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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?

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Aleksandar Obrenovi was King of Serbia (1889–1903), whose authoritarian reign resulted in his assassination and the end of the Obrenovi dynasty.

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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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