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Čolak-Antić Family
The Čolak-Antić family (also spelt Tcholak-Antitch) is a Serbian family with prominent members since the time of Revolutionary Serbia. The family's surname, originally a patronymic, came from Vojvoda Čolak-Anta Simeonović, a military commander under Karađorđe, during the First Serbian Uprising against Ottoman rule, and the eponymous founder of the family. Genealogy ''Note: This family tree is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather aims to show the principal public figures of the Čolak-Antić family.'' # '' Vojvoda Čolak-Anta Simeonović'' (1777–1853), military commander during the First Serbian uprising twice married (to ''Jelena'' then to ''Stoja'') ## ''Konstantin – Kosta Čolak-Antić'' (about 1809–1848)x to ''Jovanka Mitrović'', related to Prince Maksim Rasković ### '' Ilija Čolak-Antić'' (1836–1894), commander during the Serbo-Turkish Warx Jelena Matić, daughter of '' Dimitrije Matić'', president of the National Assembly of Serbia. #### ''Jovan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian People
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as in North Macedonia, Slovenia, Germany and Austria. They also constitute a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. The Serbs share many cultural traits with the rest of the peoples of Southeast Europe. They are predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language (a standardized version of Serbo-Croatian) is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro. Ethnology The identity of Serbs is rooted in Eastern Orthodoxy and traditions. In the 19th century, the Serbian national identity was manifested, with awareness of history and tradition, medieval heritage, cultural unity, de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojin Čolak-Antić
Vojin I. Čolak-Antić (; 4 August 1877 – 29 July 1945), also spelled Voyin Tcholak-Antitch, was a Serbian senior army officer in the Royal Serbian Army and the Royal Yugoslav Army who held a number of senior commands, staff and diplomatic functions. Born into a prominent Serbian family with a long military history, Čolak-Antić attended the Royal Military Academy before training as a Staff Officer, staff officer in France. He saw action during both Balkan Wars and the First World War where he served with distinction as a cavalry officer. After the Great Serbian Retreat, retreat through Albania and the transfer to Corfu, he was appointed head of the Operation Division of the Supreme Command overseeing the First Serbian Volunteer Division, 1st Serbian Volunteer Corps in Odessa. After the reorganisation of the Serbian Army and its redeployment along Greece’s northern border, he received command of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade during the Franco-Serb Vardar Offensive, offensive of 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
