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House of Obrenović

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

Prince of Serbia
King of Serbia

The House of Obrenović or Obrenović Dynasty (, pl. Обрeновићи / Obrenovići, ) 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 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 House of Karađorđević.

The family's rule came to an end in a coup d’état by the military conspirators, often known today as the Black Hand, who invaded the royal palace and murdered King Alexander I, who died without an heir. The National Assembly of Serbia invited Peter Karađorđević to become king of Serbia.

Like Montenegro and 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

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 Michael I or a Michael II. Milan II and Michael III were simply the second and third ruling prince from the Obrenović dynasty. This practice was discontinued when prince Milan IV proclaimed himself king and declared the principality of Serbia a kingdom (1882).

Picture	Title
Name	Birth	Reign	Spouse	Death	Claim	Notes
[[File:Knez Milos Obrenovic.jpg	100px]]	Grand Vožd
Prince
Miloš I	18 March 1780 or 1783
Gornja Dobrinja near Požega, Ottoman Empire	23 April 1815
25 June 1839
()	Ljubica Vukomanović	26 September 1860
Belgrade, Serbia, Ottoman Empire
(aged 77 or 80)	Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising.	Abdicated.
[[File:Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia.jpg	100px]]	Prince
Milan II	21 October 1819
Kragujevac, Serbia	25 June 1839
8 July 1839
()	—	8 July 1839
Belgrade, Serbia
(aged 19)	1st son of Miloš I
and Ljubica Vukomanović	Died in office.
[[File:Jovan Popović, Prince Mihailo Obrenović 1841.jpg	100px]]	Prince
Michael III	16 September 1823
Kragujevac, Serbia	8 July 1839
14 September 1842
()	Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely	10 June 1868
Belgrade, Serbia
(aged 44)	2nd son of Miloš I
and Ljubica Vukomanović	Deposed by the Defenders of the Constitution.
Out of power for .
[[File:MilosObrenovic 1848.jpg	100px]]	Prince
Miloš I	18 March 1780 or 1783
Gornja Dobrinja, Ottoman Empire	23 December 1858
26 September 1860
()	Ljubica Vukomanović	26 September 1860
Belgrade, Serbia, Ottoman Empire
(aged 77 or 80)	Elected by the National Assembly.	Died in office.
[[File:Knez Mihajlo III Obrenovic.jpg	100px]]	Prince
Michael III	16 September 1823
Kragujevac, Serbia	26 September 1860
10 June 1868
()	Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely	10 June 1868
Belgrade, Serbia
(aged 44)	Son of Miloš I
and Ljubica Vukomanović	Assassinated in Belgrade.
[[File:KraljMilanObrenovic.jpg	100px]]	Prince;
King
**Milan IV
Milan I**	22 August 1854
Mărășești, Moldavia	10 June 1868
6 March 1889
()	Natalie Keshko	11 February 1901
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
(aged 46)	Elected by the National Assembly.
Cousin of Mihailo III.	Milivoje Blaznavac acted as regent until the age of majority.
Abdicated.
[[File:AleksandarObrenović.jpg	100px]]	King
Alexander I	14 August 1876
Belgrade, Serbia	6 March 1889
11 June 1903
()	Draga Mašin	11 June 1903
Belgrade, Serbia
(aged 26)	Son of Milan I
and Natalie Keshko	Jovan Ristić acted as regent until the age of majority.
Assassinated in Belgrade.

Male descendants of Baba Višnja

Baba Višnja (1737–1817)

Jakov Obrenović (1767–1811)
- From whom are descended the Jakovljevićs, among whom some self-proclaimed themselves as princes in the 2010s.
General Milan Obrenović (1770–1810)
- Hristifor Obrenović (N/a–1825)
- [[Image:Princely crown.svg|25px]] Prince Miloš I (1783–1860)
  - [[Image:Princely crown.svg|25px]] Prince Milan II (1819–1839)
  - [[Image:Princely crown.svg|25px]] Prince Mihailo III (1823–1868)
    - (illegit.) Velimir Mihailo Teodorović (1849–1898)
  - Prince Todor (N/a)
- General Jovan Obrenović (1786–1850)
  - Obren Obrenović (1818–1826)
- Prince Jevrem (1790–1856)
  - Miloš Obrenović (1829–1861)
    - [[Image:Crown of Petar I.svg|25px]] King Milan I (1854–1901)
      - [[Image:Crown of Petar I.svg|25px]] King Alexander I (1876–1903)
      - Prince Sergei (1878–1878)
      - (illegit.) George Obrenović (1890–1925)
        
        Stefan Obrenović (N/a)
        
        Panta Obrenović (1945–2002)

Other family members

Ljubica Vukomanović, wife of Prince Miloš I and mother of Prince Milan II and Prince Michael III
Princess Anka Obrenović, daughter of Prince Jevrem Obrenović
Katarina Konstantinović, daughter of Princess Anka Obrenović and mistress of her cousin, Prince Michael III
Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely, wife of Prince Michael III
Natalia Konstantinović, granddaughter of Princess Anka Obrenović and wife of Prince Mirko of Montenegro
Elena Maria Catargiu-Obrenović, mother of King Milan I
Queen Natalie of Serbia, wife of King Milan I and mother of King Alexander I
Queen Draga of Serbia, wife of King Alexander I and former lady-in-waiting to his mother

References

"Dragutin Dimitrijevic". Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
"Alexander". Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
"Serbia". Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
"Потомци Господар Јакова".
"Royal Court Council House of Obrenović".
"Naslednik: Želim da povratim slavu i ugled Obrenovića".
(8 January 1898). "Ex-King Milan". [[The Evening Post (New Zealand).

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