'''
|2 June 1971
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[King Peter II of Yugoslavia|Peter II]]
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|'''Heir'''
|[[Peter, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|17 July 1945 (age 80)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Princess Maria da Gloria of Brazil]]
(m. 1972)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[Peter, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia]]
[[Prince Philip of Yugoslavia|Prince Philip]]<br>
[[Prince Alexander, Duke of Vastergotland]]<br>
[[Princess Jelena of Yugoslavia|Princess Jelena]]<br>
[[Olga, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg]]
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|'''Name'''
|Alexander
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|'''House'''
|Karadordevic
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|'''Father'''
|[[King Peter II of Yugoslavia]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Princess Alexandra of Greece]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Eastern Orthodox
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'''Alexander II, King of Yugoslavia''' (born ''Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia'' on 17 July 1945) is the current reigning King of Yugoslavia. He is also a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family as the brother-in-law of '''[[Pedro V, Emperor of Brazil]]'''.

==Life==
Alexander was born the only child of '''King Peter II of Yugoslavia''' and '''Princess Alexandra of Greece'''.

He was born Crown Prince of Yugoslavia and succeeded to the throne after the death of his father in 1970.

==Marriage and Issue==
On 1 July 1972, Alexander married '''Princess Maria da Gloria of Brazil''' in Belgrade. The couple have five children, '''Peter, Philip, Alexander, Jelena,''' and '''Olga'''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
|-
|[[File:Karadordevic Peter 1980.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Peter, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia]]
|5 February 1980
|
|Unmarried and without issue
|-
|[[File:Karadordevic Philip.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Philip of Yugoslavia|Prince Philip]]
|15 January 1982
|
|[[Princess Olga of Leiningen]] (m. 2017); has issue
|-
|[[File:Karadordevic Alexander.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Alexander, Duke of Vastergotland]]
|15 January 1982
|
|[[Ingrid, Crown Princess of Sweden]] (m. 2013); has issue
|-
|[[File:Karadordevic Jelena.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Jelena of Yugoslavia|Princess Jelena]]
|8 August 1986
|
|Unmarried and without issue
|-
|[[File:Karadordevic Olga.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Olga, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg]]
|8 August 1988
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|[[Alexander, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg]] (m. 2024); has issue
|}

==Residences==
<gallery>
File:Residences Yugoslavia Old Palace.jpg|Old Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences Yugoslavia White Palace.jpg|White Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
File:Residences Yugoslavia Golden Hill Villa.jpg|Golden Hill Villa; Summer Residence (June-August)
File:Residences Brazil Santa Cruz Estate.jpg|Santa Cruz Estate; Summer Residence (June-August)
</gallery>

==Titles and Honours==

* '''1945-1970'''   Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
* '''1970-present'''   Alexander II, King of Yugoslavia

===National Honours===
[[File:Honours_Yugoslavia_Order_of_the_Star_of_Karadorde.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Star of Karadorde (1963)

[[File:Honours_Yugoslavia_Order_of_the_White_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the White Eagle (1970)

[[File:Honours_Yugoslavia_Order_of_the_Yugoslav_Crown.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Yugoslav Crown (1970)

[[File:Honours_Yugoslavia_Order_of_St._Sava.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Sava (1970)

===Foreign Honours===
[[File:Honours_Brazil_Order_of_the_Southern_Cross.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Southern Cross (1972) (Brazil)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
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|[[King Peter II of Yugoslavia]]
|[[King Alexander I of Yugoslavia]]
[[Princess Maria of Romania (b. 1900)|Princess Maria of Romania]]
|[[King Peter I of Yugoslavia]]
[[Princess Zorka of Montenegro]]

[[King Ferdinand of Romania]]

[[Princess Marie of Edinburgh]]
|[[Alexander, Prince of Serbia]]
[[Persida Nenadovic]]

[[King Nicholas I of Montenegro]]

[[Milena Vukotic]]

[[Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern]]

[[Infanta Antonia of Portugal]]

[[Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]

[[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia]]
|-
|[[Princess Alexandra of Greece]]
|[[King Alexander of Greece]]
[[Aspasia Manos]]
|[[King Constantine I of Greece]]
[[Princess Sophia of Prussia]]

[[Petros Manos]]

[[Maria Argyropoulos]]
|[[King George I of Greece]]
[[Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia]]

[[Emperor Frederick III of Germany]]

[[Victoria, Princess Royal]]

[[Thrasyboulos Manos]]

[[Roxane Mavromikhali]]

[[Iakobos Argyropoulos]]

[[Aspasia Petraki]]
|}

==Lines of Succession==
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! colspan="3" |Alexander II, King of Yugoslavia
House of Karadordevic 

Born: 17 July 1945 
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| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
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|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the TBD throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
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|<center><small>Incumbent</small>
'''<small>preceded by</small>'''
[[King Peter II of Yugoslavia|'''<small>Peter II</small>''']]</center>
|<center>Incumbent</center>
|<center>[[Peter, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia]]</center>
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[[Category:Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:House Karadordevic]]
[[Category:Monarchs of Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Monarchs]]