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Persida Karađorđević née Nenadović ( sr-Cyrl, Персида Ненадовић; 15 February 1813 – 29 March 1873) was the
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as the wife of Alexander Karađorđević, who ruled the
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from his election on 14 September 1842 until his
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on 24 October 1858. She was the mother of ten children, including future king
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, who succeeded to the throne after the
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of King
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, the last ruler of the Obrenović dynasty (the traditional rivals of the Karađorđevićs).


Life

Persida was born on 15 February 1813 in Brankovina,
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(now
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), into Nenadović family, at that time the most powerful family in Serbia. She was the daughter of ''
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'' Jevrem Nenadović (1793–1867) and Jovanka Milovanović (1792–1880). Her paternal grandfather was
Jakov Nenadović Jakov Nenadović ( sr-cyr, Јаков Ненадовић; 1765–1836) was a Serbian voivode and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Serbia, prime minister of Serbia from 31 December 1810 to 22 January 1811. He was the first Serbian in ...
, the first Serbian Interior Minister of
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, while her maternal grandfather
Mladen Milovanović Mladen Milovanović ( sr-cyrl, Младен Миловановић; – 1823) was a Serbian merchant and politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 1807 to 1810. A notable voivode during the First Serbian Uprising, he briefly se ...
was the first
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. On 1 June 1830 in
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,
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, at the age of 17, she married Alexander Karađorđević (1806-1885), the youngest son of
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and his wife, Jelena Jovanović (1771-1842). They moved to Serbia in 1839 and Alexander joined the Headquarters of the Serbian Army. On 14 September 1842, Alexander was elected as
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, succeeding the deposed Prince
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, and himself becoming the first Karađorđević ruler. From that date until his own abdication, Persida was styled Princess of Serbia, while in exile, she was styled Princess Karađorđević. In 1858, Prince Alexander came into conflict with members of the Council, with the result that he was compelled to abdicate in favor of Miloš Obrenović, who returned to power for the second time. Following Alexander's abdication, she and her family retired to
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. She gave birth to a total of 10 children, six of whom lived to adulthood. She died on 29 March 1873 at the age of 60 in
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. In 1912, their son King Peter ordered the remains of Princess Persida and Prince Alexander to be moved to the Church of St. George in
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. The actress
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is one of Persida's many descendants. For her charitable work and cultural activities,
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awarded her the Order of the Padishah Portrait in 1864. She participated in establishing the first Serbian theater in 1847. She also organized frequent art promotion gatherings that were quite significant for the life of the Serbian capital.


Issue

The children of Alexander and Persida: * Princess Poleksija (1 February 1833 – 5 December 1914), married firstly in 1849 Konstantin Nikolajević (1821 – suicide 13 October 1877), Minister of the Interior of Serbia, by whom she had issue; secondly Dr Alexander Preshern (1830 – 2 December 1914). * Princess Kleopatra (26 November 1835 – 13 July 1855), married in 1855 Milan Avram Petronijević, Serbian
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to
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. * Prince Aleksij (23 March 1836 – 21 April 1841) * Prince Svetozar (1841 – 17 March 1847) * Prince Peter (29 June 1844 – 16 August 1921), ruled Serbia from 1903 until 1918, and subsequently as
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of the
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until his death; married Princess
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, by whom he had issue. * Princess Jelena (18 October 1846 – 26 July 1867), married in 1867
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(28 February 1843 – 11 October 1921),
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. * Prince Andrej (15 September 1848 – 12 July 1864) * Princess Jelisaveta (born and died 1850) * Prince Đorđe (11 October 1856 – 5 January 1889) * Prince Arsenije (16 April 1859 – 1938), married in 1892, Princess Aurora of San Donato. They were the parents of Prince Paul,
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of
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.


See also

*
List of Serbian consorts This is a list of consorts of list of Serbian monarchs, Serbian monarchs during the history of Serbia. Middle Ages Princess and Queen consorts of Duklja (10th–12th century) Grand Princess consorts of Grand Principality of Serbia, Serbia (10 ...


References

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