Jakov Nenadović ( sr-cyr, Јаков Ненадовић; 1765–1836) was a Serbian voivode and politician who served as the

prime minister of Serbia The prime minister of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, премијер Србије, premijer Srbije; feminine gender, feminine: премијерка/premijerka), officially the president of the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, председн ...

from 31 December 1810 to 22 January 1811. He was the first Serbian interior minister. Nenadović was the most influential figure in Serbia at the time beside

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 ...

, his greatest rival, and

Janko Katić Janko Katić ( sr-cyr, Јанко Катић; fl. 1795–1806†) was a Serbian voivode and one of the organizers of the First Serbian Uprising (1804–1813). He participated in the uprising since day one, and was an important ''oborknez'' of the ...

Life

Jakov was the younger brother of

Aleksa Nenadović Aleksa Nenadović (1749 Brankovina, Sanjak of Smederevo — 4 February 1804, Valjevo, Sanjak of Smederevo) was ober knyaz of Tamnava—Posavina district of Valjevo nahiyah of the Belgrade Pashaluk. Family Aleksa Nenadović was a member of the ...

(1749–1804), a Serbian nobleman who held a province around

Valjevo Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 56,145 while the city admini ...

. He was grandnephew of

Grigorije Nenadović Grigorije ( sr-cyr, Григорије) is a Serbian masculine given name, a variant of Greek ''Grēgorios'' (, , English: Gregory) meaning "watchful, alert". It has been used in Serbian society since the Middle Ages. It may refer to: *Grigorije th ...

, metropolitan of Raška and

. His brother was executed in the Slaughter of the Dukes on January 31, 1804, which sparked 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 ...

. Jakov immediately joined the Serbian rebels, and after the victory in Svileuva (1804) he became one of the most distinguished commanders and persons of western Serbia. He acquired his ammunitions and weapons from

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, then part of

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. In March 1804, he attacked

Šabac Šabac ( sr-Cyrl, Шабац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the Mačva District in western Serbia. The traditional centre of the fertile Mačva region, Šabac is located on the right banks of the river ...

. Jakov was one of the founders of the Praviteljstvujušči sovjet serbski (Serbian government), of which Prota Mateja Nenadović, his nephew (the son of Aleksa), was the first Prime Minister. He headed the

government of Serbia The government of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Governme ...

from 1810 to 1811. Coat of Arms of Jakov Nenadovic Colored

In 1813, for the purpose of armory, a tower bearing the Nenadović name was built next to a road leading to

, at the edge of

Kličevac Kličevac (Serbian Cyrillic: Кличевац) is a village in the municipality of Požarevac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 1,329 people. The population is mainly ethnically Serbian, and the main occupations ...

hill, by Jakov and his son Jevrem. After the failed uprising, Nenadović followed Karadjordje to

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in 1814, and in 1816 to

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to confer with Tsar

Alexander I of Russia Alexander I (, ; – ), nicknamed "the Blessed", was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first king of Congress Poland from 1815, and the grand duke of Finland from 1809 to his death in 1825. He ruled Russian Empire, Russia during the chaotic perio ...

over the state of affairs in the

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, then re-occupied by the Ottoman Turks. Later on, he settled in Vienna, where he died in 1836. His granddaughter,

Persida Nenadović Persida Karađorđević née Nenadović ( sr-Cyrl, Персида Ненадовић; 15 February 1813 – 29 March 1873) was the Princess consort of Serbia, Princess of Serbia as the wife of Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Alexand ...

(the daughter of Jevrem), married

Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia Alexander Karađorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Карађорђевић, Aleksandar Karađorđević; 11 October 1806 – 3 May 1885) was the prince of Serbia between 1842 and 1858 and a member of the House of Karađorđević. Early l ...

, the son of Karadjordje.

References

External links

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1765 births 1836 deaths 18th-century Serbian nobility 19th-century Serbian nobility

Jakov Jakov ( sr-Cyrl, Јаков, ) is a masculine given name of Biblical origin and a saints' name. It is cognate to Jakob, Yakov, Jacob and James. It is often found in Croatia and Serbia, and also appears elsewhere. The name Jacob is of Hebrew origi ...

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