Mladen Milovanović ( sr-cyrl, Младен Миловановић; – 1823) was a Serbian merchant and politician who served as the

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from 1807 to 1810. A notable

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during the

First Serbian Uprising The First Serbian Uprising (; sr-Cyrl, Први српски устанак; ) was an uprising of Serbs in Orašac (Aranđelovac), Orašac against the Ottoman Empire from 14 February 1804 to 7 October 1813. The uprising began as a local revolt ...

, he briefly served as a representative in the

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and was the first

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from 1811 to 1813.

Biography

Born to

Drobnjak clan Drobnjaci ( sr-Cyrl, Дробњаци, ) was a tribe and historical region, Drobnjak, in Old Herzegovina in Montenegro (municipalities from Nikšić to Šavnik, Žabljak and Pljevlja). Its unofficial centre is in Šavnik. The Serb Orthodox f ...

ancestry, he became a wealthy merchant prior to the first uprising in goods trading. He had a strong influence on Karadjordje. After the defeat of

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, he went abroad, and in 1814 arrived in

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, then part of the

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, where he remained until 1821. Milovanović was one of the wealthiest people in Serbia of his time, which was a matter of controversy. He was killed in 1823 while crossing over the

Zlatibor Zlatibor ( sr-cyr, Златибoр ) is a List of mountains of Serbia, mountainous region in western Serbia. Among the most popular places in Serbia for tourism, Zlatibor's main attractions include health tourism, skiing, and hiking and the lo ...

and on the road to

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, by order of Prince

Miloš Obrenović Miloš Obrenović (; ; 18 March 1780 or 1783 – 26 September 1860) born Miloš Teodorović (; ), also known as Miloš the Great () was the Prince of Serbia twice, from 1815 to 1839, and from 1858 to 1860. He was an eminent figure of the Firs ...

. In April 1823, Prince Miloš gave the order in

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the List of cities in Serbia, 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 Se ...

to Serdar of Zlatibor Jovan Micić to escort Milovanović to Lim, and further transfer him to Montenegro. Micić's associates Leko and Simo Kovač killed him in the Očka mountain on Zlatibor during an alleged escape attempt by Milovanović.

Descendants

His only daughter Jovanka Milovanović was married to a prominent Serbian politician,

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Jevrem Nenadović (1793-1867). His granddaughter Persida Nenadović-Karadjordević was the Princess Consort of Serbia (as the wife of Alexander Karadjordjević), while his great grandson was the King

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Biography

Descendants

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