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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. A regency was set up under his cousin Prince Paul. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter II of Yugoslavia is the 1,255th most popular politician (down from 962nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Serbia (down from 18th in 2019) and the 17th 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 1,255 out of 19,576. Before him are Xiang Yu, Andronikos II Palaiologos, Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, Mohammad Mosaddegh, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Constantine III. After him are Totila, Philip III of Macedon, John III of Portugal, Margaret of Parma, Peter III of Aragon, and Sarah Palin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Peter II of Yugoslavia ranks 18. Before him are Wojciech Jaruzelski, Irma Grese, Italo Calvino, Nadine Gordimer, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, and Rocky Marciano. After him are György Ligeti, Marcel Marceau, Mas Oyama, Queen Anne of Romania, Franco Zeffirelli, and Val Logsdon Fitch. Among people deceased in 1970, Peter II of Yugoslavia ranks 19. Before him are Nelly Sachs, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Édouard Daladier, Otto Heinrich Warburg, François Mauriac, and Paul Celan. After him are Mark Rothko, C. V. Raman, Semyon Timoshenko, Rudolf Carnap, Heinrich Brüning, and Alfred Newman.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Peter II of Yugoslavia ranks 22 out of 661. Before him are Maximian (240), Valentinian I (321), Hostilian (230), Saint Sava (1169), Peter I of Serbia (1844), and Gratian (359). After him are Claudius Gothicus (210), Jovian (331), Stefan Lazarević (1374), Herennius Etruscus (220), Stjepan Mesić (1934), and Krum (710).

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Among POLITICIANS In Serbia

Among politicians born in Serbia, Peter II of Yugoslavia ranks 17. Before him are Constantius II (317), Maximian (240), Valentinian I (321), Hostilian (230), Peter I of Serbia (1844), and Gratian (359). After him are Claudius Gothicus (210), Jovian (331), Stefan Lazarević (1374), Herennius Etruscus (220), Stjepan Mesić (1934), and Krum (710).

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