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Karađorđe

Đorđe Petrović – Karađorđe
Karađorđe Petrović, by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1816.jpg
Karađorđe, by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1816
Grand Vožd of Serbia
Reign 15 February 1804 – 21 September 1813
Predecessor Title created
Successor Miloš Obrenović I
President of the Administering Council
Reign 22 January 1811 – 3 October 1813
Predecessor Jakov Nenadović
Successor Mladen Milovanović
Born (1762-11-16)16 November 1762
Viševac, Ottoman Empire (now Serbia)
Died 24 July 1817(1817-07-24) (aged 54)
Radovanjski Lug, Ottoman Empire (now Serbia)
Burial St. George's Church
Spouse Jelena Jovanović
Issue Alexander Karađorđević
House Karađorđević
Father Petar Jovanović
Mother Marica née Živković
Religion Eastern Orthodox Christian (Serbian Church)
Styles of
Karađorđe Petrović, Grand Vožd of Serbia
Monogram of Đorđe Petrović Karađorđe of Serbia.svg
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken style Your Excellency
Alternative style Sir

Đorđe Petrović OSA (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Петровић, Serbian pronunciation: [d͡ʑôːrd͡ʑe pětroʋit͡ɕ], Anglicized: George Petrovich; known as Karađorđe (Serbian Cyrillic: Карађорђе, [kârad͡ʑoːrd͡ʑe]), Black George (Serbian: Црни Ђорђе / Crni Đorđe) ; 16 November 1762 – 24 July 1817), founded modern Serbia as the elected leader of the First Serbian Uprising (part of the Serbian Revolution) that aimed at separating Serbia from the Ottoman Empire (1804–1813); he personally led armies against the Ottomans in several battles, which resulted in a short-lived state which he would administer as Grand Leader (Veliki Vožd) from 14 February 1804 to 21 September 1813, alongside the newly founded People's Assembly and the Governing Council, simulating a wholly functional state government in war-time.

Born into a poor family who were pig farmers in Šumadija, at the time part of the Sanjak of Smederevo (modern central Serbia), Đorđe began working as a servant for affluent Serbs and Turks, but after having killed a local Ottoman aga (lord), his family fled across the Sava into the Military Frontier, a Habsburg-controlled area. He rose to prominence in the Austrian army, participating in Koča's frontier rebellion. He received a medal of honour for his efforts, and when the Austrian army was forced to retreat, and the Ottomans re-occupied Šumadija, he joined the hajduks (brigands, rebels). He commanded a unit and fought the Ottomans until 1794, when he returned to his family.


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