Principality of Serbia
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The Serbian Principality (Serbian: Кнежевина Србија, Kneževina Srbija) was a state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of the Serbian revolution which lasted between 1804 and 1817. Its creation was negotiated first through an unwritten agreement between the leader of the Second Serbian Uprising Miloš Obrenovich and Ottoman official Marashli Pasha (1817), which formally ended the Serbian revolution. It was followed by the series of legal documents published by the Porte in 1828, 1829 and finally, 1830- the Hatt-i Sharif.
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History
Despite serious and extremely brutal oppression and revenge by the Ottoman authorities (that was especially evident between the revolutions), first Karađorđe and then Miloš Obrenovich, the revolutionary leaders, succeeded in their goal to liberate Serbia after centuries of Turkish rule. Turkish authorities acknowledged the state in 1830 by the charter known as the Hatisherif, and Miloš became a hereditary prince of the Serbian Principality.
At first, the principality included only the territory of the former Pashaluk of Belgrade, but in 1831-1833 it expanded to the east, south, and west. In 1867 the Ottoman army was expelled from the Principality, securing its de facto independence.[1] A new Constitution in 1869 defined Serbia as an independent state. Serbia was further expanded to the south-east in 1878, when it won full international recognition at the Treaty of Berlin. The Principality would last until 1882 when it was raised to the level of the Kingdom of Serbia.
Rulers
The Principality was ruled by the Obrenovich dynasty, except for a period under Prince Aleksandar of the Karađorđevich dynasty. Princes Miloš and Mihailo Obrenovich each reigned twice.
List of princes of the principality:
- Miloš Obrenovich (1815-1839) first reign
- Milan Obrenovich (1839) reigned for only 26 days and died
- Mihailo Obrenovich (1839-1842) first reign
- Aleksandar Karađorđevich (1842-1858)
- Miloš Obrenovich (1858-1860) second reign
- Mihailo Obrenovich (1860-1868) second reign
- Milan Obrenovich (1868-1882)
See also
References
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Maps
 Principality of Serbia and Serbian Vojvodina in 1848. |
 The Principality of Serbia in 1878. |
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