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'''Rovčani''' ([[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]]: Ровчани, {{IPA-sh|rǒ̞ːʋt͡ʃaːni|pron}}) is a |
'''Rovčani''' or '''Rovči''' ([[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]]: Ровчани, {{IPA-sh|rǒ̞ːʋt͡ʃaːni|pron}}) is a highland clan and [[town]] in [[Montenegro]]. |
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The clan takes its name from Rovča region in Montenegro. Nikša (Nikola) is the oldest known ancestor, he had a son, youngest Gojak, who founded the clan. Gojak in turn had four sons, Bulat (whose descendants are known as Bulatovici), Šćepan (whose descendants are known as Šćepanovići), Vlaho (whose descendants are known as Vlahovići) and Srezoje (whose descendants are known as Srezojevići.) |
The clan takes its name from Rovča region in Montenegro. Nikša (Nikola) is the oldest known ancestor, he had a son, youngest Gojak, who founded the clan. Gojak in turn had four sons, Bulat (whose descendants are known as Bulatovici), Šćepan (whose descendants are known as Šćepanovići), Vlaho (whose descendants are known as Vlahovići) and Srezoje (whose descendants are known as Srezojevići.). Rovčani was one of the clans that constituted the [[Montenegrin Greens]], a faction that opposed the annexation of [[Kingdom of Montenegro|Montenegro]] to [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]].<ref name="Banač1988">{{cite book|last=Banač|first=Ivo|title=The national question in Yugoslavia: origins, history, politics|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=KfqbujXqQBkC&pg=PA285|accessdate=17 November 2011|date=1988-03|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=9780801494932|page=285}}</ref> During the [[Christmas Uprising]] two members of Bulatovic family were flayed alive in Rovči by the Montenegrin Whites (faction supporting annexation to Serbia).<ref name="Banač1988"/> |
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Revision as of 14:32, 17 November 2011
Rovčani or Rovči (Montenegrin: Ровчани, pronounced [rǒ̞ːʋt͡ʃaːni]) is a highland clan and town in Montenegro.
The clan takes its name from Rovča region in Montenegro. Nikša (Nikola) is the oldest known ancestor, he had a son, youngest Gojak, who founded the clan. Gojak in turn had four sons, Bulat (whose descendants are known as Bulatovici), Šćepan (whose descendants are known as Šćepanovići), Vlaho (whose descendants are known as Vlahovići) and Srezoje (whose descendants are known as Srezojevići.). Rovčani was one of the clans that constituted the Montenegrin Greens, a faction that opposed the annexation of Montenegro to Serbia.[1] During the Christmas Uprising two members of Bulatovic family were flayed alive in Rovči by the Montenegrin Whites (faction supporting annexation to Serbia).[1]
Sources
- ^ a b Banač, Ivo (1988-03). The national question in Yugoslavia: origins, history, politics. Cornell University Press. p. 285. ISBN 9780801494932. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
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