Formerly Sovereign House

Kingdom of Yugoslavia – House of Karageorgevich

Kingdom of Yugoslavia – House of Karageorgevich

Jurisdiction
Yugoslavia
Dynasty
House of Karageorgevich
Entry type
House
Editorial status
Reviewed - Verified

Kraljevina Jugoslavija

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Yugoslav, Cyrillic script: Краљевина Југославија; Latin script: Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918-1941. It was formed in 1918 by the merger of the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, formed from territories of the defunct Austro-Hungarian Empire, with the formerly independent Kingdom of Serbia. The Kingdom of Montenegro united with Serbia just five days earlier, while the regions of Kosovo, Vojvodina and Vardar Macedonia were parts of Serbia prior to the unification. For its first eleven years of existence it was officially called Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, but the term Yugoslavia was its colloquial name from the very beginning. On 17 April 1941, Yugoslavia was occupied by Nazi Germany and was reorganised into four provinces under foreign rule; a royal government-in-exile, recognized by the United Kingdom and later by all the Allied powers, was established in London. The Kingdom was succeeded by a provisional regime named Democratic Federal Yugoslavia established on 2 November 1944 by an agreement between the government of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia represented by Ivan Šubašić and the Yugoslav Partisans represented by Josip Broz Tito. Democratic Federal Yugoslavia was created following the successful conclusion of the agreement of cooperation decided by the Treaty of Vis signed by Šubašić and Tito at the behest of pressure by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

The Family Titles and Styles

The present members of this family bear the title Prince or Princess of Yugoslavia to with the formal appellation of His or Her Royal Highness.

The Genealogy of the Royal House

DJORDJE Petrovic, called Kara Djordje (Karageorge), was chosen as Hospdar of the Serbs 5 Feb 1804, but was forced to flee 2 Sep 1813. He was b. Vishevats 14 Sep 1752 and was murdered at Radovanje 13 Jul 1817. He m. Jelena Jovanovic (1764-8 Feb 1842).

  • 1a) Sima, b.and d.ca 1788
  • 2a) Sava (1793-1847); m.before Apr 1807 Anton Ristic (d.1832)
  • 3a) Sara (Sarka) (1795-ca 1852); m.1st Nikola Karamarkovic, Voivode (d.1816); m.2d Tosa Boyanic (d.1847)
  • 4a) Pola (1797-1812); m. Jovica Milanovic, Voivode
  • 5a) Stamenka (1799-1875); m.1st Dimitri Pistic (d.1834); m.2d Ilija Carapic, Voivode (d.1844)
  • 6a) Alexa (1801-1830); m. Marija Trokin (d.1827)
  • 1b) Djordje (1827-Paris 14 Aug 1884); m.10 May 1856 Sarka Anastasijevic (1832/7-1931)
  • 1c) Alexa, who claimed the Serbian throne (10 Jun 1859-Paris 15 Feb 1920); m. Myra Abigail Pankhurst (Cleveland, Ohio 1859-1938)
  • 2c) Bozidar (11 Jan 1862-14 Apr 1908 [1903?])
  • 7a) ALEXANDER I, Pr of Serbia, so elected 15 Sep 1842, abdicated 3 Jan 1859 (Topola 11 Oct 1806-Temesvár 3 May 1885); m. Hotin, Bessarabia 1 Jun 1830 Persida Nenadovic (Valvejo 15 Feb 1813-Vienna 29 Mar 1873)
  • 1b) Polexia (1 Feb 1833-5 Dec 1914); m.1st 21 Oct 1849 Konstantin Nikolajevic (1821-murdered 13 Oct 1877); m.2d Alexander Preshern (d. Dec 1914)
  • 2b) Cleopatra (26 Nov 1835-13 Jul 1855); m.8 Feb 1855 Milan Avrama Petronijevic
  • 3b) Alexa (23 March 1836-21 Apr 1841)
  • 4b) Svetozar (1841-17 Mar 1847)
  • 5b) PETER I, elected King of Serbia 15 Jun 1903, proclaimed King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) 24 Nov 1918 (Belgrade 11 Jul 1844-Belgrade 16 Aug 1921); m. Cetinje 1 Aug 1883 Zorka Pss of Montenegro (Cetinje 23 Dec 1864-Cetinje 28 Mar 1890)
  • 1c) Jelena (Rijeka 4 Nov 1884-Nice 16 Oct 1962); m. Peterhof 3 Sep 1911 Ivan Pr of Russia (Pavlovsk 5 Jul 1886-murdered at Alapaievsk 18 Jul 1918)
  • 2c) Milena (28 Apr 1886-21 Dec 1887)
  • 3c) George, Crown Pr of Serbia, renounced his rights 28 Mar 1909 (Rijeka 8 Sep 1887-Belgrade 17 Oct 1972); m.(morganatically) (civ) 1949 (rel) Belgrade 1955 Radmila Radonjic (4 Jul 1907-Belgrade 9 May 1993)
  • 4c) ALEXANDER, King of Yugoslavia (Cetinje 16 Dec 1888-assassinated at Marseilles 9 Oct 1934); m. Belgrade 8 Jun 1922 Marie Pss of Romania (Gotha 8 Jan 1900-London 22 Jun 1961)
  • 1d) PETER II, King of Yugoslavia until the monarchy was abolished 29 Nov 1945 (Belgrade 6 Sep 1923-Denver, Colorado 3 Nov 1970); m. London 20 Mar 1944 Alexandra Pss of Greece and Denmark (Athens 25 Mar 1921-Burges Hills, nr Lewes 30 Jan 1993)
  • 1e) ALEXANDER, Crown Pr of Yugoslavia (b. London 17 Jul 1945); m.1st Villamanrique de la Condesa, nr Seville, Spain 1 Jul 1972 (div 1985) Maria da Gloria Pss of Orléans-Braganza (b. Petrópolis 13 Dec 1946); m.2d London 21 Sep 1985 Katherine Clairy Batis (b. Athens 13 Nov 1943)
  • 1f) Peter (b. Chicago 5 Feb 1980)
  • 2f) Philip (b. Falls Church, Virginia 15 Jan 1982)
  • 3f) Alexander (b. Falls Church 15 Jan 1982)
  • 2d) Tomislav (Belgrade 19 Jan 1928-Oplenac 12 Jul 2000); m.1st Salem, Baden 6 Jun 1957 (div 1982) Margarita Pss of Baden (b. Salem 14 Jul 1932); m.2d Bournville 16 Oct 1982 Linda Bonney (b. London 22 Jun 1949)
  • 1e) Nikolas (b. London 15 Mar 1958); m. Düsseldorf-Lichtenbroich 22 Nov 1992 Ljiljana Licánin (b. Zemun, Yugoslavia 27 Dec 1959)
  • 1f) Marija (b. Belgrade 4 Aug 1993)
  • 2e) Katerina (b. London 28 Nov 1959); m. London 5 Dec 1987 (div 2011) Desmond de Silva (b. Sri Lanka 13 Dec 1939)
  • 3e) George (b. London 25 May 1984)
  • 4e) Michael (b. London 15 Dec 1985)
  • 3d) Andrej (Bled 28 Jun 1929-committed suicide by carbon monoxide, Irvine, California 7 May 1990); m.1st Kronberg 2 Aug 1956 (div 1962) Pss Christina of Hesse (Kronberg 10 Jan 1933-Gersau 21 Nov 2011); m.2d (civ) Langton Green, Kent 18 Sep 1963 (rel) Amorbach 12 Oct 1963 (div 1972) Kira Pss zu Leiningen (Coburg 18 Jul 1930-London 24 Sep 2005); m.3d Palm Springs, California 30 Mar 1974 Eva Maria Andjelkovic (b. Vrnjacka-Banja, Serbia 26 Aug 1926)
  • 1e) Maria Tatiana (b. London 18 Jul 1957); m.30 Jun 1990 Gregory Thune-Larsen (b. London 11 Aug 1953)
  • 2e) Pr Christopher (London 4 Feb 1960-k.in car wreck in Scotland 14 May 1994)
  • 3e) Karl Vladimir (b. London 21 Mar 1964); m. London 18 Apr 2000 (rel) 20 May 2001 Brigitte Müller (b. Bad Salzuflen 7 Jul 1956)
  • 1f) Kirill Andrej (b.and d. Lemgo 18 Jun 2001)
  • 4e) Dimitri (b. London 12 Apr 1965)
  • 5e) [born to Pss Kira zu Leiningen before her marriage to Andreas, but apparently Andrej’s child; he adopted her 15 Feb 1965] “Pss” Lavinia Marie (b. London 18 Oct 1961); m.1st 20 May 1989 (div 1993) Erastos Sidiropolous (b. Alexandria 31 Mar 1943); m.2d London 4 Oct 1998 Austin Prichard-Levy (b. Roma, Queensland 20 Jan 1953)
  • 6b) Jelena (18 Oct 1846-26 Jul 1867); m.1867 Djordje S. Simic (Belgrade 16 Feb 1843-Zemun 11 Oct 1921)
  • 7b) Andrej (15 Sep 1848-12 Jul 1864)
  • 8b) Jelisabetta (ca 27 Feb 1850-ca 1 Jun 1850)
  • 9b) Djordje (11 Oct 1856-5 Jan 1889)
  • 10b) Arsen (Temesvár 16 Apr 1859-Paris 19 Oct 1938); m. St. Petersburg 1 May 1892 (div 1896) Aurora Demidov Pss de San Donato (Kiev 15 Nov 1873-Turin 28 Jun 1904)
  • 1c) Paul, Pr Regent of Yugoslavia 1934-1941 (St. Petersburg 27 Apr 1893-Paris 14 Sep 1976); m. Belgrade 22 Oct 1923 Olga Pss of Greece and Denmark (Tatoi 11 Jun 1903-Paris 16 Oct 1997)
  • 1d) Alexander (b. White Lodge, Richmond, Surrey 13 Aug 1924); m.1st Cascais 12 Feb 1955 (div 1967) Maria Pss of Savoy (b. Naples 24 Sep 1934); m.2d Paris 2 Nov 1973 Barbara Pss von und zu Liechtenstein (b. Mährisch-Sternberg 9 Jul 1942)
  • 1e) Dimitri Umberto Anton Peter Maria (b. Boulogne-sur-Seine 18 Jun 1958)
  • 2e) Michael Nicolas Paul George Maria (b. Boulogne-sur-Seine 18 Jun 1958)
  • 3e) Sergius Wladimir Emanuel Marie (b. Boulogne-sur-Seine 12 Mar 1963); m.(civ) Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche (rel) Merlinge, nr Geneva 30 Nov 1985 (div 1986) Sophie de Toledo (b. Boulogne-sur-Seine 1 Apr 1962); m.2d 18 Sep 2004 Eleonore Rajneri (b. Turin 1 Aug 1967)
  • 4e) Helene Olga Lydia Tamara Maria (b. Boulogne-sur-Seine 12 Mar 1963); m. Neuilly-sur-Seine 12 Jan 1988 Thierry Alexandre Gaubert (b. Paris 14 May 1951)
  • 5e) Dushan Paul (b. St. Gallen 25 Sep 1977)
  • 2d) Nikola (London 29 Jun 1928-k.in car accident at Datchet, nr Windsor 12 Apr 1954)
  • 3d) Elisabeth (b. Belgrade 7 Apr 1936); m.1st in Florida 21 May 1960 (div 1966) Howard Oxenberg (b. New York 27 Jul 1919-25 Jun 2010); m.2d London 23 Sep 1969 (div) Neil Balfour (b. Lima 12 Aug 1934); m.3d New York 28 Feb 1987 Manuel Ulloa y Elias (Lima 12 Nov 1922-Madrid 9 Aug 1992)
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Privacy and Cookie Policy Last updated: 11 August 2026

Neue Gotha respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal data lawfully, fairly, and transparently. This Privacy and Cookie Policy explains who is responsible for personal data, what information we process, why we process it, how long we retain it, who may receive it, and the rights available to individuals under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and applicable national data-protection and electronic-communications law.

1. Who is responsible for your personal data?

The controller responsible for the processing described in this policy is:

  • Legal name: Neue Gotha Historical Register gUG
  • Trading or project name: Neue Gotha
  • Postal address: Musterstraße 12, 10115 Berlin, Germany
  • Email: editor@neuegotha.de
  • EU/EEA representative: Not applicable (the controller is established in Germany).
  • Data Protection Officer: No Data Protection Officer has been appointed. Privacy enquiries are handled through editor@neuegotha.de.

Questions about this policy or requests concerning personal data may be sent to the email or postal address above.

2. Scope of this policy

This policy applies to personal data processed through https://neuegotha.com, correspondence with the Neue Gotha editorial office, material submitted for editorial consideration, and editorial or archival records concerning identifiable living individuals.

It does not govern independent third-party websites or services linked from this website. Those providers are responsible for their own privacy practices.

3. Personal data we process and why

Processing activity Personal data Purpose Legal basis Retention
Website delivery, logging, and security IP address; date and time of access; requested page or file; referring page; browser, operating-system, and device information; error and security-event data Deliver the website, maintain availability, diagnose faults, prevent abuse, and protect the website and its users Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — our legitimate interests in operating a secure and reliable website. Where processing is required by law, Article 6(1)(c) GDPR may also apply. Routine access and error logs are retained for 14 days. Records isolated for investigation of a suspected security incident may be retained for up to 90 days after the incident is resolved, or longer where required for legal claims.
Editorial correspondence and enquiries Name, contact details, message content, correspondence history, and any documents or other information voluntarily provided Respond to enquiries, assess corrections or submissions, maintain editorial records, and protect legal rights Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — our legitimate interests in conducting editorial work and responding to correspondence; Article 6(1)(b) GDPR where processing is necessary to take steps at an individual’s request before entering into a contract; Article 6(1)(c) GDPR where retention or disclosure is legally required Correspondence is ordinarily retained for 24 months after the matter closes. Material required to document an editorial decision, resolve a dispute, meet a legal obligation, or establish, exercise, or defend a legal claim may be retained for the applicable limitation period.
Editorial, genealogical, and archival records Names; titles and styles; dates and places associated with public or genealogical events; family relationships; jurisdictions, offices, and public roles; images; biographical information; source and citation information; and correspondence relating to accuracy or provenance Research, document, preserve, verify, correct, and publish material concerning dynastic, genealogical, heraldic, and institutional history Article 6(1)(f) GDPR — our legitimate interests and those of readers, researchers, and institutions in maintaining an accurate historical and genealogical reference work, subject to a documented necessity and balancing assessment. Applicable national rules implementing Article 85 GDPR concerning freedom of expression and information may also apply. For as long as the information remains relevant to the legitimate editorial or archival purpose, subject to accuracy review, correction, restriction, erasure, and applicable archiving or legal requirements
Cookie-consent and language preferences Consent choice, language preference, cookie identifiers, and related technical information Remember privacy choices, demonstrate consent where required, and provide the language selected by the visitor Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for strictly necessary preference and consent-management functions; Article 6(1)(a) GDPR for optional storage, access, or associated processing based on consent As stated in the cookie table below
Optional external services IP address, page URL, device and browser information, language choice, and service-interaction data, depending on the provider Provide optional translation, embedded content, analytics, or similar features actually enabled on the website Article 6(1)(a) GDPR — consent. Non-essential services remain disabled until consent is given. As described for each service and by the relevant provider

We do not use personal data for solely automated decisions that produce legal effects or similarly significant effects concerning individuals.

4. Editorial and archival information obtained from other sources

Neue Gotha is an editorial and historical reference project. Some information in the register may concern identifiable living individuals and may not have been collected directly from those individuals.

Depending on the record, information may be obtained from official gazettes and public registers; archives and libraries; published books and scholarly works; institutional publications; reputable news sources; publicly accessible websites; submissions from the individual concerned or their authorised representative; family representatives; and other documented sources.

The categories of information may include the categories listed under “Editorial, genealogical, and archival records” above. The material may be made available to website visitors and may be indexed by search engines. Neue Gotha seeks to use relevant, proportionate, and appropriately sourced information and to distinguish documented fact from uncertainty or editorial interpretation.

Individuals may contact the editorial office to request access, correction, contextualisation, restriction, or erasure. Requests are assessed under the GDPR and applicable national law, taking into account accuracy, source integrity, the public interest, freedom of expression and information, archival considerations, and the rights and freedoms of other people. No provision of this policy removes a right granted by applicable law.

Neue Gotha does not intentionally publish special-category personal data or information concerning criminal convictions about living individuals unless a specific lawful basis and any additional legal condition have been identified and documented.

5. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on, or read from, a visitor’s device. Similar technologies may perform comparable functions. Some are strictly necessary for a website or a service expressly requested by the visitor. Others, including many analytics, advertising, social-media, translation, or embedded-content technologies, require prior consent under applicable EU electronic-communications rules.

Neue Gotha does not place or access non-essential cookies, or activate non-essential external services, before valid consent has been given. Visitors may accept or reject optional purposes separately and may withdraw consent at any time by selecting the permanently available “Cookie settings” control. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that was lawful before withdrawal. Strictly necessary technologies cannot be disabled through the consent tool, but they may be controlled through browser settings where technically possible.

The following table reflects the technologies currently deployed on the website. It is updated whenever a plugin, host, analytics tool, embedded service, or cookie configuration changes.

Name Provider Purpose Category Duration Third-party access
_scc_session Neue Gotha / managed hosting and site-control provider Maintains a short-lived session for website security and site-control functions Strictly necessary Browser session The contracted hosting or site-control provider may access the identifier when providing technical support
_tccl_visit Neue Gotha / managed website-analytics provider Distinguishes a single website visit and reduces duplicate counting within the same session Analytics — disabled until consent 30 minutes Yes; the contracted analytics provider processes the identifier on Neue Gotha’s behalf
_tccl_visitor Neue Gotha / managed website-analytics provider Assigns a pseudonymous visitor identifier used to produce aggregated website-usage statistics Analytics — disabled until consent 12 months Yes; the contracted analytics provider processes the identifier on Neue Gotha’s behalf
googtrans Neue Gotha / Google Translate Stores or applies the visitor’s language selection for the translation feature Functional — disabled until consent 12 months Google may receive technical and service-interaction data when Google Translate is activated
ng_gt_default_applied Neue Gotha / website translation plugin Records whether the website’s default translation setting has been applied Functional — disabled until consent 24 hours No direct vendor access is assumed; Google may receive data if activation causes Google Translate to load
eu_cookies_bar_consent Neue Gotha / locally hosted EU Cookies Bar plugin Stores the visitor’s cookie choices and prevents the banner from being shown unnecessarily Strictly necessary 6 months No, provided the consent plugin remains locally hosted and does not transmit consent records to its developer
wordpress_test_cookie Neue Gotha / WordPress Checks whether the browser supports cookies when an authorised user visits the sign-in page Strictly necessary Browser session No; the cookie is processed by Neue Gotha and its contracted host

Authorised editorial users may receive WordPress authentication, security, or preference cookies when they sign in. wordpress_logged_in_[hash] maintains an authenticated session for up to two weeks when “Remember Me” is selected; wordpress_sec_[hash] protects administrative access for the session; and wp-settings-[user_id] stores an editor’s interface preferences for up to one year. These internal cookies are processed solely for editorial access and site administration.

6. Google Translate, web fonts, and other external content

Where enabled with the visitor’s consent, Neue Gotha may use Google Translate to provide machine-generated translations. Activating the service may cause the visitor’s browser to connect to Google and disclose technical information such as the IP address, requested page URL, browser or device information, and language or service-interaction data. Machine translations may contain errors and do not replace the original editorial text.

Website fonts are hosted locally by Neue Gotha and do not require a connection to Google. Google Translate remains an optional external service that is activated only after the visitor provides consent.

Information about Google’s processing is available in the Google Privacy Policy and Google’s explanation of how it uses information from sites and applications that use its services.

Embedded material from another website may allow that provider to process personal data as if the visitor had visited the provider directly. Non-essential embeds remain blocked until consent is obtained. Each enabled provider is identified in this policy and in the consent interface.

7. Recipients of personal data

Personal data may be disclosed only where necessary to:

  • hosting, content-delivery, backup, website-maintenance, email, security, and consent-management providers acting under contract;
  • translation, analytics, media, or other external-service providers selected by the visitor through the consent interface;
  • professional advisers, insurers, auditors, or other specialists where necessary to protect legal or operational interests;
  • courts, regulators, law-enforcement bodies, or public authorities where disclosure is required or permitted by law; and
  • the public and search engines where personal data form part of a lawfully published editorial or archival record.

8. International data transfers

Some service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area. Where the GDPR restricts such a transfer, Neue Gotha relies on an applicable European Commission adequacy decision or appropriate safeguards under Article 46 GDPR, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, together with supplementary measures where required.

Cloudflare and Google may transfer limited technical information to recipients in the United States. Where the recipient is validly certified, the transfer is based on the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. Where that mechanism is unavailable or does not cover a transfer, the relevant provider’s European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses and supplementary technical and organisational measures are used. Information about the applicable safeguards, including how to obtain a copy, may be requested from editor@neuegotha.de.

9. How long we retain personal data

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including security, editorial integrity, source verification, dispute resolution, and compliance with legal obligations. The specific periods or criteria are stated in the processing and cookie tables above.

When a retention period ends, information is deleted or anonymised unless continued retention is required by law, is necessary for legal claims, or is justified by a documented editorial or archival purpose. Encrypted rolling backups are retained for 35 days and are then overwritten automatically, unless a backup has been isolated for incident recovery or a legal hold.

10. Security

Neue Gotha uses appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access. No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

11. Your data-protection rights

Subject to the conditions and limitations in the GDPR and applicable national law, an individual may have the right to:

  • obtain confirmation as to whether personal data concerning them are processed and request access to those data;
  • request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
  • request erasure of personal data;
  • request restriction of processing;
  • object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to processing based on legitimate interests;
  • receive personal data they provided in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and transmit those data to another controller where the right to portability applies;
  • withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal; and
  • lodge a complaint with a competent data-protection supervisory authority.

To exercise a right, contact editor@neuegotha.de. Please identify the information or record concerned and the nature of the request. We may request information reasonably necessary to verify identity and protect personal data from unauthorised disclosure. Requests are normally answered within one month, subject to any extension permitted by law.

Where a request concerns published editorial or archival content, applicable rights may be limited where necessary and proportionate to reconcile data protection with freedom of expression and information or other rights recognised by law. Each request will be assessed individually.

12. Complaints

We encourage individuals to contact us first so that we can try to resolve a concern. Individuals also have the right to complain to the supervisory authority in the EU or EEA country of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

For this Berlin-based controller the supervisory authority is the Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Alt-Moabit 59–61, 10555 Berlin, Germany; telephone +49 30 13889-0; email mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de; website https://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/.

13. Children

The website is intended as a general historical and reference resource and is not directed specifically at children. We do not knowingly request personal data directly from children for an online service requiring parental consent. If you believe a child has provided personal data inappropriately, please contact us.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our processing activities, service providers, technologies, or legal obligations change. The current version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Where required, we will provide additional notice or request renewed consent before introducing a new processing purpose.

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