Alexander I of Serbia

• NAME: Alexander I of Serbia
• OCCUPATION: King
• BIRTH DATE: August 14, 1876
• DEATH DATE: June 11, 1903
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Belgrade, Serbia
• PLACE OF DEATH: Belgrade, Serbia
• Full Name: Aleksandar Obrenovi?                       

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.