The House of Obrenović ( sr-Cyrl, Обрeновић, Obrenovići / Обреновићи, ) was a

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that ruled

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from 1815 to 1842, and again from 1858 to 1903. They came to power through the leadership of their progenitor

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in the Serbian Uprising of 1815–1817 against the

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, which led to the formation of the

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in 1817. The Obrenović dynasty were traditionally allied with

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and opposed the

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-supported

Karađorđević dynasty The Karađorđević dynasty ( sr-Cyrl, Динасија Карађорђевић, Dinasija Karađorđević, Карађорђевићи / Karađorđevići, ) or House of Karađorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Кућа Карађорђевић, Kuća Karađ ...

. The family's rule came to an end in a coup d’état by the military conspirators, often known today as the

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, who invaded the royal palace and murdered King

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, who died without an heir. The National Assembly of Serbia invited Peter Karađorđević to become king of Serbia. After the

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, some descendants from Jakov Obrenović, Miloš Obrenović's half-brother, declared themselves successors of the Royal House of Obrenović and elected their pretender to the defunct throne of Serbia. Unlike other Balkan states such as

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, or

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, Serbia did not import a member of an existing European royal family (mostly German dynasties) to take its throne; the Obrenović dynasty, like its Karađorđević rival, was an indigenous Serbian family.

List of monarchs

Unlike most other dynasties in Europe, where a regnal number is used to distinguish different monarchs who shared the same given name, the Obrenović dynasty assigned subsequent regnal numbers to each ruling prince. Thus, there was never a Milan I, Milan III, a Mihailo I or a Mihailo II. Milan II and Mihailo III were simply the second and third ruling prince from the Obrenović dynasty. This practice was discontinued when prince Milan Obrenovic IV proclaimed himself king and declared the principality of Serbia a kingdom (1882).

Male descendants of Baba Višnja

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* Baba Višnja (1737–1817) **Jakov Obrenović (1767–1811) ***

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Samuil Jakovljević (N/a) ***Petar Jakovljević (N/a–1817) ***Đorđe Jakovljević (1799–1849) ****Grujica Jakovljević (1820–1870) ****Miloje Jakovljević (1826–1888) *****Antonio Jakovljević (1847–1880) *****Marko Jakovljević (1852–1924) ******Stanimir Jakovljević (1904–1976) *******Radoslav Jakovljević (1941–1996) ********Predrag Obrenović Jakovljević (born 1970) ********Jakov Jakovljević ** General Milan Obrenović (1770–1810) ** Prince Miloš I (1783–1860) *** Prince Milan II (1819–1839) *** Prince Michael III (1823–1868) ****( illegit.) Velimir Mihailo Teodorović (1849–1898) ***Prince Todor (N/a) ***Prince Gabriel (N/a) ** General Jovan Obrenović (1786–1850) ***Obren Obrenović (1818–1826) ** Prince Jevrem (1790–1856) ***Miloš Obrenović (1829–1861) **** King Milan I (1854–1901) ***** King Alexander I (1876–1903) *****Prince Sergei (1878–1878) *****( illegit.) George Obrenović (1890–1925) ******Stefan Obrenović (N/a) *******Panta Obrenović (1945–2002)

Other family members

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 ...

, daughter of Prince Jevrem Obrenović *

Katarina Konstantinović Katarina Konstantinović (Serbian Cyrillic; Катарина Константиновић; 1848–1910) was a Serbian noblewoman and a descendant of the Obrenović dynasty as the daughter of Princess Anka Obrenović. She was also the first cousin ...

, daughter of Princess Anka Obrenović and

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of her cousin, Prince Michael III of Serbia * Natalia Konstantinović, granddaughter of Princess Anka Obrenović * Elena Maria Catargiu-Obrenović, mother of King Milan I of Serbia * Queen Natalie of Serbia, wife of King Milan I of Serbia * Queen Draga of Serbia, wife of King Alexander I of Serbia and former

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to his mother *

References

External links

The Royal House of Obrenović
{{DEFAULTSORT:Obrenovic dynasty Modern history of Serbia 19th century in Serbia 20th century in Serbia 1817 establishments in Serbia 1842 disestablishments in Serbia 1858 establishments in Serbia 1903 disestablishments in Serbia