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The Kingdom of Serbia was created when Prince Milan Obrenović, ruler of the Principality of Serbia, was crowned King in 1882. The Principality of Serbia was ruled by the Karađorđevic dynasty from 1817 onwards . The Principality, suzerain to the Porte, had expelled all Ottoman troops by 1867, de facto securing its independence...

Timeline of Events

1882

2.22.1882

The Serbian kingdom is refounded.

1912

10.23.1912

First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo between the Serbian and Ottoman armies begins.

10.24.1912

First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory.

10.26.1912

First Balkan War: The capital city of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, is unified with Greece on the feast day of its patron Saint Demetrius. On the same day, Serbian troops captured Skopje.

1918

11.25.1918

Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria–Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.