Mikhail Obrenovich

Mikhail Obrenovich III ( September 4 (16), 1823 - May 29 ( June 10 ), 1868 ) - Serbian prince in 1839 - 1842 and 1860 - 1868 . His first reign ended in the overthrow ( 1842 ), and the other ended in his assassination. The youngest son of Prince Milos Obrenovic , born in 1823, was elected Senate to the princes of Serbia after the death of his older brother, Milan, who ruled for only a few weeks. His father ousted from the throne and banished from Serbia, Milos agreed and released his young son to Serbia. The Ottoman Empire also recognized this election, but demanded that Vuchich and Petronievich be advisers to the young prince.

Mikhail Obrenovich
Mikhail Obrenoviћ
Prince of Serbia 1839 - 1842
Predecessor	Milan Obrenovich II
Successor	Alexander I Karageorgievich
1860 - 1868
Predecessor	Milos Obrenovic
Successor	Milan Obrenovich
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Supported by the Senate, Mikhail refused to comply with this requirement, and at the head of the department put his uncle Ephraim Obrenovich and George Protich. Vuchich and Petronievich, taking advantage of the subsequent increase in taxes, worried the people. The young prince hesitated, moving the capital from Belgrade to Kragujevac and from Kragujevac to Belgrade and still could not do anything. In 1842 , not wanting to surrender under the protection of the Turkish garrison in the Belgrade citadel, as the Russian consul advised, Mikhail fled abroad from the rebel supporters of the Karageorgievichs who had already occupied Belgrade . Since then, he lived mainly in Vienna , where he worked hard on his previously very meager education.

With the restoration of the throne of his father Milos ( 1859 ), Mikhail returned to Serbia, and after the death of his father he rejoined the throne ( 1860 ). He worked hard to prepare the complete independence of Serbia and to introduce it into the circle of European powers. After the bombing of Belgrade by the Turks (1862), he achieved the purification of the Serbian fortresses from Turkish garrisons. The prince gained considerable popularity, but in many ways lost it in 1867 - 1868 due to a policy timid towards the Ottoman Empire and ambiguous towards the Bulgarian Legion formed in Belgrade. The restored Orthodox Church soon became subordinate to the state. Under him, in 1862, the Law on Church Authorities of the Orthodox Faith was adopted in Serbia, which stipulated that members of the consistory should be approved by the prince (as well as employees of their office), take an oath as civil judges and comply with general civil laws ^[2] . In addition, consistories were required to comply with national laws and received salaries as officials ^[2] . In addition, this law limited churches and monasteries in the right to dispose of real estate - for its sale, purchase, gift, rental, the consent of the ministry was required ^[2] . The law also restricted the rights of the Council of Bishops, any important decision of which, now had to be approved by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs ^[3] . Even the new archbishop chosen by the cathedral could not be consecrated until it was approved by the prince ^[3] . Every three years, each bishop had to go round his diocese and send a report on the trip to the Bishops' Council, which passed it to the Ministry ^[3] .

Michael was married to the Hungarian decanter Julia Hunyadi, whom she divorced (1865). Their marriage was childless. He adopted and made heir to Milan , the son of his cousin. Mikhail III Obrenovich was killed in Topchidera near Belgrade in 1868 by supporters of the Karageorgievich who failed to take advantage of the killing. A monument was erected to Mikhail in the main square of Belgrade.

Monument to Mikhail in Belgrade . The work of the sculptor E. Pazzi