Lerotholi vs Petar II Karadjordjevic

Lerotholi succeeded his father Letsie I as paramount chief of the Basotho. His rule came during a period of increasing British colonial control and economic change in Basutoland.

Lerotholi opposed British efforts to alienate Basotho land for European settlers. He successfully resisted land sales, preserving communal land ownership for the Basotho people.

Lerotholi introduced a formal code of customary law, known as the Lerotholi Code, to codify Basotho traditions and legal practices. This code became the basis for customary law in Lesotho.

Petar II Karadjordjevic became King of Yugoslavia at age 11 after the assassination of his father, King Alexander I in Marseille. A regency council led by Prince Paul governed on his behalf due to his minority.

Nazi Germany invaded Yugoslavia in response to the coup. Petar II fled the country with his government, establishing a government-in-exile in London. He remained abroad for the duration of World War II, unable to return to his kingdom.

Petar II, at age 17, participated in a military coup that overthrew the regency of Prince Paul. He assumed full royal powers and repudiated Yugoslavia's accession to the Tripartite Pact, aligning the country with the Allies against Nazi Germany.

Following World War II, the communist-led government of Josip Broz Tito abolished the Yugoslav monarchy. Petar II was formally deposed and prevented from returning to Yugoslavia, ending the Karadjordjevic dynasty's rule.