Petronije Selaković ( sr-cyr, Петроније Селаковић; fl. April 1648) was a
Serbian Orthodox
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.
The majority of the population in ...
monk of the
Krka monastery
The Krka Monastery ( sr-Cyrl, Манастир Крка, sr, Manastir Krka, italics=yes; hr, Samostan Krka) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Archangel Michael, located near the river Krka, east of Kistanje, in central Dalmatia, ...
who led a
Morlach army during the
Cretan War (1645–69) Cretan War may refer to multiple wars involving the island of Crete, including:
*Cretan War (205–200 BC), a war between King Philip V of Macedon and Rhodes
*Cretan War (1645–69), a war between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire
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against the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
. His army came as far as the
Sava river
The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...
(April 1648).
See also
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Petar Jagodić
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Matija Žabetić
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Ilija Nanić
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Morlachs
Morlachs ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Morlaci, Морлаци or , ; it, Morlacchi; ro, Morlaci) has been an exonym used for a rural Christian community in Herzegovina, Lika and the Dalmatian Hinterland. The term was initially used for a bilingual Vlach p ...
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Morlachs (Venetian irregulars)
The Morlach troops was an irregular military group in the Dalmatian hinterland, composed of Morlachs, that was hired by the Republic of Venice to fight the Ottoman Empire during the Cretan War (1645–69) and the Great Turkish War (1683–99).
Lea ...
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Vuk Mandušić
Vuk Mandušić ( sr-Cyrl, Вук Мандушић; Vučen Mandušić, ''Vucen Mandussich''; 1645 – died 13 July 1648) was the ''capo direttore'' of the Morlach army, one of the most prominent '' harambaša'' (rebel leaders) in the Dalmati ...
(fl. 1648), military commander in Venetian service
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Stojan Janković (1636–1687), Morlach leader
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Stanislav Sočivica
Stanislav "Stanko" Sočivica ( 1715 – 1777) was a Serbian ''hajduk'' (brigand) active in the Ottoman territories in western Balkans (sanjaks of Herzegovina, Bosnia and Montenegro). Born in a village close to Bileća, his family owned a far ...
, Venetian rebel
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Sinobad
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Cvijan Šarić Cvijan Šarić ( sr-cyr, Цвијан Шарић; 1652–1668) was a Dalmatian Serb '' harambaša'' (senior hajduk commander) in the service of the Republic of Venice, part of the Morlach army that fought in the Cretan War (1645–69) alongside o ...
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Bajo Pivljanin
Bajo Pivljanin ( sr-cyr, Бајо Пивљанин – 7 May 1685), born Dragojlo Nikolić, was a Montenegrin and Serbian ''hajduk'' commander mostly active in the Ottoman territories of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia. Born in Piva, at the ...
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Grujica Žeravica Grujica Žeravica ( sr-cyr, Грујица Жеравица; 1665–69) was a Serb ''hajduk'' commander active in the Ottoman territories of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia during the Venetian–Ottoman war (1645–69). The hajduks, Ottoman subj ...
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Vukosav Puhalović Vukosav Puhalović ( sr-cyr, Вукосав Пухаловић; 1665–69) was a Serb ''hajduk'' commander active in the Ottoman territories of Herzegovina and southern Dalmatia during the Venetian–Ottoman war (1645–69). The hajduks, Ottoman s ...
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Ilija Smiljanić
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Petar Smiljanić Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter.
Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra.
Pe ...
*Vuk Močivuna
*Juraj Vranić
*Tadije Vranić
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17th-century Serbian people
Republic of Venice military personnel
Serbian military leaders
Serbs of Croatia
Serbian Orthodox clergy
Venetian period in the history of Croatia
Cretan War (1645–1669)