Nikola Smiljanić
Nikola Smiljanić (Badovinci, c. 1760 - Belotić, 1815 [1]) was a Serbian Orthodox priest and voivode in the First Serbian Uprising and Second Serbian Uprising.
Biography[edit]
He was born in the village of Badovinci around 1760 and grew up in Belotić and Šabac. As a young man, Nikola Smiljanić was adopted by Jeka Radojičina, a widow, who was engaged in trade in Šabac and who funded his education at the seminary. She married him before he was ordained a deacon and priest. As a deacon, Nikola Smiljanić was a teacher in Belotic for a while before taking part in both the first and second insurrection. Marko Štitarac poisoned him on the orders of Prince Miloš Obrenović for being loyal to Karađorđe.[2]
Archpriest Nikola Smiljanić had a daughter who married Jovan Radovanović, a merchant in Šabac called "Ćurčija".[3]
Sources[edit]
Milan Milićević: "Monument of famous people in the Serbian people of recent times", determinant "Smiljanić Nikola", p. 652-654, Belgrade, 1888 Official website of the Municipality of Bogatić, Accessed April 15, 2013.
References[edit]
- ^ „Поменик знаменитих људи у српског народа новијега доба“, одредница „Смиљанић Никола“, стр. 652-654, Београд, 1888. године
- ^ "Životi srpskih vojvoda i ostalih znamenitih Srba. Golub Dobrašinović: Predgovor". Nolit. June 9, 1967 – via Google Books.
- ^ Званична интернет презентација општине Богатић, Приступљено 15. 4. 2013.