Draga Mašin (nee Lunjevica) (September 23, 1861 in Gornji Milanovac – June 11, 1903 in Belgrade), also known as Queen Draga, was the consort of King Aleksandar Obrenović of the Kingdom of Serbia. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gornji Milanovac (Гoрњи Милановац) is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44 Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Alexander I or Alexander Obrenović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић) (August 14 1876 - June 11 1903 was king of The Kingdom of Serbia ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевина Србија Serbian Latinica Kraljevina Srbija) was created when Prince Milan Obrenović ruler She was formerly a lady-in-waiting to Aleksandar's mother Queen Natalija. A lady-in-waiting (also called waiting maid) is a female personal assistant at a Noble court, attending to a queen, a Princess or other Natalija Obrenović née Keshko ( Serbian Cyrillic Наталија Обреновић 15 May, 1859, Florence - 8
Draga Mašin was a daughter of Panta Lunjevica, local leader of the Aranđelovac area. Aranđelovac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Аранђеловац is a town and a municipality in Serbia at 44 At the time of her second marriage, she was the widow of Svetozar Mašin, a Czech civil engineer, and was fifteen years older than Aleksandar. Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions
They married on 5 August 1900. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar When Aleksandar announced their engagement, public opinion turned against him. He was viewed as a besotted young fool in the power of a wicked seductress. Dowager Queen Natalija bitterly opposed the marriage, and was exiled by her son, in part because of it. His many arbitrary and unpopular acts were blamed on Draga's influence. There were rumors that Aleksandar would name Draga's brother as heir to the throne.
This last threat was the final straw. On June 11, 1903, a group of army officers invaded the royal palace, led by the brother of Draga's late husband. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority They found Aleksandar and Draga hiding in a cupboard and savagely murdered them, throwing their mutilated bodies from a palace window. A cupboard (ˈkʌbɚd or press ( Hiberno-English) is a type of cabinet, often made of wood used indoors to store household objects such as food and crockery
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| Preceded by Natalija Obrenović |
Queen Consort of Serbia 5 August 1900– 11 June 1903 |
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Maria of Romaniaas Queen Consort of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes |
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