Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia

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Peter
Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia
Његово Краљевско Височанство Принц Наследник Петар Карађорђевић од Србије.jpg
Born (1980-02-05) February 5, 1980 (age 42)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
HouseKarađorđević
FatherAlexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
MotherPrincess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza

Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia (born February 5, 1980), also known as Peter III Karađorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар III Карађорђевић / Petar III Karađorđević), is the eldest son of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, and Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza. Prince Peter is the grandson of King Peter II.

Education and career[]

Peter was born in Chicago and lived there until the end of 1981, when he moved with his parents to Virginia. In 1983, he first attended morning pre-school in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and in 1984, he went to day school. In June 1998, he graduated from The King's School, Canterbury, in England, having obtained three A-levels in Art, Spanish, and French, and ten GCSEs. In 1999, he completed in London an art foundation course at Camberwell College of Arts (London Institute). He spent the 1999–2000 year at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). In May 2000, he concluded a series of art programmes on the European continent mainly in Barcelona and Seville.

On July 17, 2001, he and the Royal Family took up residence in the Royal Palace in Belgrade.

His godfather was Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia.

National dynastic honours[]

Ancestors[]

References[]

  • "HRH Hereditary Prince Peter". Official Website of The Serbian Royal Family.
  • Royal Mausoleum Oplenac


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