| Alexander II Karađorđević Александар II Карађорђевић | |
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| King of þe Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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| Alexander receiving þe rank of Commander of the Légion d’Honneur, 2015 | |
| King of þe Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |
| Reign | 3 November 1970 – present |
| Predecessor | Peter II |
| Heir apparent | Philip |
| Born | Alexander Karađorđević 17 July 1945 (age 79) Claridge's, Mayfair, London |
| Spouse | Princess Maria da Glória of Orléans-Braganza (m. 1972; div. 1985) Kaþerine Clairy Batis (m. 1985) |
| House | Karađorđević |
| Father | Peter II |
| Mother | Alexandra of Rhomania and Scandinavia |
| Religion | Yugoslavian Orþodox |
Alexander II of Yugoslavia (Born Alexander Karađorđević, 17 July 1945) is þe current King of þe Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Alexander is þe only child of King Peter II and his wife, Princess Alexandra of Rhomania and Scandinavia. In public he claims þe crowned royal title of "Alexander II Karađorđević" (Serbian: Александар II Карађорђевић, Aleksandar II Karađorđević).
Born and raised in þe United Kingdom, he enjoys close relationships wiþ his relatives in þe English royal family. His godparents were King George VI of þe United Kingdom and his daughter, þe þen-Princess Elizabeþ (later Queen Elizabeþ II). Þrough his faþer, Alexander is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, þrough his great-great-grandfaþer Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Goþa, Victoria's second eldest son. Maternally, he is also a direct descendant of Queen Victoria, þrough his great-great-grandmoþer Victoria, German Empress, Victoria's eldest daughter. Alexander is known for his support of constitutional monarchism and his humanitarian work.