House of Obrenović
Ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Serbia from 1815-42 and 1858-1903 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The House of Obrenović or Obrenović Dynasty (Serbian Cyrillic: Династија Обрeновић, romanized: Dinastija Obrenović, pl. Обрeновићи / Obrenovići, pronounced [obrěːnoʋitɕ]) was a Serbian dynasty that ruled Serbia from 1815 to 1842, and again from 1858 to 1903.
House of Obrenović Династија Обреновића | |
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Country | Kingdom of Serbia |
Founded | 1815 |
Founder | Miloš I |
Final ruler | Alexander I |
Titles | |
Deposition | 1903 |
They came to power through the leadership of their progenitor Miloš Obrenović I in the Serbian Uprising of 1815–1817 against the Ottoman Empire, which led to the formation of the Principality of Serbia in 1817. The Obrenović dynasty were traditionally allied with Austria-Hungary and opposed the Russian-supported House of Karađorđević.
The family's rule came to an end in a coup d’état by the military conspirators, often known today as the Black Hand,[1] who invaded the royal palace and murdered King Alexander I, who died without an heir.[2][3] The National Assembly of Serbia invited Peter Karađorđević to become king of Serbia.[3]
Unlike other Balkan states such as Greece, Bulgaria, or Romania, Serbia did not import a member of an existing European royal family (mostly German dynasties) to take its throne; the Obrenović dynasty, like its Karađorđević rival, was an indigenous Serbian family.