''Prince'' Toma Vučić Perišić (

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: Тома Вучић Перишић; 1787 – 13 July 1859) was a Serbian politician, military leader during the

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and one of the most powerful and influential individuals in Serbia of the 19th century. He was

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 ...

's most virulent opponent, and an ally of the Karađorđević Dynasty with

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and Ilija Garašanin and other so-called

Constitutionalists Constitutionalism is "a compound of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principle that the authority of government derives from and is limited by a body of fundamental law". Political organizations are constitutional to ...

(

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, Aleksa Simić, Stojan Simić,

Milutin Savić '' Hadži'' Milutin Savić ''Garašanin'' ( sr-cyr, Милутин Савић Гарашанин; 1762–1842) was a Serbian revolutionary, obor-knez of Jasenica, and member of the National Council under Miloš Obrenović. He is the father of I ...

). He wanted to bring

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and an effective administrative system in the

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, if only foreign interference was not an issue. Eventually, in the political tug-of-war, the constitutionalists period came to an abrupt end with the former absolute ruler reclaiming the throne. He married twice, first time with Perunika Žabarac and second wife Agnija nicknamed Nula, sister of a

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revolutionary leader of the

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, Yiannis Pharmakis. With his first wife he had four children, two daughters (Stanka and Anka) and two sons (Stevan and Ilija). According to some sources, Vučić dug out his own eye with a fork during a lunch, because he had an eye pain. A street in Belgrade is named after him.

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1787 births 1859 deaths Politicians from Belgrade People from Obrenovac People of the Second Serbian Uprising Serbian military leaders Serbian revolutionaries 19th-century Serbian people Military personnel from Belgrade Defence ministers of Serbia Interior ministers of Serbia {{Serbia-bio-stub

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