Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (born 1982)

Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (born January 15, 1982) is a member of the House of Karageorgevitch. He is the third and youngest grandchild of the last Yugoslav king, Peter II.

Early life and education
Alexander is the third son of tAlexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, and his first wife, Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza. He is the fraternal twin of Philip. His godparents are Queen Sofía of Spain, King Constantine II of Greece (first cousins of his father), and Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria (first cousin of his mother).

Besides the twin brother, he has the older brother, Peter (b. 1980). Alexander lived in Virginia until 1984. In 1982, Alexander and his twin brother were baptized by Lavrentije Trifunović, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Western Europe, at a castle in Villamanrique de la Condesa, near Seville, Spain.

Alexander's parents divorced in 1985. After the divorce, his father married Katherine Clairy Batis later that year, while his mother married Ignacio, 19th Duke of Segorbe lather that year also. Through his mother, Alexander has two younger half-sisters, Sol María de la Blanca Medina y Orléans-Braganza, 54th Countess of Ampurias (b. 1986) and Ana Luna Medina y Orléans-Braganza, 17th Countess of Ricla (b. 1988).

Alexander was educated in London and Canterbury with his twin brother. In June 2000, he completed sixth form at The King's School, Canterbury. He was awarded a BA degree in Communications and Media from the University of San Francisco in 2004. Alexander was at a graduate school at an American university completing a Master of Fine Arts degree in advertising (Art Direction).

Personal life
In 2014, Alexander moved to Belgrade, Serbia. In 2015, Alexander dated Dunja Kusturica, a daughter of Serbian filmmaker and musician Emir Kusturica. At the time, their relationship was compared to one of Kate and Prince William by Serbian media. In 2015, he owned a bar in Belgrade.

Royal activities
Prince Alexander attended the reburial of his grandparents King Peter II and Queen Alexandra, great-grandmother Queen Maria, and granduncle Prince Andrew in the Royal Family Mausoleum at Oplenac on 26 May 2013. The Serbian Royal Regalia were placed over King Peter's coffin, with Prince Alexander placing a diamond sabre near to the Karageorgevitch Crown.

Honours

 * House of Karageorgevitch: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Star of Karađorđe
 * House of Karageorgevitch: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the White Eagle
 * House of Karageorgevitch: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown
 * House of Karageorgevitch: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of St. Sava

Ancestors
Alexander is a member of the House of Karageorgevitch. Through his father, Alexander descends from kings Nicholas I of Montenegro, Ferdinand I of Romania, and Alexander of Greece, and furthermore from emperors Nicholas I of Russia and Frederick III of the Germans and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 2010, he was among top 100 in the line of succession to the British throne.

Through his mother, Alexander descends from the Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, and kings Louis Philippe I of France and Francis I of the Two Sicilies, and furthermore from Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and king Charles III of Spain.