House of Obrenović

The House of Obrenović or Obrenović Dynasty (Династија Обрeновић, pl. Обрeновићи / Obrenovići, ) was a Serbian dynasty that ruled Serbia from 1815 to 1842, and again from 1858 to 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, who invaded the royal palace and murdered King Alexander I, who died without an heir. The National Assembly of Serbia invited Peter Karađorđević to become king of Serbia.

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.

List of monarchs
Unlike most other dynasties in Europe, where a regnal number is used to distinguish different monarchs who shared the same given name, the Obrenović dynasty assigned subsequent regnal numbers to each ruling prince. Thus, there was never a Milan I, Milan III, a Michael I or a Michael II. Milan II and Michael III were simply the second and third ruling prince from the Obrenović dynasty. This practice was discontinued when prince Milan IV proclaimed himself king and declared the principality of Serbia a kingdom (1882).

Male descendants of Baba Višnja



 * Baba Višnja (1737–1817)
 * Jakov Obrenović (1767–1811)
 * From whom are descended the Jakovljevićs, among whom some self-proclaimed themselves as princes in the 2010s.
 * General Milan Obrenović (c. 1770–1810)
 * Hristifor Obrenović (N/a–1825)
 * [[Image:Princely crown.svg|25px]] Prince Miloš I (1783–1860)
 * [[Image:Princely crown.svg|25px]] Prince Milan II (1819–1839)
 * [[Image:Princely crown.svg|25px]] Prince Mihailo III (1823–1868)
 * (illegit.) Velimir Mihailo Teodorović (1849–1898)
 * Prince Todor (N/a)
 * General Jovan Obrenović (1786–1850)
 * Obren Obrenović (1818–1826)
 * Prince Jevrem (1790–1856)
 * Miloš Obrenović (1829–1861)
 * [[Image:Crown of Petar I.svg|25px]] King Milan I (1854–1901)
 * [[Image:Crown of Petar I.svg|25px]] King Alexander I (1876–1903)
 * Prince Sergei (1878–1878)
 * (illegit.) George Obrenović (1890–1925)
 * Stefan Obrenović (N/a)
 * Panta Obrenović (1945–2002)
 * Stefan Obrenović (N/a)
 * Panta Obrenović (1945–2002)

Other family members

 * Ljubica Vukomanović, wife of Prince Miloš I and mother of Prince Milan II and Prince Michael III
 * Princess Anka Obrenović, daughter of Prince Jevrem Obrenović
 * Katarina Konstantinović, daughter of Princess Anka Obrenović and mistress of her cousin, Prince Michael III
 * Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely, wife of Prince Michael III
 * Natalia Konstantinović, granddaughter of Princess Anka Obrenović and wife of Prince Mirko of Montenegro
 * Elena Maria Catargiu-Obrenović, mother of King Milan I
 * Queen Natalie of Serbia, wife of King Milan I and mother of King Alexander I
 * Queen Draga of Serbia, wife of King Alexander I and former lady-in-waiting to his mother