Crown Prince lays wreath on the tomb of King Alexander and Queen Draga
Crown Prince Alexander II laid a wreath on the tomb of the
late King Alexander and Queen Draga Obrenovic. He was accompanied by Crown
Princess Katherine.
King Alexander and Queen Draga Obrenovic were assassinated
in a coup d’etat on this date 110 years ago. The last King of the Obrenovic
Dynasty was buried with his wife in the Crypt of St. Mark's Church in Belgrade.
Prince Peter Karadjordjevic, the great grandfather of Crown Prince Alexander II, was appointed King of Serbia by a Constitutional
Assembly of the Serbian Parliament and Senate two weeks later. He was crowned
King of Serbia September 21, 1904 in St. Michael's Cathedral Church in
Belgrade. The reign of King Peter I the Liberator was a period of great
prosperity and stability for Serbia.
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