Jeronim Ljubibratić ( sr-cyrl, Jероним Љубибратић) or Jeftimije Ljubibratić von Trebinje (1716 – 1 November 1779), known as Jero or Jefto, was a
Ragusan military officer who served the
Habsburg monarchy
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.
Life
Ljubibratić came from
Trebinje
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, from a long line of
Serb
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ian nobility, at the time part of the
Ottoman Empire
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(modern
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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). His clan, the Ljubibratići, claimed descent from the medieval
Ljubibratić noble family.
In 1730, at the age of 14, he entered as a cadet the regiment of
Grenzers, an elite regiment of
Hussar
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s. In 1753, he reached the rank of ''Oberstlieutenant''. In 1758, he was an Oberst, in charge of the 8th regiment of Grenz, with several military campaign successes under his belt. He had already received the title of Freiherrnstand-Baron in 1760. In 1762, he was awarded the
Maria-Theresa order. In 1770, he was promoted to general-major and finally, in 1773, to ''Feldmarschall-Lieutenant'' (
field marshal
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lieutenant
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). He died in
Vienna
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.
See also
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List of notable Ragusans
References
1716 births
1779 deaths
People from the Republic of Ragusa
People from Dubrovnik
18th-century Austrian people
18th-century Serbian people
Austrian military personnel
Serbian soldiers
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbs of Croatia
People from Trebinje
Habsburg Serbs
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