Kingdom of Serbia

Serbia, 1882–1918. Draft, not yet reviewed

The Kingdom of Serbia was a monarchy located in Southeastern Europe which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Between 1912 and 1913, Serbia greatly enlarged its territory through engagement in the First and Second Balkan Wars. Sandžak-Raška, Kosovo Vilayet and Vardar Macedonia were annexed. In December 1918 it merged with the newly created State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

Seat of power: Belgrade

No rulers documented for this era yet.

Culture

• The victory of the Royal Serbian Army at the battle of Cer is considered the first Allied victory in World War I.
• The second campaign resulted in the Great Retreat through Montenegro and Albania, the evacuation to Greece, and the establishment of the Macedonian front.
• The Kingdom of Serbia participated in the International Exhibition of Art of 1911, with a number of artists showing their work as a part of the Serbian pavilion, including Marko Murat, Ivan Meštrović, Đorđe Jovanović and other artists.

Picture

The Serbian campaign was a series of military expeditions launched in 1914 and 1915 by the Central Powers against the Kingdom of Serbia during World War I.

Image: The original uploader was Lord Eru at English Wikipedia. Later versions were uploaded by Avala at en.wikipedia., Public domain, file

Sources

• Kingdom of Serbia (Wikipedia)
• Kingdom of Serbia (Wikidata)
• About the picture (Wikipedia)

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