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Prince Paul of Yugoslavia

Regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1893-1976) · Russia · On the map · Historical Figures · Died at 83

He held a throne without wearing a crown - regent of Yugoslavia through the late 1930s, steering a fractured kingdom while the king was still a child, first cousin to the assassinated Alexander I.

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Awards

Royal Victorian Chain1934
Knight of the Order of the Elephant1934
Order of the White Eagle
Order of the Star of Karađorđe
Knight of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
Order of the Garter
Order of the White Lion
Order of St. Sylvester
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Order of Saint John
Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy

About this person

Paul Karađorđević was born on 27 April 1893 into the Serbian royal house. When his first cousin Alexander I was assassinated, Alexander's son Peter II inherited the throne at eleven years old, and Paul stepped in as prince regent. For the next several years he governed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during the boy's minority, navigating a country split by ethnic tension and encircled by gathering war. He never took the crown himself. Paul died on 14 September 1976, decades after the monarchy fell and the kingdom ceased to exist.

Country
Russia
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1976 · aged 83