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Peter I of Serbia

1844 - 1921

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Peter I (Serbo-Croatian: Петар I Карађорђевић, romanized: Petar I Karađorđević; 11 July [O.S. 29 June] 1844 – 16 August 1921) was King of Serbia from 15 June 1903 to 1 December 1918. On 1 December 1918, he became King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and he held that title until his death three years later. Since he was the king of Serbia during a period of great Serbian military success, he was remembered by Serbians as King Peter the Liberator and also as the Old King. Peter was the fifth child and third son of Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, and his wife, Persida Nenadović. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter I of Serbia is the 1,082nd most popular politician (down from 721st in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 14th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Serbian Politician.

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.

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Among politicians, Peter I of Serbia ranks 1,082 out of 19,576. Before him are Amanullah Khan, Nikolai Bukharin, Hasan Akhund, Shoshenq I, Irma Grese, and Baldwin I of Jerusalem. After him are Childeric III, Constans II, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Ferdinand VII of Spain, Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Roger II of Sicily.

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Among people born in 1844, Peter I of Serbia ranks 16. Before him are Henri Rousseau, Ludwig Boltzmann, Menelik II, Umberto I of Italy, Alexandra of Denmark, and Klas Pontus Arnoldson. After him are Friedrich Ratzel, Mary Cassatt, Pablo de Sarasate, `Abdu'l-Bahá, Ismail Qemali, and Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among people deceased in 1921, Peter I of Serbia ranks 7. Before him are Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Lippmann, Enrico Caruso, Peter Kropotkin, Prince Louis of Battenberg, and Nicholas I of Montenegro. After him are Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Alfred Hermann Fried, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Carl Menger, and Talaat Pasha.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Peter I of Serbia ranks 20 out of 661. Before him are Constantius II (317), Mileva Marić (1875), Maximian (240), Valentinian I (321), Hostilian (230), and Saint Sava (1169). After him are Gratian (359), Peter II of Yugoslavia (1923), Claudius Gothicus (210), Jovian (331), Stefan Lazarević (1374), and Herennius Etruscus (220).

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Among POLITICIANS In Serbia

Among politicians born in Serbia, Peter I of Serbia ranks 15. Before him are Licinius (263), Constantius Chlorus (250), Constantius II (317), Maximian (240), Valentinian I (321), and Hostilian (230). After him are Gratian (359), Peter II of Yugoslavia (1923), Claudius Gothicus (210), Jovian (331), Stefan Lazarević (1374), and Herennius Etruscus (220).

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