Prince Mihailo Monument

Prince Mihailo Monument (Serbian: Споменик кнезу Михаилу / Spomenik knezu Mihailu) is a monument of Prince Mihailo. It is located in the main Republic Square in Belgrade, Serbia, and was erected in 1882. It was the first public monument with representation of an equestrian figure of a ruler in Serbia. The author of the monument is Italian sculptor Enrico Pazzi. Reliefs on the monument were performed according to the drawings of architect Konstantin Jovanović. The monument was declared a Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1979 and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

Prince Mihailo (1823–1868) was Prince of Serbia from 1839 to 1842 and again from 1860 to 1868. His rule began after the death of his elder brother, and ruled until 1842, when he was ousted in a revolt led by Toma Vučić-Perišić.

Prince Mihailo has come on the throne, for a second time, after the death of his father, Miloš Obrenović I, 1860. He ruled for eight years as the absolutists, making progress in Serbia, harmonizing agreements with neighboring countries, for common action on the Balkans. During the second reign of Prince Mihailo, Turkish authorities were handed over the remaining cities of Belgrade, Šabac, Smederevo, Soko, Uzice and Kladovo management Serbia in 1867. Rule of Prince Mihailo Obrenovic was discontinued by assassination in the Košutnjak 1868.

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