| Alexander Karađorđević Александар Карађорђевић | |
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| Crown Prince of Yugoslavia | |
 Alexander receiving the rank of Commander of the Légion d’Honneur, 2015 | |
| Head of the Royal House Karađorđević | |
| Tenure | 3 November 1970 – present |
| Predecessor | Peter II |
| Heir apparent | Philip |
| Crown Prince of Yugoslavia | |
| Tenure | 17 July 1945 – 29 November 1945 |
| Predecessor | Peter |
| Successor | Monarchy abolished |
| Born | 17 July 1945 Claridge's, Mayfair, London[a] |
| Spouse | Princess Maria da Glória of Orléans-Braganza
(m. 1972; div. 1985) |
| Issue | |
| House | Karađorđević |
| Father | Peter II of Yugoslavia |
| Mother | Alexandra of Greece and Denmark |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1966–1972 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers |
| House of Karađorđević |
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The Crown Prince
Extended royal family Princess Linda
Princess Barbara
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Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (Serbian: Александар Карађорђевић, Престолонаследник Југославије; born 17 July 1945), is the head of the House of Karađorđević, the former royal house of the defunct Kingdom of Yugoslavia and its predecessor the Kingdom of Serbia. Alexander is the only child of King Peter II and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark. He held the position of crown prince in the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia for the first four-and-a-half months of his life, until the declaration of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia later in November 1945, when the monarchy was abolished. In public he claims the crowned royal title of "Alexander II Karadjordjevic" (Serbian: Александар II Карађорђевић, Aleksandar II Karađorđević) as a pretender to the throne.[1]
Born and raised in the United Kingdom, he enjoys close relationships with his relatives in the British royal family. His godparents were King George VI of the United Kingdom and his daughter, the then-Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). Through his father, Alexander is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, through his great-great-grandfather Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Victoria's second eldest son. Maternally, he is also a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, through his great-great-grandmother Victoria, German Empress, Victoria's eldest daughter. Alexander is known for his support of constitutional monarchism and his humanitarian work.
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- ^ "Hrvatska književna revija". Marulić. Vol. 26, no. 1–5. Zagreb: Croatian Literary Society of St. Cyril and Methodius. 1993. p. 272. OCLC 11046852.