Prince Nikola of Yugoslavia (b. 1958)
| Prince Nikolas | |
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| Born |
15 March 1958 London, England |
| Spouse | Ljiljana Licanin (m. 1992) |
| Issue | Princess Marija |
| House | Karađorđević |
| Father | Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia |
| Mother | Princess Margarita of Baden |
| Styles of Prince Nikolas of Yugoslavia | |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Prince Nikolas of Yugoslavia (born 15 March 1958) is a prince of Yugoslavia[1] and a member of the House of Karadordevic. Currently fourth in the line of succession to the defunct Yugoslavian throne, he is also in the line of succession to the British throne as a great-grandson of Princess Marie of Edinburgh, herself a granddaughter of Victoria of the United Kingdom.
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Prince Nikolas was born in London to Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, second son of Alexander I, the first king of Yugoslavia, and Princess Margarita of Baden. Both his mother and father were descendants of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Through his mother he is a great-grandson of Princess Alice of Battenberg, great-granddaughter of Victoria, and through his father he is a great-grandson of Princess Marie of Edinburgh, Victoria's granddaughter. He has one sister, Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia and Serbia, and two half-brothers, Prince George and Prince Michael. He is a first cousin of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia. Also through his mother, Princess Margarita of Baden, Nikolas is a great-nephew of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Consort of Queen Elizabeth II), and a first cousin once removed of Charles, Prince of Wales.
He married Ljiljana Licanin (born 12 December 1957 in Zemun, Serbia) on 30 August 1992 in Denmark in a civil ceremony. A religious ceremony was performed in Düsseldorf-Lichtenbroich, Germany on 22 November 1992. Their only child is Princess Marija of Yugoslavia, born 31 August 1993 in Belgrade.
Ancestry
References
- ↑ Shaw, edited by Charles Kidd ; assistant editor Christine (2007). Debrett's peerage & baronetage : comprises information concerning the royal family, the peerage and baronetage. ([147th ed.] ed.). Richmond, Surrey: Debrett's. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-870520-80-5. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
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| Yugoslavian royalty | ||
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| Lines of succession | ||
| Preceded by Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia |
Line of succession to the British throne descended from Alfred, son of Victoria |
Succeeded by Princess Marija of Yugoslavia |
| Line of succession to the Yugoslavian throne 4th position |
Succeeded by Prince George of Yugoslavia | |