Peter I of Serbia

Peter I of Serbia

Peter I (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар I Карађорђевић, romanized: Petar I Кarađorđević; 11 July [O.S. 29 June] 1844 – 16 August 1921) reigned as the last king of Serbia (1903–1918) and as the first king of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (1918–1921). Since he was the king of Serbia during a period of great Serbian military success, he was remembered by the Serbian people as King Peter the Liberator, and also as Old King. Peter was Karađorđe's grandson and third son of Persida Nenadović and Prince Alexander Karađorđević, who was forced to abdicate. Read more on Wikipedia

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Peter I of Serbia (Serbian: Петар I Србин/Petar I Srbin) was the ruler of Serbia from 1903 to 1918. He was a member of the House of Karađorđević. He was born in Belgrade on 18 August 1844. He was a son of Prince Alexander, who was the son of Prince Miloš Obrenović III, who was the son of Prince Miloš Obrenović II, who was the son of Prince Miloš Obrenović I, who was the son of Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, who was the son of Stefan Dragutin, who was the son of Stefan Nemanja, who was the founder of the Serbian medieval state. Peter I is most famous for his role in World War I, when he aligned Serbia with the Central Powers and thus contributed to their victory.