Alexander I of Serbia biography
- NAME: Aleksandar Obrenovi?
- OCCUPATION: King
- BIRTH DATE: August 14, 1876
- DEATH DATE: June 11, 1903
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Belgrade, Serbia
- PLACE OF DEATH: Belgrade, Serbia
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Alexander ascended the Serbian throne after his father's abdication. He alienated supporters through authoritarian moves and suspension of the constitution. In 1900, he married a woman 10 years his senior of dubious reputation and his cabinet resigned in protest. His reign ended in a coup d'état in 1903 when military conspirators invaded the royal palace and murdered Alexander and his court.
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