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Peter II of Yugoslavia

1923 - 1970

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Peter II Karađorđević (Serbo-Croatian: Петар II Карађорђевић, romanized: Petar II Karađorđević; 6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970) was the last King of Yugoslavia, reigning from October 1934 until he was deposed in November 1945. He was the last reigning member of the Karađorđević dynasty. The eldest child of King Alexander I and Maria of Romania, Peter acceded to the Yugoslav throne in 1934 at the age of 11 after his father was assassinated during a state visit to France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter II of Yugoslavia has received more than 1,905,745 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Peter II of Yugoslavia is the 962nd most popular politician (down from 960th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 15th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Serbian Politician.

Peter II of Yugoslavia is most famous for being the last king of Yugoslavia. He was in power from 1934 to 1945. He was overthrown by a coup d'état and was forced to abdicate the throne.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter II of Yugoslavia ranks 962 out of 19,576. Before him are Hassanal Bolkiah, Grigory Zinoviev, Kara Mustafa Pasha, Michael III, Leo I the Thracian, and Charles I of Hungary. After him are Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Eleanor of Austria, John I Tzimiskes, and Édouard Daladier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Peter II of Yugoslavia ranks 13. Before him are Wisława Szymborska, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Rocky Marciano, Charlton Heston, Italo Calvino, and Wojciech Jaruzelski. After him are Irma Grese, Marcel Marceau, Nadine Gordimer, Mas Oyama, György Ligeti, and Val Logsdon Fitch. Among people deceased in 1970, Peter II of Yugoslavia ranks 17. Before him are Sukarno, Alexander Kerensky, Mark Rothko, Nelly Sachs, François Mauriac, and Shmuel Yosef Agnon. After him are Édouard Daladier, Paul Celan, Otto Heinrich Warburg, Rudolf Carnap, Semyon Timoshenko, and Leslie Groves.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Peter II of Yugoslavia ranks 18 out of 661. Before him are Aurelian (214), Constantius Chlorus (250), Peter I of Serbia (1844), Valentinian I (321), Gratian (359), and Saint Sava (1169). After him are Claudius Gothicus (210), Probus (232), Karađorđe (1768), Alexander I of Serbia (1876), Stefan Lazarević (1374), and Draža Mihailović (1893).

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Among POLITICIANS In Serbia

Among politicians born in Serbia, Peter II of Yugoslavia ranks 14. Before him are Constantius II (317), Aurelian (214), Constantius Chlorus (250), Peter I of Serbia (1844), Valentinian I (321), and Gratian (359). After him are Claudius Gothicus (210), Probus (232), Karađorđe (1768), Alexander I of Serbia (1876), Stefan Lazarević (1374), and Jovian (331).

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