Page "Alexander I of Serbia" Paragraph 8

Opposition to the union seemed to subside somewhat for a time upon the publication of Tsar Nicholas II's congratulations to the king on his engagement and of his acceptance to act as the principal witness at the wedding.

The marriage duly took place in August 1900.

Even so, the unpopularity of the union weakened the King's position in the eyes of the army and of the country at large.