The House of Obrenović or Obrenović Dynasty (, 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 TitleName Birth Reign Spouse Death Claim Notes Grand VoždPrince Miloš I 18 March 1780 or 1783Gornja Dobrinja near Požega, Ottoman Empire 23 April 181525 June 1839() Ljubica Vukomanović 26 September 1860Belgrade, Serbia, Ottoman Empire (aged 77 or 80) Leader of the Second Serbian Uprising.Abdicated. Prince Milan II 21 October 1819 Kragujevac, Serbia 25 June 18398 July 1839() — 8 July 1839 Belgrade, Serbia(aged 19) 1st son of Miloš Iand Ljubica Vukomanović Died in office. Prince Michael III 16 September 1823Kragujevac, Serbia 8 July 183914 September 1842() Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely 10 June 1868Belgrade, Serbia(aged 44) 2nd son of Miloš Iand Ljubica Vukomanović Deposed by the Defenders of the Constitution.Out of power for . Prince Miloš I 18 March 1780 or 1783Gornja Dobrinja, Ottoman Empire 23 December 185826 September 1860() Ljubica Vukomanović 26 September 1860Belgrade, Serbia, Ottoman Empire (aged 77 or 80) Elected by the National Assembly.Died in office. Prince Michael III 16 September 1823Kragujevac, Serbia 26 September 186010 June 1868() Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely 10 June 1868Belgrade, Serbia(aged 44) Son of Miloš Iand Ljubica Vukomanović Assassinated in Belgrade. Prince;King Milan IV Milan I 22 August 1854Mărășești, Moldavia 10 June 18686 March 1889() Natalie Keshko 11 February 1901Vienna, Austria-Hungary(aged 46) Elected by the National Assembly. Cousin of Mihailo III. Milivoje Blaznavac acted as regent until the age of majority. Abdicated. King Alexander I 14 August 1876Belgrade, Serbia 6 March 188911 June 1903() Draga Mašin 11 June 1903Belgrade, Serbia(aged 26) Son of Milan Iand 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)
Prince Miloš I (1783–1860) Prince Milan II (1819–1839) 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) King Milan I (1854–1901) 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 Baron Fedor Nikolić, Civil Governor of Bosnia and Herzegovina and member of the Hungarian House of Magnates
See also List of Serbian monarchs
References
External links
The Royal House of Obrenović