(born July 11, 1844, Belgrade, Serbia—died Aug. 16, 1921, Top&chacek;ider, near Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes) King of Serbia (1903–18) and of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia) from 1918. The son of Prince Alexander Karadjordjević, who was forced to abdicate in 1858, he lived with his family in exile.
He fought with the French army in the Franco-Prussian War and with the Serbian revolt against the Turks (1875). After the assassination of Alexander Obrenović (1903), Peter was elected king of Serbia. He advocated a constitutional government and won recognition for his liberal policies. In World War I, he allied Serbia with France and Russia but was defeated by the Central Powers. In 1918 he returned to Belgrade and was proclaimed king of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.
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