Burial Sites of European Monarchs - Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Kingdom from 1882 until 1945 (until 1918 Kingdom of Serbia and until 1921 Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes). All kings from the Karađorđevich dynasty are buried in the St George's chapel in Topola, with the exception of Peter II, who is the only European monarch to be buried in the United States.

Name Born-died Burial site
King Milan I Obrenović 1854–1901 Monastery Church at Krušedol, Serbia
Natalija Keško 1859–1941 Lardy cemetery, Seine-et-Oise, nearby Paris
King Alexander Obrenović 1876–1903 St Mark Church in Belgrade
Draga Lunjevica 1861–1903 St Mark Church in Belgrade
King Peter I 1844–1921 St Georges’ Church in Oplenac nearby Topola
Zorka of Montenegro 1864–1890 St Georges’ Church in Oplenac nearby Topola
King Alexander I 1888–1934 St Georges’ Church in Oplenac nearby Topola
Maria of Romania 1900–1961 Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore
Regent Prince Paul 1893–1976 Cimetière de Bois de Vaux in Lausanne, Switzerland
Olga of Denmark 1903–1997 Cimetière de Bois de Vaux in Lausanne, Switzerland
King Peter II 1923–1970 Serbian-Orthodox Church Saint-Sava in Libertyville, Illinois, USA; he is supposed to be transferred to Topola
Alexandra of Greece and Denmark 1921–1993 Royal Cemetery in the park of Tatoi Palace nearby Athens, Greece

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