Danica, Hereditary Princess of Serbia and Yugoslavia (, sr-cyr, Даница Карађорђевић, ; born 18 August 1986), also known as Princess Danica Karageorgevitch or Princess Danica Karađorđević, is a Serbian–French

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and is the wife of Hereditary Prince Philip, heir to Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, and so she is a member of the

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, the deposed Royal Family of Yugoslavia and Serbia.

Early life and education

Princess Danica was born in

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SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

(now

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) on 18 August 1986 as Danica Marinković. She is the daughter of Milan "Cile" Marinković (b. 1947 in Belgrade), an impressionist painter, and his wife, Zorica "Beba" Krupež. Since 1992, Danica has lived in

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, France, completed her education there and obtained

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. She graduated in graphic design and visual communications at the Academy of Applied Arts in Paris and at the comparative literature and Slavistics studies at

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in Paris. In

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, U.K., the Princess got her master's degree in graphic design and communication at the

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Personal life

Design career

Well known under the artistic name Dana Maar (stylized as Dana MAAR), besides the primary graphic design profession, she creatively expresses herself as a

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. Her already recognizable style is manifested through the collages she creates and actively exhibits through solo and group exhibitions and art fairs, thus becoming part of the cultural milieu of both Belgrade and Paris. Among numerous solo exhibitions in Belgrade, Princess Danica had solo exhibitions in Parisian galleries: Galerie Origines and Galleries Artessepia within the Carré Rive Gauche event, Saint-Germain des Près, in 2007 and 2008. Her works were also exhibited at the Biennale of Contemporary Art in Paris in 2008, 2010 and 2014. She has been a member of the Applied Artists and Designers Association of Serbia in the design section since 2010.

Marriage and children

On 24 July 2017, her engagement to Prince Philip of Serbia was announced. They married on 7 October 2017, at the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Belgrade, Serbia. Their witnesses were

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and Philip's older brother Prince Peter. Several members of royal families also attended, including Queen Sofía of Spain,

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with his wife Sibilla, Prince

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, Princess Jeet

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Khemka, as well as numerous relatives and guests of the Karađorđević Royal Family and the Marinković family, including

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Maja Gojković Maja Gojković ( sr-Cyrl, Маја Гојковић; born 22 May 1963) is a Serbian politician serving as deputy prime minister of Serbia and minister of culture and information since 2020. A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), she ...

among others. It was the first royal wedding in Serbia since 1922 and the wedding of King Alexander I and Princess Maria of Romania, the paternal grand-grandparents of her husband. Her wedding gown was created by Serbian fashion designer

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. Princess Danica gave birth to their son, Prince Stefan, in Belgrade on 25 February 2018, at 10:30 am. Stefan is the first male child born to the royal family on Serbian soil for 90 years, the last such birth being that of Prince Tomislav in Belgrade in 1928. The prince was baptized on December 15, 2018, at the Royal Palace's Chapel in Belgrade. Danica gave birth to their daughter, Princess Marija, on 5 November 2023, in

Public life

Princess in Serbia (2020–2022)

Princess Danica and her family lived in London after 2017, but as of July 2020 they relocated and currently live in her hometown, Belgrade. On 22 November 2020, Princess Danica and Prince Philip were the only members of the

who attended the funeral service of

Serbian Patriarch Irinej Irinej ( sr-cyr, Иринеј, , en, Irenaeus; born Miroslav Gavrilović; 28 August 193020 November 2020) was the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 2010 until his death in 2020. He had first been the bishop of Niš between 1975 and 201 ...

at the Church of Saint Sava. Princess Danica and Prince Filip were also the only members of the House of Karađorđević who attended enthronement of newly elected Patriarch Porfirije on 19 February 2021 in St. Michael's Cathedral in Belgrade. On 13 September 2021, Danica and her husband attended Holy Liturgy led by Patriarch Porfirije in the Jasenovac Monastery in Croatia and visited the

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and Stone Flower sculpture becoming first members of the House of Karađorđević who visited this memorial site from

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. On 9 January 2022, Danica and her husband attended the national day celebration of the

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, one of the two entities of

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, in

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Hereditary Princess (2022–present)

On 27 April 2022, Princess Danica witnessed when her

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Prince Peter renounced his title of Hereditary Prince of Serbia and Yugoslavia – for himself and his descendants – in favor of her husband Philip, making her the Hereditary Princess. The ceremony took place in Seville at

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in the presence of Peter's and Philip's mother Princess Maria Da Gloria of

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and Duchess of Segorbe, and others.

Arms

References

External links

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Dana MAAR
at Saatchi Art * at the Royal Family of Serbia Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Danica of Serbia, Hereditary Princess 1986 births Living people Serbian princesses Alumni of Chelsea College of Arts Karađorđević dynasty Eastern Orthodox Christians from Serbia Eastern Orthodox Christians from France French graphic designers French women graphic designers French people of Serbian descent Naturalized citizens of France Paris-Sorbonne University alumni People from Belgrade Princesses by marriage Serbian graphic designers Serbian emigrants to France Serbian expatriates in the United Kingdom Serbian women graphic designers