Remains of last Yugoslavian king may move from Illinois to Serbia
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. -- Yugoslavia's last monarch, exiled from his homeland during World War II, ended up in a tomb inside an ornately decorated church outside Chicago, a place that still attracts his loyal followers.
But while King Peter II [who died in Denver in 1970, age 43] personally chose St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery as his final resting place, his son, Crown Prince Alexander, is upsetting some Serbian-Americans by planning to take his father's remains back to the land of his birth.
"The plan is -- and that is a solid plan -- that he'll be brought here," the prince said in a recent phone interview from his palace in Belgrade, the Serbian capital...
Peter II was just 11 when he became king after the assassination of his father, King Alexander I. During World War II, the young king refused to ally Yugoslavia with the Nazis, prompting Hitler to invade and drive him into exile. After the war, communists seized control and confiscated his wealth.
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But while King Peter II [who died in Denver in 1970, age 43] personally chose St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery as his final resting place, his son, Crown Prince Alexander, is upsetting some Serbian-Americans by planning to take his father's remains back to the land of his birth.
"The plan is -- and that is a solid plan -- that he'll be brought here," the prince said in a recent phone interview from his palace in Belgrade, the Serbian capital...
Peter II was just 11 when he became king after the assassination of his father, King Alexander I. During World War II, the young king refused to ally Yugoslavia with the Nazis, prompting Hitler to invade and drive him into exile. After the war, communists seized control and confiscated his wealth.