Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia
| Prince Mihajlo Obrenović | |
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| Reign | July 8, 1839 – September 14, 1842 and September 26, 1860 – June 10, 1868 |
| Predecessor |
Milan Obrenović II Miloš Obrenović I |
| Successor |
Alexander Karadjordjević Milan Obrenović IV |
| Born |
September 16, 1823 Kragujevac |
| Died | June 10, 1868 (aged 44) Belgrade |
| Consort | Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely |
| House | House of Obrenović |
| Father | Miloš Obrenović I |
| Mother | Ljubica Vukomanović |
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Styles of Mihailo Obrenović (III), Prince of Serbia |
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| Reference style | His Serene Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Mihailo Obrenović (Serbian: Mihajlo Obrenović; September 16, 1823 – June 10, 1868) was Prince of Serbia from 1839 to 1842 and again from 1860 to 1868. His first reign ended when he was deposed in 1842, and his second when he was assassinated in 1868. He is stated as being the most enlightened ruler of modern Serbia. He advocated the idea of a Balkan federation against the Ottoman Empire.
Mihailo was the son of Prince Miloš Obrenović (1780–1860) and his wife Ljubica Vukomanović (1788–1843, Vienna). He was born in Kragujevac, the second surviving son of the couple. He spent his childhood in Kragujevac, then in Požarevac and Belgrade. Having finished his education in Požarevac, Mihailo left Serbia with his mother to go to Vienna. His elder brother Milan Obrenović II was born in 1819 but was frequently in poor health.
Initially, Prince Miloš abdicated in favour of his firstborn Milan Obrenović II, who was by then terminally ill and died after just month of rule. So Mihailo came to the throne as a minor, having been born in 1823, and acclaimed prince on June 25, 1839 upon the abdication of his father and death of his elder brother. He was declared of full age the following year. Few thrones appeared more secure, and his rule might have endured throughout his life but for his want of energy and inattention to the signs of the times. In his first reign he showed as very unexperienced ruler. Mihailo didn’t cope best with complicated situation in which Serbia was at the time. In 1842 his reign came to a halt when he was overthrown by a rebellion led by Toma Vučić-Perišić, which enabled the Karađorđević dynasty to accede to the Serbian throne.
After the overthrow, Prince Mihailo withdrew from Serbia with around one thousand of his sympathizers across Sava and Danube. His destiny was decided by Austria and Turkey. Prince Mihailo was directed to the estate of his sister Savka Nikolić, while Princess Ljubica was sent to Novi Sad. She died there in 1843. Mihailo organized her burial at Krušedolo monastery.
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