Obrenović dynasty

Ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Serbia from 1815-42 and 1858-1903

House of Obrenović

Обреновић

Country|  Serbia
Founded| 23 April 1815
Founder| Miloš Obrenović I
Final ruler| Alexander I
Titles|

* Prince of Serbia (1815–1842; 1858–1882)
* King of Serbia (1882–1903)

Deposition| 11 June 1903

The House of 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 king of Serbia.[3] 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.

## List of monarchs[edit]

Picture  | TitleName  | Reign  | Notes

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| Prince of Serbia
Miloš Obrenović I | First reign
6 November 1817 – 25 June 1839

Second reign
23 December 1858 – 26 September 1860 | Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising.
Abdicated.

Died due to old age.
| Prince of Serbia
Milan Obrenović II | 25 June 1839 – 8 July 1839 | Ruled for only 26 days.
| Prince of Serbia
Mihailo Obrenović III | First reign
8 July 1839 – 14 September 1842

Second reign
26 September 1860 – 10 June 1868 | Deposed by the Defenders of the Constitution.

Assassinated in Košutnjak
| Prince of Serbia
Milan Obrenovic IV

King of Serbia
Milan I | 10 June 1868 – 6 March 1889 | Proclaimed King of Serbia on 6 March 1882.
Abdicated.
| King of Serbia
Alexander I | 6 March 1889 – 11 June 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).

## Male descendants of Baba Višnja[edit]

A scale model of royal complex in Kragujevac founded by Miloš Obrenović

Inside of Princess Ljubica's Residence in Belgrade

* Baba Višnja (1737–1817)
* Jakov Obrenović (1767–1811)[4]
* Archimandrite Samuil Jakovljević (N/a)
* Petar Jakovljević (N/a–1817)
* Đorđe Jakovljević (1799–1849)
* Grujica Jakovljević (1820–c.1870)
* Miloje Jakovljević (1826–c.1888)
* Antonio Jakovljević (1847–1880)
* Marko Jakovljević (1852–1924)
* Stanimir Jakovljević (1904–1976)
* Radoslav Jakovljević (1941–1996)
* Predrag Obrenović Jakovljević (born 1970)[5]
* Jakov Jakovljević
* General Milan Obrenović (c.1770–1810)
* Prince Miloš I (1783–1860)
* Prince Milan II (1819–1839)
* Prince Michael III (1823–1868)
* (illegit.) Velimir Mihailo Teodorović (1849–1898)
* Prince Todor (N/a)
* Prince Gabriel (N/a)
* General Jovan Obrenović (1786–1850)
* Obren Obrenović (1818–1826)
* Prince Jevrem (1790–1856)
* Miloš Obrenović (1829–1861)
* King Milan I (1854–1901)
* King Alexander I (1876–1903)
* Prince Sergei (1878–1878)
* (illegit.) George Obrenović (1890–1925)[6]
* Stefan Obrenović (N/a)
* Panta Obrenović (1945–2002)

## Other family members[edit]

* Princess Anka Obrenović, daughter of Prince Jevrem Obrenović
* Katarina Konstantinović, daughter of Princess Anka Obrenović and mistress of her cousin, Prince Michael III of Serbia
* Natalia Konstantinović, granddaughter of Princess Anka Obrenović
* Elena Maria Catargiu-Obrenović, mother of King Milan I of Serbia
* Queen Natalie of Serbia, wife of King Milan I of Serbia
* Queen Draga of Serbia, wife of King Alexander I of Serbia and former lady-in-waiting to his mother

## See also[edit]

* List of Serbian monarchs

## References[edit]

1. ^ Pallardy, Richard. Dragutin Dimitrijevic. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
2. ^ Tikkanen, Amy. Alexander. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
3. ^ a b Thomas M. Poulsen; John R. Lampe; John B. Allcock. Serbia. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
4. ^ "Потомци Господар Јакова". jakovljevici-srbija.blogspot.com. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
5. ^ "Royal Court Council House of Obrenović". royalhouseofobrenovic.org. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
6. ^ "Ex-King Milan", The Evening Post, vol. LV, no. 6, p. 5, 8 January 1898

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