Alexander I of Serbia

Alexander I Of Serbia

Not to be confused with Alexander I of Yugoslavia.

Alexander I or Aleksandar Obrenović (Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић; 14 August 1876 – 11 June 1903) was king of Serbia from 1889 to 1903 when he and his wife, Queen Draga, were assassinated by a group of Army officers, led by Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijević

Read more about Alexander I Of Serbia:  Accession, Marriage, Political Reconciliation, Assassination

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