List of Serbian monarchs

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Holy Crown of Serbia
Holy Crown of Serbia

Monarchy of Serbia
Last Monarch of Serbia
Petar I
11 July [O.S. 29 June] 1844 – 16 August 1921
Details
Style
Hereditary
Pretender(s)Crown Prince Alexander
Karađorđević dynasty

This is an archontological list of Serbian monarchs, containing monarchs of the medieval principalities, to heads of state of modern Serbia. The

Despot
.

Early medieval Serbian states (7th century–1166)

Vlastimirović dynasty (7th century–960)

Vlastimirović

The

Pagania, Travunia (including Kanalitai). The Serbian ruler was titled knyaz or archon by the Byzantines
, "prince".

The history of the dynasty starts with the eponymous founder

Magyars), and the power struggle between the First Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire in which Serbia
found itself in the middle. The history of this dynasty ends with the annexation of Serbia in 969.

Ruler Reign Notes
fl. 610–641 One of the two sons of an unnamed "king" of
Byzantine emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641), upon receiving his protection (most likely before 626). He is said to have died long before the Bulgar
invasion (681).
Two or three generations pass without any information.
c. 780 A descendant of the Unknown Archon, he lived during the rule of
Piva, and Lim. He united some Slavic tribes, forming the first Serbian principality
.
<830 Son of Višeslav, he or his son Prosigoj are believed to have ruled during the time in which the
Ljudevit Posavski revolting against the Franks (ca. 819–822), during which time is said that the Serbs held a great part of Dalmatia.[4][5][6][7] At this time, there was peace with the Bulgaria
.
c. 830–850 Son of Prosigoj. He is the eponymous founder of the Vlastimirović dynasty. He defeated the Bulgars in a three-year war against Khan Presian. Vlastimir had three sons (Mutimir, Strojimir and Gojnik) and one daughter. His daughter married Krajina, who received the fief of Travunia.
850–891 Eldest son of Vlastimir. Mutimir was the supreme ruler, with his two younger brothers (Gojnik and Strojimir) being subordinate to him. They successfully fought off an attack by Bulgarian Prince
Eparchy of Ras
was established by 871, as the bishopric of Serbs.
891–892 He was the eldest son of
Zaharije, to Croatia
.
892–917 Son of
Mihailo Višević, the ruler of Zahumlje (917–935), who would warn Simeon I of Bulgaria of a possible alliance between Serbia and the Byzantines. Petar defeated Pavle, the son of Bran, who was sent by Simeon I of Bulgaria. In 917, Simeon's generals tricked and captured Peter, sending him to prison in First Bulgarian Empire
, where he died within a year.
917–921 Son of Bran Mutimirović, born in ca. 870–874. He was sent with an army to Serbia in 917, but was defeated by Petar. After Petar was deposed, Pavle took the throne. He defeats Zaharija, the son of Pribislav, sent by the Byzantines in 920. He was initially vassal to Simeon I of Bulgaria, later he switched to the Byzantine Empire. Zaharija, now sent by the Bulgarians, defeats him in 921.
921–924 Son of Pribislav. Zaharije was sent in 920 by the Byzantines to retake the throne, but was captured by Pavle and handed over to Simeon I of Bulgaria who held him hostage for future tactics. In the meantime, Pavle switched sides to the Byzantines; Simeon dispatched Zaharija who managed to defeat Pavle and then betrayed Simeon by supporting the Byzantines. Zaharija defeated the Bulgarian army in 923, when he sent two heads and weapons of Bulgarian generals as trophies to
Časlav Klonimirović, Zaharija's second cousin. Časlav won the battle and Zaharija fled to Croatia. Simeon gathered all Serbian counts, and instead of instating Časlav, he arrested them and sent them as captives to Bulgaria, annexing Serbia
.
Serbia was annexed by the First Bulgarian Empire (924–927)

933–943/960 Born to
Tihomir, who had held the Drina
county, succeeded him as ruler of "Rascia". The state is believed to have disintegrated, and becoming annexed by the Byzantines and Bulgaria.
Serbia was annexed by the Byzantines (Catepanate of Ras fl. 969–976), and ruled by strategoi.
The Serbian principality was succeeded by the principality of Duklja.

Vojislavljević dynasty (1018–1186)

With the partial annexation of Rascia (Serbia), the county around the city of

Doclea emerges into a Principality, where the leaders adopt the title archon of Serbs, signifying supreme leadership among Serbs, alongside their given offices under Byzantine overlordship. The first office-holder was Peter of Diokleia, of which we only have a seal found in the 19th century. The next known is Jovan Vladimir, who became a Bulgarian vassal. Stefan Vojislav succeeds in giving the realm independence, he is the eponymous founder of the Vojislavljevići that ruled Duklja
from the early 11th century up to the 1180s.

Picture TitleName Reign Notes
Archon
Peter
10th century Peter was an
influence.[8]
Prince
Jovan Vladimir
c.1000–1016 Jovan fought to protect Duklja from Bulgarian expansion, making an alliance with Byzantium; Bulgaria however conquered Doclea in 997 and took Jovan Vladimir prisoner. Jovan ruled Duklja as a vassal of the Bulgarian empire until his murder in 1016.
Prince
Stefan Vojislav
1018–1043 Overthrew the Byzantine supremacy over Serbs in Duklja; founder of the Vojislavljević dynasty; in 1035 rebelled against the
Zachumlia
.
King
↑Prince

Mihailo Vojislavljević
1046–1081 Initially as a Byzantine vassal holding the title of
Church schism of 1054
.


note: Rascia is liberated from Byzantine rule and restored into the Serbian realm of Doclea, with Duklja being the seat.

King (titular)
Constantine Bodin
1081–1101 Son of Michael. He was crowned '
Cometopuli
lineage, he was sent off with an army that would conquer parts of southern Serbia and Macedonia. He was captured and sent to Constantinople, where he spent several years. He was rescued in 1078 by Venetian sailors, and in 1081 he succeeds his father as King. He enlarged his realm, installing his nephews and other family in Bosnia and Rascia. He is captured by the Byzantines in the 1090s, and continues as a mere Byzantine vassal, with his peripheral provinces gaining independence, of which Rascia becomes the most powerful one.


note: Rascia breaks out of the state, subsequently becoming the most powerful of the Serbian principalities (1091). Doclea is continued with a number of Byzantine and Rascian vassals (until 1146) - see

List of rulers of Duklja
.

King (titular)
Dobroslav II
1101–1102 Overthrown by
Vukan of Rascia and Kočapar
.
Kočapar 1102–1103 Brought to power by Vukan of Rascia. Killed in battle against Zachlumia.
Vladimir II 1103–1113 Married daughter of Vukan of Rascia. He was poisoned by his cousin Đorđe I.
Đorđe I 1113–1118 Son of Constantine Bodin. Đorđe was overthrown by
Uroš I of Rascia
in 1118.
Grubeša 1118–1125 Overthrew Đorđe with the help of the Byzantines.
Đorđe I 1125–1131 Second rule.
Prince
Gradinja
1131–1146 Appointed to Doclean throne by Byzantines after Đorđe's defeat in the second war against Byzantines.
Prince
Radoslav
1146–1148 Byzantine vassal. Only dynastic member to be mentioned as Prince of Doclea.
Prince
Mihailo III
1148–1186 Byzantine vassal.

Vukanović dynasty (1091–1166)

In the mid-11th century, Mihailo I had liberated Rascia from Byzantine rule, and appointed his son Petrislav to rule as Prince, independently. In 1083, Constantine Bodin appoints brothers Vukan and Marko, sons of Petrislav, as rulers of Rascia. In 1089, the Byzantines capture Bodin, and Vukan retains independence, founding the Vukanović dynasty. The Vukanovići quickly claim the following Serbian domains in the following decades, and by 1148, the maritime possessions are united with the inland. The Byzantine Empire at times intervened in the political scene, and at times Serbia had Hungary as its main ally. The dynasty ruled until 1166, when a dynastic branch is instated by the Byzantines.

Ruler Reign Notes
Grand Prince
Vukan
1091–1112 Vukan was the son of Petrislav, the Prince of Rascia and son of Mihailo I, that held the office from ca 1060. In 1083, Constantine Bodin appoints Vukan to the supreme rule of "Rascia", while Vukan's brother Marko administrated a part of the land, most likely the frontier region in the north. After the Byzantine campaign against Duklja in 1089, and the subsequent civil war, Vukan asserted independence, ruling as Grand Prince, becoming the most powerful Serb ruler as of ca 1091. He began raiding Byzantine territories in 1090, taking Kosovo, and defeated a Byzantine army in 1092. Vukan made peace with Alexios I Komnenos, after the Emperor had threatened with a larger army. However, Vukan immediately broke the treaty as the Byzantines marched onto the dangerous Cumans in Adrianople. Vukan conquers the cities along the Vardar. In 1095, the Emperor meets Vukan and renews the treaty. Vukan again raided Macedonia, as the First Crusade began. In 1106 he nominally recognized Alexios I.
Note: Rascia is elevated to an independent Grand Principality.
Grand Prince
Uroš I
1112–1145 Uroš I was the son of either Vukan or Marko. In the treaty concluded between Vukan and Alexios I in 1095, Uroš I and Vukan became "guarantors of peace", as hostages to the Byzantines. Uroš succeeds the throne when Vukan dies. In ca 1130, he married his daughter, Jelena, to King Béla II of Hungary. Béla II, being blind, relied entirely on Jelena who acted as a co-ruler. In 1137, Ladislaus II, the son of Béla II and Jelena (the grandson of Uroš), becomes the Ban of Bosnia.
Grand Prince
Uroš II
1145–1162 Replaced his father at 1131 or around 1140 and ruled until 1155.


note: Duklja and Travunia is re-incorporated into the realm.

Grand Prince
Beloš
1162 Instated by Manuel I Komnenos.
Grand Prince
Desa
1150–1155
1162–1166
Desa took Zeta (Duklja) and Travunia from Radoslav of Duklja and unified the coastal Serbian Principalities under his firm grip.
Grand Prince
Tihomir
1166 First son of
Zahumlje
.

After Desa's revolt, in 1165 the Byzantium divided the Serb lands between the four sons of Zavida: Tihomir in Raška, Stracimir in

Zahumlje and Travunia, and Stefan Nemanja
in Toplica (in today's central Serbia). Stefan Nemanja rebelled against his eldest brother Tihomir in 1166, who fled with his brothers Stracimir and Miroslav to Byzantium to seek help. But later on, Stefan Nemanja defeated his Greek army of mercenaries in the same year near the town of Pantino on Kosovo in which poor Tihomir drowned in the River of Sitnica. Nemanja captured his other brothers and made peace with them by giving them rule in their former parts of the land to recognise him as the only ruler of Rashka or Serbia. The Nemanjić dynasty was named after Stefan Nemanja and ruled over Serbia until 1371.

Late medieval Serbian state (1166–1371)

Nemanjić dynasty (1166–1373)

Nemanjić

The Nemanjić dynasty ruled the Serb lands between ca. 1166 up to 1371.

Picture TitleName Reign Notes
Grand Prince
Stefan Nemanja
Saint Symeon the Myrrh-streaming
1166–1196 Nemanja is the eponymous founder of the Zoupanic Nemanjić dynasty. He re-established control over the neighbouring territories, including Duklja, Hum and Travunia. In his last years, he joined his son Sava and took monastic vows, later recognized as Saint Symeon after numerous alleged miracles following his death.
Note: Duklja, Zahumlje and Travunija is reconquered, Nemanja is proclaimed "Grand Prince of All Serbia"
Grand Prince
Vukan Nemanjić
1202–1204 Eldest son of Stefan Nemanja. He held the appanage of "Duklja, Dalmatia (Zahumlje), Travunija, Toplica and Hvosno" as Grand Prince, by 1190. He was the initial heir presumptive, but his father chose Stefan instead upon the abdication in 1196. With the death of Nemanja, Vukan started plotting against his brother. He found help in Hungary, and together they forced Stefan to flee to Bulgaria. He ruled as a Hungarian vassal, evident in Emeric I's title "King of Serbia". He left the throne in 1204, and continued to rule his appanage, he was later pardoned by the third brother Saint Sava.
King
↑Grand Prince

Stefan Prvovenčani

Stefan the First-Crowned
1196–1202
1204–1228
Second son of Stefan Nemanja. He inherited the title of Grand Prince in 1196 when his father retired as a monk. His reign began with a struggle against his brother Vukan, who expelled Stefan to Bulgaria.
eastern territories. The crisis ended when Sava negotiated a peace between the brothers and Stefan's power was cemented. He was crowned King in 1217, and then Sava gains autocephaly, becoming the first Archbishop of Serbs
in 1219, thus Serbia retained full independence.
King
Stefan Radoslav Stephanos Doukas
Jovan
1228–1233 Son of Stefan the First-crowned. He ruled Zahumlje during the reign of his father, and also held a governor status of Zeta. He was the co-founder of the
Žiča monastery with his father, who would abdicate in 1227 due to illness, taking monastic vows. Radoslav was crowned by his uncle Sava, the Archbishop of Serbia. His marriage to Anna Angelina Komnene Doukaina would prove unpopular as she undermined his authority, he lost the loyalty of the people and in 1233 a revolt against them prompted the couple to flee to Dubrovnik
.
King
Stefan Vladislav
1234–1243 Son of Stefan the First-crowned. He succeeded his brother Radoslav in 1234 and ruled for 10 years, before being overthrown by his younger brother Uroš. He continued to rule Zeta. The first known flag design of Serbia was found in his treasury.
King
Stefan Uroš I
Uroš the Great
Symeon
1243–1276 Son of Stefan the First-crowned. He succeeded his brother Vladislav. He boosted trade with Dubrovnik and Kotor, marking a beginning of economic prosperity. In 1253 a war was fought against Dubrovnik, peace was signed in 1254, and in the 1260s a second war begun that ended in 1268. Uroš immediately turned towards Hungary, successfully taking Mačva, he was however captured and peace was ensured between the two Kings through marriage of Dragutin and Catherine, the daughter of Stephen V of Hungary. His oldest son Dragutin would have succeeded his rule, but Uroš favored Stefan Milutin, the younger son, as successor. He was overthrown by Stefan Dragutin in 1276.
King
Stefan Dragutin
Teoctist
1276–1282
1282–1316
Son of Stefan Uroš I. He overthrew his father with help from the Hungarian royalty (through his marriage to
what would later become the Kingdom of Srem with the capital at Belgrade
. Milutin boosted relations with the Byzantine Emperor, and refused to give the rule to Vladislav II (Dragutin's son), causing a split of the Kingdom. Dragutin continued to rule the northern frontier in Hungarian alliance, but in the last years re-connected with Serbia, acting as a vassal.
King
Stefan Uroš II Milutin
1282–1321 Son of Stefan Uroš I. He succeeded his brother Dragutin. Upon his accession, he immediately turned towards Macedonia, conquering the northern part with
Braničevo
.
King of Srem (King of the Serbs)
Stefan Vladislav II
1316–1325 Son of Dragutin.
King
Stefan Konstantin
1321–1322 Younger son of Stefan Uroš II, defeated in 1322 by his older brother, Stefan Uroš III.
King
Dečani
1322–1331 Older brother of Stefan Konstantin
Emperor
↑King

Stefan Dušan
Dušan the Mighty
1331–1355 Son of Uroš III. He was a very skilled military leader, and defeated Bosnia and Bulgaria at the age of 20. As his father was not an able conqueror, Dušan removed him from the throne. Dušan doubled the size of the realm, taking Byzantine lands as far as the Peloponnese. He was crowned Emperor in 1346. The Serbian Empire flourished, becoming one of the most developed countries and cultures in Europe. He enacted the constitution - Dušan's Code in 1349.
Emperor
Stefan Uroš V
Uroš the Weak
1355–1371 Son of Stefan Uroš IV Dušan, crowned King of Rascia (1346–1355), succeeds as Emperor after the death of Dušan in 1355. His epithet was given due to his "weak rule".
Emperor of Serbs and Greeks (pretender)
Simeon Uroš
1359–1370 Uncle of Uroš V. He was appointed governor in the southwestern conquered regions in 1348, and ruled until 1355, when his brother-in-law Nikephoros II Orsini returned and rallied support. Nikephoros was killed in 1359, and Simeon continued his rule until his death in 1371. He proclaimed himself "Emperor of Serbs and Greeks" in 1356, however against the wishes of nobility of Serbia proper and Macedonia. After an unsuccessful invasion of Zeta, he gave up the idea of ruling Serbia.
Note: Epirus breaks away:
Despot of Epirus
Thomas Preljubović
1366–1384 Grandson of Stefan Dušan.
Basilissa of Epirus
Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina
1384–1385 Daughter of Simeon Uroš.
Emperor of Serbs and Greeks
Jovan Uroš
1370–1373 Son of Simeon Uroš. Succeeded his father as titular "Emperor of Serbs and Greeks" and ruled an area of Epirus and Thessaly 1370–1373 before taking monastic vows. In 1384–1385 he helped his sister Empress
Thomas II Preljubović
, the Despot of Epirus 1367–1384).

Fall of the medieval Serbian state (1371–1496)

Magnate provinces

Lazarević
Mrnjavčević
Dejanović Branković Balšić Crnojević

The crumbling

Tsar Lazar, a Duke of present-day central Serbia (which had not yet come under the Ottoman yoke), stood against the Ottomans at the Battle of Kosovo
in 1389. The result was indecisive, but it resulted in the subsequent fall of Serbia.

The administration was divided in the following:

Picture TitleName Reign Overlordship Notes
Moravian Serbia / Serbian Despotate (Lazarević)
Lord, Prince
Lazar Hrebeljanović
Tsar Lazar
1371–1389 None After Uroš V died, the last of the Nemanjić emperors, through a combination of diplomacy, military action, and family alliances, Lazar emerged from the resulting power vacuum as the most powerful Serbian noble not in the
Uroš the Great). His first major military action was at the Battle of Dubravnica where his two subjects, Crep and Vladimir managed to decisively defeat an Ottoman army in southern Serbia. No further recorded hostilities took place until the Battle of Pločnik where Knez Lazar managed to crush an Ottoman force and drive them back to Niš. Serbian troops also took part in the Battle of Bileća where again he defeated the Turks. Lazar was killed during the 1389 Battle of Kosovo
along with most of Serbia's political elite.
Despote
↑Prince

Stefan Lazarević
Stefan the Tall
1389–1427 Ottoman 1391–1404----Hungarian 1404–1427 Son of Lazar. In 1391, Serbia became an Ottoman vassal, so Stefan was obliged to aid the Ottoman sultan in battles when asked. He did so in the
Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos granted him the title of despot
. In previous years, title would mean that the despot would rule some vassal state, but as the Byzantine Empire was too weak to assert such a rule and Serbia was not its vassal state, Stefan Lazarević took this title as the personal style of the Serbian monarchs, thus the Principality of Serbia became the Serbian Despotate.
Picture TitleName Reign Overlordship Notes
Mrnjavčević
)
King
Marko Mrnjavčević
Prince Marko
1371–1395 Ottoman Son of Vukašin. Killed in the Battle of Rovine.
Picture TitleName Reign Overlordship Notes
Lordship of the Dejanović family (Dejanović
)
Despot
Jovan Dragaš Dejanović
1371–1378 Ottoman
Magnate
Konstantin Dragaš Dejanović
1378–1395 Ottoman Killed in the Battle of Rovine.
Picture TitleName Reign Overlordship Notes
Lordship of Zeta under the Balšić family (Balšić)
Lord
Đurađ I
1371–1378
Lord
Balša II
1378–1385
Note: Lords of Valona and Kanina broke away from Zeta as independent rulers:
Lord
Mrkša Žarković
1396–1414 Son-in-law of Balša II.
Lady
Ruđina Balšić
1414–1417 Daughter of Balša II.
Lord
Đurađ II
1385–1403
Lord
Balša III
1403–1421
Picture TitleName Reign Overlordship Notes
Lordship of Zeta under the Crnojević family (Crnojević)
Lord
Stefan
Stefanica
1451–1465
Lord
Ivan
Ivan the Black
1465–1490
Lord
Đurađ
1490–1496
Note:
Zeta under the Crnojevići is conquered by the Ottoman Empire. The Zetan nobility enters the service of the Ottoman Empire (titular lord of Zeta).
Stefan II 1496–1499 nominal ruler under Ottoman suzerainty Younger brother of Đurađ. Imprisoned by the Ottomans in 1499.

District of Branković / Serbian Despotate

Branković

The

medieval Serbian state. Later members of the house extended their rule over all remaining independent regions of Serbia making them the last suzerain rulers of medieval Serbia. The dynasty ruled the Serbian Despotate
from 1427 to 1459.

Picture TitleName Reign Notes
Lord
Vuk Branković
1371 – 1396 Imprisoned and died in an Ottoman prison.
Despot
↑Lord

Đurađ I Branković
1396 – 1412
1427 – 26 December 1456
Grandson of Lazar I
Despot
Lazar Branković
December 1456 – 20 January 1458 Son of Đurađ I
Despot
Stefan Branković
Stefan the Blind
1458 – April 8, 1459 Son of Đurađ I, regent for niece. Serbia proper was annexed by the Ottoman Empire in 1459.
Despot
Stephen Tomašević
1 April 1459 – 20 June 1459 He married
Helena Palaiologina
.
Note:
Serbian Despotate is conquered by the Ottoman Empire. The Serbian nobility enters the service of Hungary. The regnal title of despot is given by the Hungarians and Habsburgs (titular despot of Serbia).
Vuk Grgurević Branković
Vuk the Fiery Dragon
1471–1485 Grandson of Đurađ I. In 1471 a dependent Serbian state was established by the Hungarians mostly on the territory of Vojvodina and Syrmia.
Đorđe Branković 1486–1497 Son of Stefan Branković, abdicated
Jovan Branković 1493–1502 Son of Stefan Branković
Ivaniš Berislavić 1504–1514 Married widow of Jovan Branković.
Stjepan Berislavić 1520–1535 Son of Ivaniš and Jelena. Deposed
Radič Božić 1527–1528 Vassal of John Zapolya.
Pavle Bakić 1537 Vassal of Ferdinand I. The last titular Despot of Serbia.

Second Serbian Empire and Duchy of Srem (1526–1532)

Picture TitleName Reign Territory Notes
Emperor of the Serbs
(self-proclaimed)

Jovan Nenad
Jovan the Black
1526 – July 26, 1527 southern Pannonian Plain Many Serbian historians consider him the founder of contemporary Vojvodina
Duke
Radoslav Čelnik
1527 – 1532 Syrmia He was general commander of
Emperor Jovan Nenad
's army.

Habsburg-occupied Serbia

Picture TitleName
Born - Died
Reign Territory Notes
Vice Duke of Serbian Vojvodina
Jovan Monasterlija
1660s–1706
1691–1706 Habsburg-occupied Serbia "Chief of the Serbian Nation" under Leopold I
King of Serbia
Charles III
October 1, 1685 – October 20, 1740
1718–1739
Kingdom of Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia was a crown land of the Habsburg monarchy
Duke of Serbian Vojvodina
Stevan Šupljikac
1786 – December 15, 1848
May 1, 1848 – December 15, 1848 Serbian Vojvodina The Serbian Vojvodina was a short-lived self-proclaimed Serb autonomous province during the revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire
Grand Voivode of the Voivodeship of Serbia
Franz Joseph I

August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916
November 18, 1849 – December 27, 1860 Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar The Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar was a crown land of the Austrian Empire

Modern Serbia (1804–1918)

Revolutionary Serbia (1804–1813)

Picture TitleName
Born - Died
Reign Territory Notes
Grand Vožd of Serbia
Karađorđe Petrović
Black George
November 3, 1768 – July 24, 1817
February 15, 1804 – September 21, 1813 Revolutionary Serbia Leader of the
Karađorđević dynasty
Deposed and exiled to Austria.
Collapse of the First Serbian Uprising
.

Principality of Serbia (1815–1882)

Obrenović dynasty
(1815–1842)

Picture TitleName
Born - Died
Reign Territory Notes
Grand Vožd of Serbia
Miloš Obrenović I

Miloš the Great
March 18, 1780 – September 26, 1860
First reign
April 23, 1815 – June 25, 1839
Principality of Serbia Leader of the
Obrenović dynasty

Elevated to the status of Prince on November 6, 1817. Abdicated.
Milan Obrenović II

October 21, 1819 – July 8, 1839
June 25, 1839 – July 8, 1839 Principality of Serbia Elder adult son of Miloš; ruled for only 13 days.
Mihailo Obrenović III

September 16, 1823 – June 10, 1868
First reign
July 8, 1839 – September 14, 1842
Principality of Serbia Younger adult son of Miloš; deposed by the Defenders of the Constitution.

Karađorđević dynasty
(1842–1858)

Picture TitleName
Born - Died
Reign Territory Notes

October 11, 1806 – May 3, 1885
September 14, 1842 – December 23, 1858 Principality of Serbia Abdicated.
Return of Obrenović dynasty to power.

Obrenović dynasty
(1858–1882)

Picture TitleName
Born - Died
Reign Territory Notes
Miloš Obrenović I

Miloš the Great
March 18, 1780 – September 26, 1860
Second reign
December 23, 1858 – September 26, 1860
Principality of Serbia Died due to old age.
Mihailo Obrenović III

September 16, 1823 – June 10, 1868
Second reign
September 26, 1860 – June 10, 1868
Principality of Serbia Younger adult son of Miloš;
assassinated in Košutnjak
.
Prince of Serbia
Milan Obrenović IV

August 22, 1854 – February 11, 1901
June 10, 1868 – March 6, 1882 Principality of Serbia Grandnephew of Miloš
In 1878, Serbia gained full international recognition at the Congress of Berlin. In 1882, the country was elevated to the status of kingdom.

Kingdom of Serbia (1882–1918)

Obrenović dynasty
(1882–1903)

Picture TitleName
Born - Died
Reign Territory Notes
King of Serbia
Milan Obrenović IV

August 22, 1854 – February 11, 1901
March 6, 1882 – March 6, 1889 Kingdom of Serbia Abdicated.
King of Serbia
Alexander I Obrenović

August 14, 1876 – June 11, 1903
March 6, 1889 – June 11, 1903 Kingdom of Serbia
Obrenović dynasty
.

Karađorđević dynasty
(1903–1918)

Picture TitleName
Born - Died
Reign Territory Notes
Peter I Karađorđević

King Peter the Liberator
Old King
June 29, 1844 – August 16, 1921
June 15, 1903 – December 1, 1918 Kingdom of Serbia Elder adult son of Aleksandar; in exile from November 1915 due to the
Serbian Campaign
.
Proclaimed King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on December 1, 1918.
After the Creation of Yugoslavia See List of heads of state of Yugoslavia

Notes

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)

Monarchy of Yugoslavia
Royal Standard
Last monarch of Yugoslavia
Peter II

6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970
Details
Style
Hereditary
Pretender(s)Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia

Karađorđević dynasty
(1918–1945)

In 1918,

Karađorđević dynasty
.

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Rule start Rule end Marriages Succession right Notes
Peter I of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Peter I Karađorđević
King Peter the Liberator
Old King
(1844–1921)
1 December 1918 16 August 1921 Princess Zorka of Montenegro in 1883
(5 children)
Previously
King of Serbia
,
proclaimed King by representatives of South Slav states
Held the title "King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes". Prince Alexander served as regent in his final years.
Alexander I of Yugoslavia Alexander I Karađorđević
Alexander the Unifier
(1888–1934)
16 August 1921 9 October 1934 Maria of Yugoslavia on 8 June 1922
(3 children)
Son of the preceding Changed title to "King of Yugoslavia" in 1929.
Assassinated in
Marseilles
.
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia Paul Karađorđević
(1893–1976)
9 October 1934 27 March 1941 Olga of Greece and Denmark on 22 October 1923
(3 children)
Cousin of the preceding Prince Paul with Radenko Stanković, Ivo Perović as the regent for King Peter II.
Peter II of Yugoslavia Peter II Karađorđević
(1923–1970)
9 October 1934 29 November 1945 Alexandra of Greece and Denmark on 20 March 1944
(1 child)
Son of the preceding Prince Paul acted as regent until ousted on 27 March 1941; exiled on 17 April 1941 and deposed on 29 November 1945.

After

parliamentary monarchy
, although political organizations and certain public in favor of it, do exist.

See also

References

  1. ^ Živković 2006, p. 11
  2. ^ Živković 2006, p. 21 ,, Fine 1991, p. 141
  3. ^ Sava S. Vujić, Bogdan M. Basarić (1998). Severni Srbi (ne)zaboravljeni narod. Beograd. p. 40.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Eginhartus de vita et gestis Caroli Magni, p. 192: footnote J10
  5. ^ Serbian Studies. Vol. 2–3. North American Society for Serbian Studies. 1982. p. 29. ...the Serbs, a people that is said to hold a large part of Dalmatia
  6. . ...who are said to hold a great part of Dalmatia
  7. . 'a people that is said to hold a large part of Dalmatia'. This was a reference to the ancient Roman province of Dalmatia, which extended deep into the western Balkan interior, from the eastern Adriatic coast to the valleys of the Ibar and Sava Rivers.
  8. .

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