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 |
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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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