assassination in Marseilles
1934 CE.
Shown on the map at 43.296°, 5.376°.
Alexander I Karađorđević (Serbo-Croatian: Александар I Карађорђевић, Aleksandar I Karađorđević, 16 December [O.S. 4 December] 1888 – 9 October 1934) was King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from 16 August 1921 to 3 October 1929 and King of Yugoslavia from 3 October 1929 until his assassination. His thirteen-year reign was the longest of the kingdom's three monarchs. Born in Cetinje, Montenegro, Alexander was the second son and the fourth children of Peter and Zorka Karađorđević. The House of Karađorđević had been removed from power in Serbia 30 years prior by the rival House of Obrenović, and Alexander spent his early life in exile with his father in Montenegro and then Switzerland. Afterwards, he moved to Russia and enrolled in the imperial Page Corps. Following a coup d'état and the murder of King Alexander I Obrenović in 1903 his father became King of Serbia. In 1909, Alexander's elder brother, George, renounced his claim to the throne, making Alexander heir apparent. Alexander distinguished himself as a commander during the Balkan Wars, leading the Serbian army to victory over the Ottoman Turks and the Bulgarians. In 1914, he became prince regent of Serbia.
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