House House of Obrenovic | Name Ljubica Vukomanovic | |
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Tenure 6 November 1817- 25 June 1839 Died 26 May 1843 (aged 54)
Vienna Burial Krusedol Monastery, Vojvodina Spouse Milos Obrenovic I, Prince of Serbia Issue Princess Petrija
Princess Stavka
Prince Milan
Prince Mihailo
Princess Marija
Prince Todor
Prince Gabriel | ||
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Ljubica Vukomanovic ([ʎubit͡sa vukomaːnovit͡ɕ] Serbian Cyrillic: Љubitsa Vukomanoviћ; September 1788 – 26 May 1843) was Princess consort of the Principality of Serbia as the wife of Milos Obrenovic I, Prince of Serbia, and the founder of the Obrenovic dynasty, which ruled Serbia in an almost unbroken line from the time of his election as Prince to the May Overthrow in 1903. Ljubica married Milos in 1805 and became Princess of Serbia on 6 November 1817 until her husband's abdication on 25 June 1839. She had at least seven surviving children.
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Family and marriage
She was born in September 1788 in Srezojevci, Serbia, the daughter of wealthy proprietor Radoslav Vukomanovic and first wife Marija Damjanovic; however, the exact date is unknown. In 1805 she married Milos Obrenovic, who on 6 November 1817 was elected the Prince of Serbia, making her Princess consort. Ljubica was active and influential in Serbian politics. Her marriage, however, was volatile, she often disagreed with her husband, and at one time they separated. Milos was frequently unfaithful to her; and on one occasion she came close to killing one of his mistresses in a violent physical attack.
Between 1819 and 1821 Prince Milos commissioned a fine city mansion to be built in Belgrade for Ljubica and their children. This is known as Princess Ljubica's Residence and was designed by noted Serbian architect Hadzi-Nikola Zivkovic.
Her husband's rule was harsh and autocratic; in June 1839, he was compelled to abdicate the throne in favour of their eldest son, Milan, who died shortly afterwards. Milan was succeeded by their second son, Mihailo.
Ljubica died in Vienna on 26 May 1843 (New Style) (14 May O.S.), and was buried in the Krusedol Monastery on the Fruska Gora mountain.
Issue
Together, Milos and Ljubica had at least seven children: