Ilija Čarapić
Ilija Čarapić | |
|---|---|
| 1st Mayor of Belgrade | |
| In office 7 May 1839 – 27 May 1840 | |
| Succeeded by | Miloš Bogićević |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1792 Beli Potok, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1844 Belgrade, Principality of Serbia |
| Spouse | Stamenka Karađorđević |
Ilija Čarapić (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Чарапић, pronounced [ǐlija t͡ʃǎrapit͡ɕ]), was the first Mayor of Belgrade, Serbia. He was born in 1792 in Beli Potok, near Avala, and died in 1844.[1] He was son of the Voyvode Vasa Čarapić and the brother-in-law of Karađorđe, appointed as Voyvode or Duke of Grocka when he was only 18 years old after his uncle, Voyvode Tanasije Čarapić, who died in Prahovo, near Negotin.
Vojvoda Ilija Čarapić, with his wife Stamenka Karađorđević had no children. Ilija was the stepfather of Stamenka's daughter Jelena Ristić, who married Đorđe Radojlović, the founder of the Radojlović family.[2]
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- ^ Old Belgrade (in Serbian)
- ^ ŽENE SRPSKOG USTANKA Archived 2011-08-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
