Đorđe Jovanov Vojnović (26 September 1833–11 September 1895) was a Serbian politician.

Biography

Vojnović was born in the noble House of Vojnović from

Herceg Novi Herceg Novi (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Херцег Нови, ) is a town in Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro located at the Western entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of ...

, as the son of Jovan Đorđev Vojnović and Katarina Gojković. He was, alongside his brother

Konstantin Vojnović Konstantin "Kosta" Vojnović ( sr-Cyrl, Константин Војновић; ; March 2, 1832 – May 20, 1903) was a Croatian Serb politician, university professor, and rector in the kingdoms of Kingdom of Dalmatia, Dalmatia and Kingdom of Croa ...

, educated in

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik, historically known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, a Port, seaport and the centre of the Dubrovni ...

, where they both converted to

Roman Catholicism The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

in ca. 1850. After studying law in

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and in

Padova Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of ...

, he relocated to Herceg Novi where he served as mayor from 1863 to 1877. Đorđe Vojnović was initially a member of the People's Party. He was deputy speaker of became the

Diet of Dalmatia The Diet of Dalmatia (, ) was the regional assembly of the Kingdom of Dalmatia within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was founded in Zadar in 1861 and last convened in 1912, before being formally dissolved in 1918, with the demise of the Empire. ...

from 1870 to 1876 before becoming speaker in 1877. He also became one of the founders of the Serbian People's Party in 1879. Vojnović eventually returned to Serbian Orthodoxy. From 1884, he was Commander of the Franz Joseph Order and also served as Vice President of the Dalmatian Red Cross State Relief Association. He married an Italian woman of the Martinelli clan hailing from

Trogir Trogir () is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, with a population of 10,107 (2021) and a total municipal population of 12,393 (2021). The historic part of the city is situated on a small island ...

. The couple had three children: Dušan, Ljubica and Darinka.

References

1833 births 1895 deaths People from Herceg Novi Dorde Converts to Roman Catholicism Serbian Roman Catholics Serbian politicians People's Party (Dalmatia) politicians Serb People's Party (Dalmatia) politicians Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1871–1873) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1873–1879) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1879–1885) Members of the Austrian House of Deputies (1885–1891) Mayors of places in Montenegro Serbs of Croatia {{Serbia-noble-stub