House House of Karadordevic | Name Peter, Prince | |
Mother Princess Maria da Gloria, Duchess of Segorbe Parents Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, Princess Maria da Gloria, Duchess of Segorbe Siblings Prince Philip of Yugoslavia Grandparents Peter II of Yugoslavia, Alexandra of Yugoslavia Cousins Paola Maria de Bourbon Orleans e Braganca Sapieha Uncles Prince Pedro Carlos of Orleans-Braganza Similar People Alexander - Crown Prince of, Prince Philip of Yugoslavia, Princess Maria da Gloria - D, Peter II of Yugoslavia, Alexandra of Yugoslavia | ||
Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia (born 5 February 1980 in Chicago, Illinois, United States), also known as Petar III Karađorđević (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар III Карађорђевић), is the eldest son of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia and Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza. Prince Peter is the grandson of King Peter II.
Education and career
Peter lived in Chicago until the end of 1981, when he moved with his parents to Virginia. In 1983, he first attended morning pre-school in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and in 1984, he went to day school. In 1988 at the age of eight, he was a student at one of London's top preparatory day schools. In June 1998, he graduated from The King's School, Canterbury in England having obtained three A-levels in Art, Spanish, and French, and ten GCSEs. In 1999, he completed in London an art foundation course at Camberwell College of Arts (London Institute). In May 2000, he concluded a series art programmes on the European continent mainly in Barcelona and Seville. He spent a year 1999–2000 at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), a renowned art school on the East Coast of the United States. He is currently working in the field of graphic design and computer technologies.
He speaks English, Spanish and French, and is continuing with his Serbian studies.
Before the Serbian 5 October 2000 revolution, he travelled to Serbia in 1991 and in July 2000. On 17 July 2001, he and the Royal Family took up residence in the Royal Palace in Belgrade. He has travelled throughout Europe, the United States, and has visited the Middle East, South East Asia, Central and South America.
