Ljubica Vukomanović ( sr-cyr, Љубица Вукомановић; September 1788 – 26 May 1843) was

Princess consort Princess consort is an official title or an informal designation that is normally accorded to the wife of a sovereign prince. The title may be used for the wife of a king if the more usual designation of queen consort is not used. More informal ...

of the

Principality of Serbia The Principality of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Књажество Србија, Knjažestvo Srbija) was an autonomous state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of the Serbian Revolution, which lasted between 1804 and 1817. Its creation wa ...

as the wife of

Miloš Obrenović Miloš, Milos, Miłosz or spelling variations thereof is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name Sportsmen * Miłosz Bernatajtys, Polish rower * Miloš Bogunović, Serbian footballer * Miloš Budaković, Serbian ...

, Prince of Serbia, and the founder of the

Obrenović dynasty The House of Obrenović ( sr-Cyrl, Обрeновић, Obrenovići / Обреновићи, ) 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 ...

, which ruled Serbia in an almost unbroken line from the time of his election as Prince to the

May Overthrow The May Coup ( sr, Мајски преврат, Majski prevrat) was a coup d'état involving the assassination of the Serbian King Alexander Obrenović and his consort Queen Draga inside the Royal Palace in Belgrade on the night of . This a ...

in 1903.Александар Марушић и Ана Боловић (2013—2019). Обреновићи у музејским и другим збиркама Србије и Европе (I-V том). Музеј рудничко-таковског краја. Ljubica married Miloš in 1805 and became Princess of Serbia on 6 November 1817 until her husband's abdication on 25 June 1839. She had at least seven surviving children.

Life

She was born in September 1788 in Srezojevci, Serbia, the daughter of wealthy landlord Radoslav Vukomanović and first wife Marija Damjanović; however, the exact date is unknown. In 1805 she married Miloš Obrenović, who on 6 November 1817 was elected the Prince of Serbia, making her Princess consort. Ljubica was active and influential in Serbian politics. Her marriage, however, was volatile, she often disagreed with her husband, and at one time they separated. Miloš was frequently unfaithful to her; and on one occasion she came close to killing one of his mistresses in a violent physical attack. Between 1819 and 1821 Prince Miloš commissioned a fine city mansion to be built in Belgrade for Ljubica and their children. This is known as

Princess Ljubica's Residence Princess Ljubica's Residence ( sr, Конак књегиње Љубице, ) is a palace located in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Because of its cultural and architectural importance the residence has been designated a Monument of Culture of Ex ...

and was built by renowned Hadži-Neimar. Her husband's rule was harsh and autocratic; in June 1839, he was compelled to abdicate the throne in favour of their eldest son, Milan, who died shortly afterwards. Milan was succeeded by their second son, Mihailo. Ljubica died in

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on 26 May 1843 (

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) (14 May O.S.), and was buried in the

Krušedol Monastery The Krušedol Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Крушедол, Manastir Krušedol, ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the Syrmia region, northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. The monastery is the lega ...

on the

Fruška Gora Fruška gora ( sr-Cyrl, Фрушка гора; hu, Tarcal-hegység) is a mountain in Syrmia, administratively part of Serbia with a part of its western side extending into eastern Croatia. The area under Serbian administration forms the country ...

mountain.

Issue

Together, Miloš and Ljubica had at least seven children: * Princess Petria (5 August 1810 – 1870), married in 1834 Todor Bajić de Varadija (ennobled in Austria ''Theodor Baich de Varadia'') * Princess Elisabeth (Savka) (28 March 1814 – 5 October 1848), married in 1831 Jovan Nikolić de Rudna (ennobled in Austria 1854 ''

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Nicolic de Rudna'', by whom she had three sons; her descendants married into the Austrian-Hungarian nobility. * Prince Milan (21 October 1819 – 8 July 1839), died unmarried and childless after his brief reign. * Prince Michael (16 September 1823 .S.– 10 June 1868 .S., he ruled as Prince of Serbia from 8 July 1839 until his deposition on 14 September 1842; he assumed rule again from 26 September 1860 until his assassination eight years later alongside his first cousin

Princess Anka Obrenović Princess Anka Obrenović (later Anka Konstantinović, sr-Cyrl, Анка Обреновић; 1 April 1821 – 10 June 1868 Old_Style.html"_;"title="9_May_Old_Style">o.s._was_a_member_of_the_Serbian_royal_House_of_Obrenovic.html" "title="Old_Sty ...

. Had no legitimate issue by his wife, Julia Hunyady de Kéthely. * Princess Maria (born and died 9 July 1830) * Prince Todor (died young) * Prince Gabriel (died young) File:Konak knjeginje Ljubice 2.JPG,

, in Belgrade, the city mansion built by Prince Milos for her and their children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vukomanovic, Ljubica 1788 births 1843 deaths People from Gornji Milanovac Serbian royal consorts Obrenović dynasty 19th-century Serbian people 19th-century Serbian women

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