Pavle Denić ( sr, Павле Денић; 16 April 1855 – 3 January 1939) was a Serbian engineer, professor, diplomat and politician who served as the
Minister of Foreign Affairs
A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...
in 1903 and as the Minister of Construction between 1902 and 1903.
Biography
Pavle Denić was born on 16 April 1855 in
Belgrade. He was the nephew of general
Jovan Belimarković
Jovan Belimarković ( sr-cyr, Јован Белимарковић, 1827–1906), was a Serbian general and politician.
Belimarković was born on January 1, 1827, in Belgrade, Principality of Serbia. He finished military school in Berlin.
He wa ...
and was a member of a popular clan called Baba-Dudići. He graduated from the Military Academy in 1875 as the second in rank. Immediately after that, he participated in the
First Serbian-Turkish war in the battles on the Morava in 1876.
He was appointed as the Minister of Construction in the government of
Dimitrije Cincar-Marković
Dimitrije Cincar-Marković ( Šabac, 6 September 1849 – Belgrade, 11 June 1903) was a Serbian politician serving as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia, army general, Chief of General Staff, professor of war history and strategy.
As o ...
and he served that role from 12 November 1902 until the
May Coup. After the departure of
Sima Lozanić he was appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs because of his knowledge of
French language. During the May Coup, the conspirators were looking for Denić with the intention to liquidate him.
[Siluete 1, 2008 page 342] After the coup, he retired from political life and in 1939 he died at the age of 83.
Denić was married to Vasilija Pašona, daughter of the Belgrade merchant Janja Pašona. They had one daughter, Zora married Životić, and laa granddaughter Pava Životić, who has no children.
References
1855 births
1939 deaths
Politicians from Belgrade
Serbian engineers
Foreign ministers of Serbia
Construction ministers of Serbia
People from the Principality of Serbia
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