Kingdom of Serbia - Rulers

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During its existence, the Kingdom was ruled by two dynasties: the House of Obrenović and the House of Karađorđević. Milan I Obrenović ruled from 6 March 1882 to 6 March 1889, when he abdicated the throne. He was succeeded by his son, Alexander I Obrenović, who ruled from 6 March 1889 to 11 June 1903, when he was murdered by a group of officers. The slaughter of the royal couple (the king and queen) by the Black Hand shocked Europe. This opened the way for the descendants of Karađorđe Petrović, regarded by Serbs throughout the Balkans as the man who threw off Ottoman rule, to return to the throne. Peter I Karađorđević was initially reluctant to accept the crown, disgusted as he was by the coup d'état. However, he finally did accept and was the Kingdom's sovereign from 15 June 1903 to 1 December 1918, the day that the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was proclaimed.

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