House of Obrenović
| Obrenović Обреновић | |
|---|---|
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| Country |  Serbia |
| Founded | 23 April 1815 |
| Founder | Miloš Obrenović I |
| Final ruler | Alexander I |
| Titles |
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| Deposition | 11 June 1903 |
The Obrenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Обрeновић, pl. Obrenovići / Обреновићи, pronounced [obrěːnoʋit͡ɕ]) was a Serbian dynasty that ruled Serbia from 1815 to 1842, and again from 1858 to 1903. They came to power through the leadership of their progenitor Miloš Obrenović I in the Serbian Uprising of 1815–1817 against the Ottoman Empire, which led to the formation of the Principality of Serbia in 1817. The Obrenović dynasty were traditionally allied with Austria-Hungary and opposed the Russian-supported Karađorđević dynasty.
The family's rule came to an end in a coup d’état by the military conspirators, often known today as the Black Hand,[1] who invaded the royal palace and murdered King Alexander I, who died without an heir.[2][3] The National Assembly of Serbia invited Peter Karađorđević to become a king of Serbia.[4] After the breakup of Yugoslavia, some descendants from Jakov Obrenović, Miloš Obrenović's half-brother, declared themselves successors of the Royal House of Obrenović and elected their pretender to the defunct throne of Serbia.
Unlike other Balkan states such as Greece, Bulgaria, or Romania, Serbia did not import a member of an existing European royal family (mostly German dynasties) to take its throne; the Obrenović dynasty, like its Karađorđević rival, was an indigenous Serbian family.
Monarchs
| Picture | TitleName | Reign | Notes |
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Prince of Serbia Miloš I |
First reign November 6, 1817 – June 25, 1839 Second reign December 23, 1858 – September 26, 1860 |
Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising. Abdicated. Died due to old age. |
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Prince of Serbia Milan II |
June 25, 1839 – July 8, 1839 | Ruled for only 26 days. |
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Prince of Serbia Mihailo III |
First reign July 8, 1839 – September 14, 1842 Second reign September 26, 1860 – June 10, 1868 |
Deposed by the Defenders of the Constitution. Assassinated in Košutnjak |
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Prince of Serbia King of Serbia Milan I |
June 10, 1868 – March 6, 1889 | Proclaimed King of Serbia in March 6, 1882. Abdicated. |
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King of Serbia Alexander I |
March 6, 1889 – June 11, 1903 | Assassinated together with Queen Draga in the May Coup. The end of Obrenović dynasty. |
Unlike most other dynasties in Europe, where a regnal number is used to distinguish different monarchs who shared the same given name, the Obrenović dynasty assigned subsequent regnal numbers to each ruling prince. Thus, there was never a Milan I, Milan III, a Mihailo I or a Mihailo II. Milan II and Mihailo III were simply the second and third ruling prince from the Obrenović dynasty. This practice was discontinued when prince Milan Obrenovic IV proclaimed himself king and declared the principality of Serbia a kingdom (1882).
Other family members
- Jevram Obrenović, younger brother of Milos Obrenović I
- Jovan Obrenović, younger brother of Milos Obrenović I
- Jakov Obrenović, elder half-brother of Milos Obrenović I
- Milan Obrenović, elder half-brother of Milos Obrenović I
- Marija Obrenović, mother of Milan Obrenović IV
- Natalija Obrenović, wife of Milan Obrenović IV.
- Draga Obrenović, wife of Alexander I and former lady-in-waiting to his mother.
- Princess Anka Obrenović, daughter of Jevrem Teodorović Obrenović.
- George Obrenovic, illegitimate son of King Milan[5]
See also
References
- ^ Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. Dragutin Dimitrijevic. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
{{cite book}}:|author1=has generic name (help) - ^ Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. Alexander. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
{{cite book}}:|author1=has generic name (help) - ^ Thomas M. Poulsen; John R. Lampe; John B. Allcock. Serbia. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ Thomas M. Poulsen; John R. Lampe; John B. Allcock. Serbia. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Ex-King Milan", The Evening Post, vol. LV, no. 6, p. 5, 8 January 1898
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