Mladen Milovanović

Mladen Milovanović
Младен Миловановић
Prime Minister of Serbia
In office
April 1807 – 31 December 1810
MonarchKarađorđe
Preceded byMateja Nenadović
Succeeded byJakov Nenadović
Minister of Defence
In office
1811–1813
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byToma Vučić Perišić
Personal details
Bornc. 1760
Botunje, Ottoman Empire
Died1823
Zlatibor, Principality of Serbia
Political partyIndependent

Mladen Milovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Младен Миловановић; c. 1760 – 1823) was a Serbian merchant and politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 1807 to 1810. A notable voivode during the First Serbian Uprising, he briefly served as a representative in the cabinet of Matija Nenadović and was the first minister of defence from 1811 to 1813.

Biography

Born to Drobnjak clan ancestry, he became a wealthy merchant prior to the first uprising in goods trading. He had a strong influence on Karadjordje.[1] After the defeat of Serbia, he went abroad, and in 1814 arrived in Khotyn, then part of the Imperial Russia, where he remained until 1821. Milovanović was one of the wealthiest people in Serbia of his time, which was a matter of controversy.[2][3]

He was killed in 1823 while crossing over the Zlatibor and on the road to Montenegro, by order of Prince Miloš Obrenović.[4] In April 1823, Prince Miloš gave the order in Kragujevac to Serdar of Zlatibor Jovan Micić to escort Milovanović to Lim, and further transfer him to Montenegro. Micić's associates Leko and Simo Kovač killed him in the Očka mountain on Zlatibor during an alleged escape attempt by Milovanović.

His only daughter Jovanka Milovanović was married to politician Voivode Jakov Nenadović (1793-1867).[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Srbi pod Karađorđevim tajkunima: Turci, vratite se". Biznis i Finansije. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ Aleksić, Jovana. "Ada Ciganlija je nekada bila u PRIVATNOM VLASNIŠTVU, a gazda je bio NAJBOGATIJI SRBIN". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  3. ^ Ćorović, Vladimir (1986). Istorija srpskog naroda (in Serbian). eBook Portal.
  4. ^ "Dva veka srpskih tajkuna (2): Vojvoda Mladen naplatio ustanak". Vesti.rs. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  5. ^ Vukovic, Sanja (6 October 2018). "GAZDA MLADEN – PRVI SRPSKI GOLEMAŠ". Fondacija Srpski legat (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
Government offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Serbia
1807–1810
Succeeded by