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2 unusual facts about Peter II of Yugoslavia


Ivo Perović

Ivo Perović (1882 − 1958) was Regent of Yugoslavia for the underage Peter II from 1934 to 1941.

Radenko Stanković

Radenko Stanković was Regent of Yugoslavia for the underage Peter II from 1934 to 1941.


Belgrade Grand Prix

The race, held on September 3, 1939, was sponsored by King Peter II of Yugoslavia, generating major interest among the Belgraders as more than 100,000 (quarter of the city's entire population at the time) came out to see the world famous racers such as Tazio Nuvolari and Manfred von Brauchitsch.

Castle Wemyss

Castle Wemyss became a fashionable destination for many well-known visitors, including Lord Shaftesbury, Anthony Trollope, General Sherman, Henry Morton Stanley, Peter II of Yugoslavia, Emperor Haile Selassie and members of the British Royal Family.

St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary

Peter II of Yugoslavia, the last Serbian king, lived at the monastery after being exiled by Josip Broz Tito.

Yugoslav government-in-exile

The Yugoslav government in exile was the official government of Yugoslavia, headed by King Peter II, which evacuated from Belgrade in April 1941, after the German invasion of the country, first to Greece, then Palestine, then to Cairo in Egypt and finally, in June 1941, to the United Kingdom.


see also

Alexandra of Glucksburg

Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921–1993), consort of King Peter II of Yugoslavia

Maria of Yugoslavia

Following the assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in Marseille in 1934, her oldest son became Peter II of Yugoslavia, the last Yugoslav king.