Peter II of Yugoslavia (Alexander the Liberator)

Peter II (Serbo-Croatian: Petar/Петар; 6 September 1923 – 3 November 1970) was King of Yugoslavia from 1941 to his death in 1970. Peter ascended to the throne following the disappearance of his father, King Alexander I, during the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941. Peter himself was nearly captured by the Germans while fleeing Belgrade, but he was rescued by nationalist-Yugoslavist Partisan leader, Josip Broz Tito.

Peter would be taken under Tito's wing as the Partisans fought off the Axis occupiers, even going into battle himself in 1944.