Order of St. Prince Lazar
The Order of Saint Prince Lazar.
History
The order of Saint Prince Lazar was instituted by the Decision of the Parliament, signed by the King Aleksandar I, to commemorate the fifth centenary of the Battle of Kosovo, that ended in the collapse of the medieval Serbian state. Saint Prince Lazar, of the Hrebeljanović family, commanded the Serbian armies that were defeated by the Ottoman Sultan Murat I. The Sultan was assassinated by Serbian knight Miloš Obilić, while captured the Serbian Prince was beheaded by the victorious Turks. The cult of the Saint Prince was very strong among Serbs, and the event was reckoned to be the paramount one in the entire history of Serbs. The commemoration of the 500th Anniversary took form of the Anointment of the King, and the Collar of Saint Prince Lazar ordered to be made by Nicolaus und Dunker of Hannau. The Order is worn only by the King of Serbia and by his Crown Prince. Since inception, the Order has been worn only by the following:Rewarding
The Collar of the Order was allowed to be worn only by the ruler of Serbia and the heir to the throne:| Name | Date Awarded | Notes |
| King Alexander I of Serbia | 28 June 1889 | First holder of order after establishment |
| King Peter I of Serbia | 15 June 1903 | Second holder of order from rival dynasty |
| Crown Prince George of Serbia | 27 August 1905 | Abdicated 27 March 1909 |
| King Alexander I of Yugoslavia | 27 March 1909 | Took order after brother abdication |
| King Peter II of Yugoslavia | 28 March 1941 | |
| Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia | 17 July 1963 | In exile |
| Hereditary Prince Peter of Yugoslavia | 5 February 1998 | In exile |