Alexander I of Serbia

For other people with similar names, see Alexander of Serbia (disambiguation) and Alexander of Yugoslavia (disambiguation).
Alexander I
Александар I Обреновић
Alexander in 1900
King of Serbia
Reign6 March 1889 – 11 June 1903
Coronation2 July 1889
PredecessorMilan I
SuccessorPeter I
Born(1876-08-14)14 August 1876
Belgrade, Serbia
Died11 June 1903(1903-06-11) (aged 26)
Belgrade, Serbia
Burial
St. Mark's Church, Belgrade
Spouse
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(m. 1900)​
HouseObrenović
FatherMilan I of Serbia
MotherNatalija Keşco
ReligionSerbian Orthodox
Styles of
Alexander I of Serbia
Reference styleHis Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty
Princess Alexandra Karoline of Schaumburg-Lippe, member of the House of Lippe, intended German royal bride for Alexander

Alexander I (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић, romanized: Aleksandar Obrenović; 14 August 1876 – 11 June 1903) was King of Serbia from 1889 to 1903 when he and his wife, Draga Mašin, were assassinated by a group of Royal Serbian Army officers,[1] led by Captain Dragutin Dimitrijević.

  1. ^ Dorich, William (October 1992). Kosovo. ISBN 0-317-05074-5.