Petar Jovanović ( sr, Петар Јовановић, hu, Jovánovics Péter, 1655 – 4 April 1736), known as Pera Segedinac ( sr, Пера Сегединац, hu, Szegedinác Péró), was a
Habsburg
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Serb
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
military officer, a captain in
Pomorišje
Pomorišje (Serbian Cyrillic: Поморишје) is a historical geographical region on the banks of the river Mureș (Serbian: ''Moriš'') that in the past has had a sizable ethnic Serb population. The region is mostly divided between Romania an ...
. He led a Serb revolt in 1735.
What is known about him is that he was a retired officer in the
Serbian Militia
The Serbian (Rascian) Militia ( lat, Rascianica militia; sr, Рашка Милиција or ) was a military unit of the Habsburg-Austrian army consisting of Serbs, that existed in ca. 1686–1704.
During the Great Turkish War (1686–99)
Af ...
stationed at
Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
, hence the name "Segedinac". At the age of 80, Captain Pero joined forces with Hungarian peasants revolting against insufferable conditions in
Bekes,
Csongrád
Csongrád ( ro, Ciongrad; tr, Conğrad sr, Чонград, Čongrad, archaically also ''Црноград/Crnograd'') is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary.
History
At the time of the Hungarian Conquest (the end of 9th century) the ...
and
Zarand counties in 1735. After the revolt, Pero and several Hungarian rebels were captured, tortured, and executed in
Buda
Buda (; german: Ofen, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Budim, Будим, Czech and sk, Budín, tr, Budin) was the historic capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and since 1873 has been the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest, on the ...
the following year.
Literature
Laza Kostić
Lazar "Laza" Kostić ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар "Лаза" Костић; 12 February 1841 – 27 November 1910) was a Serbian poet, prose writer, lawyer, aesthetician, journalist, publicist, and politician who is considered to be one of the greatest ...
(1841–1910) wrote the play ''Pera Segedinac'' in 1875.
See also
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Jovan Monasterlija
Jovan Monasterlija ( sr-cyr, Јован Монастерлија; fl. 1683–1706) was a Serbian ''vice-voivode'' (podvojvoda) and Austrian (Holy Roman Empire) imperial officer that led a Serbian Militia against the Ottoman Empire and other enemie ...
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Pavle Nestorović
Pavle Nestorović ( sr-cyr, Павле Несторовић), known as Dejak (Дејак) or Deak (Деак), was an Archduchy of Austria military officer of Serbian ethnicity. He was most notable as commander of the Serbian Militia during Great T ...
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Antonije Znorić
Antonije Znorić ( sr-cyr, Антоније Знорић; 1689 – September 21, 1695) was a military officer (colonel) of the Habsburg army and the commander of the Serbian Militia during the Great Turkish War.
Early life
He was born in Vnor ...
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Subota Jović
Subota Jović () was late 17th century Habsburg military officer of Serbian origin.
In September 1691 units of Serbian Militia from Transylvania commanded by Subota Jović captured Arad. Because Subota Jović distinguished himself during this capt ...
Sources
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*{{cite book, author=Laza Kostić, title=Pera Segedinac: tragedija u 5 činova, devet slika, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OQgxAAAAIAAJ, year=1950, orig-year=1920, publisher=Savez kulturno-prosvetnih društava NR Srbije
1655 births
1736 deaths
18th-century Serbian people
17th-century Serbian people
Habsburg Serbs
People from Szeged
People of the Great Turkish War
Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)
Serbs of Hungary