Radovan Grbović (Mratišić near

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, c. 1760–1832) was a '' knez'' and

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in the

First Serbian Uprising The First Serbian Uprising (; sr-Cyrl, Први српски устанак; ) was an uprising of Serbs in Orašac (Aranđelovac), Orašac against the Ottoman Empire from 14 February 1804 to 7 October 1813. The uprising began as a local revolt ...

. He took over both positions after the death of his brother Milovan Grbović, and in 1811 he was reaffirmed as the duke of the

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principality in the

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. In the period 1809-1813, he took part in the battles on the Drina, and during the time of relative calm, one of the commanders of the trench at Razanj. He also fought in the second insurrection but was soon pushed into the background by

Miloš Obrenović Miloš Obrenović (; ; 18 March 1780 or 1783 – 26 September 1860) born Miloš Teodorović (; ), also known as Miloš the Great () was the Prince of Serbia twice, from 1815 to 1839, and from 1858 to 1860. He was an eminent figure of the Firs ...

. Radovan's son

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also participated in the revolutionary wars under

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Literature

* Record of

Karađorđe Đorđe Petrović (; ; – ), known by the sobriquet Karađorđe (; ), was a Serbian revolutionary leader who led a struggle against the Ottoman Empire during the First Serbian Uprising. He held the title of Grand Vožd of Serbia from 14 ...

Petrović, Belgrade 1848; * Record protocol of the letter priest

Matija Nenadović Matija Nenadović ( sr-cyrl, Матија Ненадовић, or Mateja Nenadović sr-cyr, Матеја Ненадовић; 26 February 1777 – 11 December 1854), also known as Prota Mateja, was a Serbian archpriest, writer, and politician wh ...

on the war along the Drina in 1811, 1812 and 1813, Belgrade 1861; * Memoirs of Matija Nenadović, Belgrade 1867; *

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