Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie


Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie is an Avenue which runs through the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.

Location

Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie runs from Place d'Iena to avenue George V.

History

Previously part of rue Pierre Charron, before that part of rue de Morny. The avenue was officially named on 14 July 1918.

Name origin

The Avenue was created and named in honor of Peter I of Serbia, last King of Serbia and first King of Yugoslavia; Peter Karadjordjević was educated in France at St Cyr, served as a lieutenant in the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, served in the French Foreign Legion, and was decorated with the French Legion of Honour for heroism.

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