Bogić Vučković Stratimirović ( sr-cyr, Богић Вучковић Стратимировић, 1735–1745) was a rebel leader in the

Sanjak of Herzegovina The Sanjak of Herzegovina ( tr, Hersek Sancağı; sh, Hercegovački sandžak) was an Ottoman administrative unit established in 1470. The seat was in Foča until 1572 when it was moved to Taşlıca (Pljevlja). The sanjak was initially part of ...

who organized an uprising in 1737, during the Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735–1739). He was from the

Trebinje Trebinje ( sr-Cyrl, Требиње, ) is a city and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of Trebišnjica river in the re ...

hinterland, in

Herzegovina Herzegovina ( or ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Hercegovina, separator=" / ", Херцеговина, ) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia. It has never had strictly defined geogra ...

, the son of Vučko Petrović and grandson of Petar Stratimirović. Early on, he moved to the

Kingdom of Serbia (1718–1739) The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr, Краљевина Србија, translit=Kraljevina Srbija, german: Königreich Serbien, la, Regnum Serviae) was a province (crownland) of the Habsburg monarchy from 1718 to 1739. It was formed from the territories ...

. He is mentioned in documents as a merchant from

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...

. He bought an attestation from the Republic of Ragusa that he descended from

Stracimir Balšić Stracimir Balšić ( sr-Cyrl, Страцимир Балшић or Strazimir Balsha ( sq, Strazimir Balsha); fl. 1360 – 15 January 1373) was a Lord of Zeta, alongside his two brothers Đurađ I and Balša II, in ca. 1362–1372. The Balšić family ...

, the Lord of Zeta, then appeared in autumn 1737 at the Habsburg deputy commander's office in

Sremski Karlovci Sremski Karlovci ( sr-cyrl, Сремски Карловци, ; hu, Karlóca; tr, Karlofça) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Danu ...

, with Aleksa Milišević, presenting themselves as nobility and Vučković stressed that he had readied the Montenegrin peoples to help the Austrian Emperor. Vučković and his brothers organized an uprising in Herzegovina in 1737 during Austrian-Turkish conflicts in the Balkans, at the same time helping the Austrians. After the

Capture of Belgrade (1739) The capture of Belgrade was the recapture of Belgrade (capital of modern Serbia) by the Ottoman Empire in 1739. Background According to the Treaty of Pruth signed in 1711 between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire, the Russians had s ...

, for their efforts, he and his brothers were awarded Austrian noble titles and granted the village of Kulpin which they settled.

Stefan Stratimirović Stefan Stratimirović ( sr, Стефан Стратимировић; 27 December 1757 – 22 September 1836) was a Serbian bishop who served as the Metropolitan of Karlovci, head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Austrian Empire, between 1790 ...

is a descendant of his.

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