Cabinet of Karađorđe Petrović

The cabinet of Đorđe Petrović, more commonly known as Karađorđe, was formed on 11 January 1811. It held office until 3 October 1813, when Karađorđe fled to the Austrian Empire after the defeat of Revolutionary Serbia in the First Serbian Uprising. The next government was the Ministerial Deliberation, which was formed in 1834.

Cabinet of Đorđe Petrović

Cabinet of Revolutionary Serbia
1811–1813
Date formed11 January 1811
Date dissolved3 October 1813
People and organisations
Head of stateĐorđe Petrović
Head of governmentĐorđe Petrović
Total no. of members9
History
PredecessorJ. Nenadović
SuccessorMinisterial Deliberation (1834)

Timeline

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On 11 January 1811, Karađorđe entered the Assembly of Uprising Champions and removed Jakov Nenadović and his cabinet from power by proclaiming a constitutional act that would ensure him absolute military and political power.[1][2][3] Soon after, the government recognized pledged to his "lawful heirs", while Karađorđe also adopted the title of a Supreme Leader (Serbian Cyrillic: Вожд, romanizedVožd).[2][4]: 80  Additionally, Karađorđe governed a highly centralized government.[5][6]

Karađorđe conducted radical restructuring of local governments, especially regarding the military.[1] The areas that were once controlled by vojvodas were now fragmented into smaller military-administrative units which limited the power of vojvodas.[1] His power was though kept in check by his cabinet and rivals.[2]

Composition

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The government was now composed of ministries (Serbian Cyrillic: попечитељства, romanizedpopečiteljstva; lit.'guardianships').[2] Karađorđe appointed his supporters and opponents to the cabinet.[7]: 73–74  Petar Dobrnjac and Milenko Stojković, who were initially supposed to serve in the cabinet, declined due to fearing that by accepting the positions, Karađorđe's power would be legitimized. In response, Karađorđe exiled them to Wallachia.[7]: 73–74 

Office Name Took office Left office Ref
President of the People's Governing Council Đorđe Petrović 11 January 1811 3 October 1813 [1]
Minister of Defence Mladen Milovanović 11 January 1811 3 October 1813 [8][9]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Miljko Radonjić 11 January 1811 25 December 1812 [10][11]
Minister of Education Dositej Obradović 11 January 1811 7 April 1811 (died) [2]
Ivan Jugović 7 April 1811 1812 [2]
Minister of Internal Affairs Jakov Nenadović 11 January 1811 3 October 1813 [12]
Minister of Treasury Sima Marković 11 January 1811 3 October 1813 [9]
Grand Vilayet Judge Ilija Marković 11 January 1811 3 October 1813 [7]: 74 
Secretaries Mihajlo Grujović Unknown [13]
Stevan Filipović Unknown [12]

Aftermath

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Karađorđe's reforms to the military led to the collapse of Revolutionary Serbia in 1813.[1] He fled to the Austrian Empire on 3 October, while Belgrade, where the government's headquarters were located, fell to the Ottoman Empire later that month.[4]: 82 [7]: 80 [14]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f DJOKIC, DEJAN (2022). CONCISE HISTORY OF SERBIA. [S.l.]: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. p. 225. ISBN 978-1-107-63021-5. OCLC 1334658147.
  3. ^ Stanojević, Stanoje (1925). Narodna enciklopedija srpsko-hrvatsko-slovenac̆ka (in Serbian). Bibilografski zavod. p. 984.
  4. ^ a b Singleton, Frederick Bernard (1985). A short history of the Yugoslav peoples. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-25478-7. OCLC 11089744.
  5. ^ "Biannual Publication of the Institute for Balkan Studies". Balkan Studies. 27: 21. 1986.
  6. ^ Dragnich, Alex N. (1978). The development of parliamentary government in Serbia. Boulder: East European Quarterly. p. 13. ISBN 0-914710-37-0. OCLC 4248204.
  7. ^ a b c d Petrovich, Michael Boro (1976). A history of modern Serbia, 1804-1918. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 0-15-140950-1. OCLC 2189026.
  8. ^ Janković, Dragoslav (1967). Istorija država i prava jugoslovenskih naroda (do 1918. godine). Belgrade. p. 199.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ a b The first Serbian uprising and the restoration of the Serbian state. Belgrade: Historical Museum of Serbia, Gallery of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts. 2004. p. 88. ISBN 9788670253711.
  10. ^ University of California Publications in Modern Philology. University of California Press. 1953. p. 51.
  11. ^ "Bezsmertno ime u večitim knigami ostaviti doista možete - Šefovi srpske diplomatije - Nedeljnik Vreme". Vreme (in Serbian). 16 May 2007.
  12. ^ a b Ljušić, Radoš (2005). Vlade Srbije: 1805-2005 (1 ed.). Belgrade: Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva. p. 65. ISBN 86-17-13111-X. OCLC 67978385.
  13. ^ War and Society in East Central Europe: The first Serbian uprising 1804-1813. 162: Brooklyn College Press. 1982.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  14. ^ Glenny, Misha (2000). The Balkans : nationalism, war, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999. Mazal Holocaust Collection (1 ed.). New York: Viking. p. 18. ISBN 0-670-85338-0. OCLC 43031431.