Principality of Serbia

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Кнежевина Србија
Kneževina Srbija

Principality of Serbia

1815 – 1882

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Capital Kragujevac, Belgrade
Government Principality
President
 - 18151839 Miloš Obrenović I
 - 1839 Milan Obrenović II
 - 18391842 Mihailo Obrenović III
 - 18421858 Alexander Karađorđević
 - 18581860 Miloš Obrenović I
 - 18601868 Mihailo Obrenović III
History
 - Established 1815
 - Disestablished 1882

The Serbian Principality (Кнежевина Србија / Kneževina Srbija) was a state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of First Serbian Uprising and Second Serbian Uprising between 1804 and 1816. Despite serious oppression and revenge by the Ottoman authorities (that was especially evident between the revolutions), first Karadjordje and then Milos Obrenovic, the revolutionary leaders, have succeeded in their goal to liberate Serbia. Turkish authorities have acknowledged this state and Milos became a hereditary prince of Serbian Principality, which would last until 1882 when Serbian Kingdom was proclaimed after achieving independence in 1878 (see Treaty of Berlin, 1878).

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