King Peter I of Serbia, July 1914 Product:Fine art poster Interior view of a staircase

Interior view of a staircase in a house in White Lion Court

Sir William George Armstrong

Both hold cheroots

The 'Hindenburg' was destroyed when it caught fire while mooring at Lakehurst

King Peter I of Serbia, July 1914 Product:Fine art poster Interior view of a staircaseKing Peter I of Serbia, July 1914. Suffering from worsening ill health and with the outbreak of the First World War only a month away, Peter (1844 1921) handed over executive control of Serbia's government to his second son, Alexander, in June 1914. In late 1915 he was forced to flee into exile as Serbia was defeated by the combined forces of Germany, Austria and Bulgaria.