Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1903 — “PRETENDER PETER" ONTHRONE [ARTICLE]

“PRETENDER PETER" ONTHRONE

Like Hie Granduncle, Karageorgevltch Heads Successful Revolt. The newly proclaimed King, Prince Peter Ivarageorgeviteh, long known as “Peter the Pretender,” comes from a family of noted revolutionists. His ancestors were swine dealers and the family had no political importance prior to 1804. They became prominent in a revolt against the Turkish masters of Ser-

via in that year and maintained an ineffective resistance for ten years. In 1820 the Karageorgevitch family aided Milosh Obrenovitch in another uprising, which proved successful. Obrenovitch made peace with the Sultan, and as h reward was recognized as the hereditary ruler of Servia. ■'bus he founded the | hot)M from which Alexander was descended. The family' of the new King wau also a claimant of the‘royal title and bitter enmity was engendered be tweeu the two houses. The feud extend- 1 ed through, the reign es each succeeding monarch. Io 1988 King Milan IV. was assassinated and Prince Karageorgevitch, father of the new King, was convicted In “contumaclan” of being one of the principal instigator* in the plot.