Alexander I reigned as the king of Serbia from 1889 to 1903 when he and his wife, Draga Mašin, were assassinated by a group of Royal Serbian Army officers, led by Captain Dragutin Dimitrijević.
Alexander in 1900
Young Alexander with his father King Milan in 1888 less than a year before Milan abdicated the throne in favour of his underage son
Princess Alexandra Karoline of Schaumburg-Lippe, intended bride for Alexander
King Alexander and Queen Draga
Peter I was King of Serbia from 15 June 1903 to 1 December 1918. On 1 December 1918, he became King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and he held that title until his death three years later. Since h
Alexander I of Serbia
…and in 1901 issued a moderately liberal constitution. A Council of State and a second chamber to parliament were instituted. In 1902 Alexander's rival Peter Кarađorđević was proclaimed king by followers at Šabac, and Alexander responded by organizing a military cabinet and suspending the constitution. Radicals began to…
Prince Peter Karadjordjević, photographed by an unknown author during his exile years, (circa 1865)
Peter in guerrilla uniform, c. 1875
Peter (far left, standing) with his family in Cetinje, c. 1890; pictured with him are his wife Zorka (middle) and their children Helen and George (in front of their mother), his brothers Arsen (standing right) and George (sitting), and his paternal first cousin Persida Ida Nikolajević. (sitting far left).