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Peter II of Yugoslavia

1923–1970

Born
6 Sep 1923, Belgrade
Country of birth
Kingdom of Yugoslavia, today Serbia
Died
11 Mar 1970, Denver
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  • Birth6 Sep 1923, BelgradeProbable1 source
  • TitleKing of Yugoslavia, 1934–1945Confirmed1 source
  • Death11 Mar 1970, DenverProbableDisputed1 competing claim1 source
  • ParentAlexander I of YugoslaviaConfirmed1 source
  • ParentMaria of YugoslaviaConfirmed1 source

A life in time

  1. Born · Belgrade

    Birth, Belgrade

  2. Event · King of Yugoslavia

    Event

  3. Child born: Alexander, Crown Prince of Serbia

    Birth, Q2748565

  4. Died · Denver

    Death, Denver

What was it like?

The world around Belgrade, 1923: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Peter was born around the same time as Marilyn Monroe, Fidel Castro, and Federico Fellini.

Known for

Peter II Karađorđević was the last King of Yugoslavia, reigning from October 1934 until he was deposed in November 1945. He was the last reigning member of the Karađorđević dynasty.

Titles held

  • King of Yugoslavia1934–1945
Born around the same time

  • Marilyn Monroe

    1926 · American actress and model (1926–1962)

  • Fidel Castro

    1926 · Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926–2016)

  • Federico Fellini

    1920 · Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

  • Alfredo Di Stéfano

    1926 · Argentine-Spanish association football player (1926–2014)

  • Elizabeth II

    1926 · Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)

  • John Paul II

    1920 · pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author

During their lifetime

  1. 1929

    Stock Market Crashes in 1929

    The U.S. stock market crashed in 1929, leading to the Great Depression and leaving nearly one-third of American banks failed by 1933.

  2. 1933

    FDR Introduces New Deal in 1933

    Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933 and introduced the New Deal, which established programs like Social Security and a federal minimum wage.

  3. 1954

    Supreme Court Ends School Segregation

    In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that state-sponsored segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

  4. 1955

    Polio Vaccine Developed

    The polio vaccine, developed by Jonas Salk in 1955, helped eliminate the frequent epidemics that once paralyzed thousands of children each year.

  5. 1956

    Interstate Highway System Created

    In 1956, President Eisenhower signed the Interstate Highway Act, which authorized the construction of 41,000 miles of highway over 20 years.

  6. 1964

    Civil Rights Act Passed

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed to outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Family

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Ancestors and children

Open the full tree

Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.