Panta Lunjevica
Pantelija Panta Lunjevica (Serbian Cyrillic: Панта Луњевица; 1840–1887) was a Serbian higher administrative officer,[1] the chief (načelnik) of the Šabac district (srez or okrug),[2] chief of Belgrade district and father of Queen Draga.[3]
Biography[edit]
Pantelija Panta Lunjevica was the son of Nikola Lunjevica (1776–1842), a Commander of the Serbian Revolution[4] and close comrade of Prince Miloš. He was educated,[4] formerly working as a military officer and policeman.[5] He was a loyal to the Obrenović dynasty and a liberal.[2] Along with his mother Đurđija Čarapić,[6] cousin of Voivode Ilija Čarapić, who was married to Stamenka Karađorđević (1799-1875), daughter of Karađorđe Petrović, he renovated the Vujan Monastery in 1858, which had earlier been renovated by his father Nikola in 1800.[7] He founded the library in Aranđelovac.[5]
With his wife Anđelija Koljević, daughter of the President of the Municipality of Čačak district, he had seven children; two sons, Nikola and Nikodije, and five daughters, Hristina, Đina, Ana, Draga and Vojka. Draga was the Queen consort of Serbia (1900–1903), as the wife of King Aleksandar I of Serbia.
Family members[edit]
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Panta's mother, Djurdjija Lunjevica in Serbian national costume, 1874 -
Panta's sister, Jelena Lena Pavlovic, born Lunjevica (1832-1913) -
Panta and his wife Andjelija Lunjevica with their daughters -
Panta's eldest daughter, Queen Draga -
Panta's elder son, Nikola Lunjevica -
Panta's younger son, Nikodije Lunjevica -
Panta's younger daughters: Hristina, Vojka and Djurdjina -
Vujan monastery, burial ground of Lunjevica family
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References[edit]
- ^ Schreiber 1971, p. 219.
- ^ a b Jovanović 1926, p. 206.
- ^ Stoimirović 1971, p. 199.
- ^ a b Malenić 1901, p. 111.
- ^ a b Gavrilo Kovijanić (1986). Tragom čitališta u Srbiji. Narodna knjiga. p. 150.
- ^ Српско учено друштво (1872). Гласник Српскога ученог друштва ... pp. 305–.
- ^ Nikola Čupić (1937). Godišnjica Nikole Čupića. Vol. 46. Štampa Državne štamparije Kraljevine Jugoslavije. p. 103.
Никола Луњевица 1800 године, а обновио ју је његов син и наследник Панта Луњевица са матером својом 1858.') „Док су Турци у Србији владали многи су босански бегови по њој надгледали и оправљали чесме и ћуприје које су ...
Sources[edit]
- Jovanović, Slobodan (1926). Влада Милана Обреновића, од Слободана Јовановића ... Издавачка књижарница Г. Кона.
- Malenić, Milivoj J. (1901). Posle četrdeset godina: u spomen proslave četrdesetogodišnjice Sv. Andrejske velike narodne skupštine. U Drž. štamp. Kralj. Srbije.
- Schreiber, Georg (1971). Balkan aus erster Hand. Geschichte u. Gegenwart in Berichten von Augenzeugen u. Zeitgenossen. Arena-Verlag.
- Stoimirović, Milan Jovanović (1971). Siluete starog Beograda. I. Jovanović-Stojimirović.