Overview
Alexander Karageorgevitch (; born 15 January 1982), also known as Prince Alexander of Serbia and Yugoslavia or Prince Aleksandar III Karađorđević, is a member of the House of Karađorđević. He is the third and youngest grandchild of the last Yugoslav king, Peter II.
Early life and education
Born at Fairfax Hospital, Alexander is the third and youngest child of the last crown prince of Yugoslavia, Alexander, and his first wife, Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza. He is the fraternal twin of Hereditary Prince Philip. His godparents are Queen Sofía of Spain, King Constantine II of Greece (first cousins of his father), and Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria (first cousin of his mother). Besides his twin brother, he has an older brother, Peter (b. 1980). Alexander lived in Virginia until 1984. In 1982, Alexander and his twin brother were baptized by Lavrentije, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Western Europe, at a castle in Villamanrique de la Condesa, near Seville, Spain.
Alexander's parents divorced in 1985. After the divorce, his father married Katherine Clairy Batis later that year, while his mother married Ignacio, 19th Duke of Segorbe in the same year. Through his mother, Alexander has two younger half-sisters, Sol María de la Blanca Medina y Orléans-Braganza, 54th Countess of Ampurias (b. 1986) and Ana Luna Medina y Orléans-Braganza, 17th Countess of Ricla (b. 1988).
Alexander was educated in London and Canterbury with his twin brother. In June 2000, he completed sixth form at The King's School, Canterbury. He was awarded a BA degree in Communications and Media from the University of San Francisco in 2004. Alexander was at a graduate school at an American university completing a MFA degree in advertising (Art Direction).
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