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Obrenović dynasty

Obrenović dynasty

The Obrenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Обрeновић, pl. Obrenovići / Обреновићи, pronounced [obrěːnoʋitɕ]) 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.

Obrenović
Обреновић
CountrySerbia
Founded23 April 1815
FounderMiloš Obrenović I
Final rulerAlexander I
Titles
  • Prince of Serbia (1815–1842; 1858–1882)
  • King of Serbia (1882–1903)
Deposition11 June 1903

Monarchs

PictureTitleNameReignNotes
MilosObrenovic 1848.jpgPrince 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.
Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia.jpgPrince of Serbia
Milan II
June 25, 1839 – July 8, 1839Ruled for only 26 days.
Mihailo Obrenović III.jpgPrince 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
KraljMilanObrenovic.jpgPrince of Serbia
King of Serbia
Milan I
June 10, 1868 – March 6, 1889Proclaimed King of Serbia in March 6, 1882.
Abdicated.
AleksandarObrenovic.jpgKing of Serbia
Alexander I
March 6, 1889 – June 11, 1903Assassinated 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

  • Jevrem 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

  • List of Serbian monarchs

References

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Citation Linkwww.britannica.comThomas M. Poulsen; John R. Lampe; John B. Allcock. Serbia. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.britannica.comThomas M. Poulsen; John R. Lampe; John B. Allcock. Serbia. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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Citation Linkopenlibrary.org"Ex-King Milan", The Evening Post, LV (6), p. 5, 8 January 1898
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Citation Linkwww.britannica.comDragutin Dimitrijevic
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