Picture No | 10217521 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Serbian Crown Prince Alexander 1916 |
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Serbian Crown Prince Alexander (1888 - 1934) photographed upon an arrival to London in 1916. The Prince was the second son of King Peter I whose elder brother Prince George renounced his claim to the throne. He distinguished himself during the Balkan war of 1912-1913 and commanded the Serbian armies during the First World War, acting as regent when his father fell ill in 1914. He became King Alexander I of the newly formed state of Yugoslavia in 1921, establishing a royal dictatorship in 1929. He was assassinated in Marseilles in 1934.
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Source | Photograph by Vandyk in 'The Illustrated London News', 8 April 1916, page 457 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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