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Nikodije Lunjevica
Nikodije Lunjevica (; 1881 –) was a cavalry lieutenant of the Royal Serbian Army and a brother of Draga Mašin, the Queen consort of King Aleksandar Obrenović of the Kingdom of Serbia. Biography Nikodije was born in 1881 in Gornji Milanovac, then Principality of Serbia. Nikodije was the second son of Panta Lunjevica, a prefect of the Aranđelovac area, and wife Anđelija (''née'' Koljević). He was one of the seven siblings. He had a brother Nikola, and five sisters, Draga, Hristina, Đina, Ana and Vojka. Nikodije's mother was a dipsomaniac and his father died in a lunatic asylum. Nikodije was the grandson of Nikola Lunjevica, a relative of Princess Ljubica of Serbia and close comrade of her husband Prince Miloš. After the marriage of his sister Draga to the King Alexander Obrenović, Nikodije and his brother Nikola quickly advanced through ranks in the Serbian Army due to their relations with Draga and were known for their arrogant behaviour towards other officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac ( sr-Cyrl, Гoрњи Милановац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 24,216, while the population of the municipality is 44,406. The town was founded in 1853. Before 1859 the original name of the town was Despotovica ( sr-Cyrl, Деспотовица), after the Despotovica river passing by the town. In 1859 the name was changed to Gornji Milanovac at the request of the Prince of Serbia Miloš Obrenović. Its name means ''Upper Milanovac'' (there is a Lower Milanovac as well, while Milanovac stems from the name Milan in Serbian). History Initially, the settlement that was to become Gornji Milanovac (before 1853) was situated in the area of today's village Brusnica. There was some discussion about the suitability of the site for a settlement. The new municipality was to be called Despotovac after the river Despotovica which passes through this municipality (the river name originate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubica Vukomanović
Ljubica Vukomanović ( sr-cyr, Љубица Вукомановић; September 1788 – 26 May 1843) was Princess consort of the Principality of Serbia as the wife of Miloš Obrenović, Prince of Serbia, and the founder of the Obrenović dynasty, which ruled Serbia in an almost unbroken line from the time of his election as Prince to the May Overthrow in 1903.Александар Марушић и Ана Боловић (2013—2019). Обреновићи у музејским и другим збиркама Србије и Европе (I-V том). Музеј рудничко-таковског краја. Ljubica married Miloš in 1805 and became Princess of Serbia on 6 November 1817 until her husband's abdication on 25 June 1839. She had at least seven surviving children. Life She was born in September 1788 in Srezojevci, Serbia, the daughter of wealthy landlord Radoslav Vukomanović and first wife Marija Damjanović; however, the exact date is unknown. In 1805 she married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executed Serbian People
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that the person is responsible for violating norms that warrant said punishment. The sentence ordering that an offender is to be punished in such a manner is known as a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is known as an execution. A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and awaits execution is ''condemned'' and is commonly referred to as being "on death row". Crimes that are punishable by death are known as ''capital crimes'', ''capital offences'', or ''capital felonies'', and vary depending on the jurisdiction, but commonly include serious crimes against the person, such as murder, mass murder, aggravated cases of rape (often including child sexual abuse), terrorism, aircraft hijacking, war crimes, crimes against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
