Mihailo Ovčarević ( sr-cyr, Михаило Овчаревић; 1550–79) was a Habsburg

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...

''vojvoda'' (commander) of the Šajkaši (river flotilla). Mihailo Ovčarević belonged to the

Ovčarević Ovčarević ( sr-cyr, Овчаревић) is a Serbian surname, derived from ''ovčar'' ("sheepdog"). The Ovčarević were a notable Serbian family in Habsburg service in the 16th century. It may refer to: * Petar Ovčarević (fl. 1521–41), Habsb ...

family, a notable Serb family in Habsburg service in the 16th century, and was a relative of the earlier

Petar Ovčarević Petar Ovčarević ( sr-cyr, Петар Овчаревић; 1521–41) was an Ottoman Serb and later Hungarian river flotilla commander, who during his Ottoman service spied and informed the Christian army on the intentions and movements of the Ot ...

(fl. 1521–41), a Šajkaši commander and spy, and contemporaries Dimitrije Ovčarević (fl. 1552–66), captain of Gyula, and Jovan Ovčarević (fl. 1557), an emissary. He is mentioned in 1550 as a ''vojvoda'' of the Šajkaši., After a denunciation, Emperor

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had Mihailo imprisoned, where he stayed for several months until having proved his innocence. As compensation, Ferdinand I issued him a yearly 50 gold coins, which was then changed to 25. In 1557 he asked the

War Council A council of war is a term in military science that describes a meeting held to decide on a course of action, usually in the midst of a battle. Under normal circumstances, decisions are made by a commanding officer, optionally communicated ...

to appoint him a ''vojvoda'' in

Komárno Komárno, ( hu, Komárom, german: Komorn, sr, Коморан, translit=Komoran), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom, Öregkomárom, Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian; is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. ...

. It is unknown whether he succeeded. It seems that he continued living on his low pension which was not paid regularly; the payment issue is evident from his many appeals. He is last mentioned in 1579.

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* * * * {{cite document, last=Stojkovski, first=Boris, title=The cultural and historical heritage of Vojvodina in the context of classical and medieval studies, editor=Đura Hardi, publisher=Filozofski fakultet, location=Novi Sad, year=2015, pages=205–222, url=https://www.academia.edu/11767832 16th-century Serbian people Serbian military leaders Habsburg Serbs Serbs of Vojvodina 16th-century Hungarian nobility