Jeronim Ljubibratić ( sr-cyrl, Jероним Љубибратић) or Jeftimije Ljubibratić von Trebinje (1716 – 1 November 1779), known as Jero or Jefto, was a

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military officer who served the

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Ljubibratić came from Trebinje, from a long line of Serbian nobility, at the time part of the

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(modern

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). His clan, the Ljubibratići, claimed descent from the medieval

Ljubibratić noble family The Ljubibratić family ( sr, Љубибратић) were a powerful noble family in (Hum) around Trebinje during the 14th and 15th centuries under the Bosnian Kingdom. History Ljubibratić family were known to be warriors and also Serbian Orthod ...

. In 1730, at the age of 14, he entered as a cadet the regiment of

Grenzer Grenz infantry or Grenzers or Granichary (from german: Grenzer "border guard" or "frontiersman"; Serbo-Croatian: graničari, krajišnici, sr-cyr, граничари, крајишници, Russian Cyrillic: граничары) were light infantr ...

s, an elite regiment of

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s. In 1753, he reached the rank of ''Oberstlieutenant''. In 1758, he was an Oberst, in charge of the 8th regiment of Grenz, with several military campaign successes under his belt. He had already received the title of Freiherrnstand-Baron in 1760. In 1762, he was awarded the Maria-Theresa order. In 1770, he was promoted to general-major and finally, in 1773, to ''Feldmarschall-Lieutenant'' (

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lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...

). He died in

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1716 births 1779 deaths People from the Republic of Ragusa People from Dubrovnik 18th-century Austrian people 18th-century Serbian people Austrian military personnel Serbian soldiers Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbs of Croatia People from Trebinje Habsburg Serbs {{Serbia-bio-stub

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