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7 unusual facts about Milan Obrenović


Jevremovac

In 1889, king Milan Obrenović donated the estate (inherited from his grandfather Jevrem Obrenović) to the Great School in Belgrade for the purpose of the construction of botanical garden, provided that it be named "Jevremovac" (Serbian for "Jevrem's garden"), after his grandfather.

Kosta Taušanović

He was again in trouble with the authorities due to his Radical affiliation after the assassination attempt against ex-King Milan Obrenović (1889), as well as during the so-called Čebinac affair (1894).

Besides being a deputy in the Serbian parliament, Taušanović was, after the abdication of King Milan Obrenović, a Minister in several governments (Minister of Interior 1889-1891 in Grujić’s cabinet, Minister of Economy 1891-1892 in Pašić’s Cabinet), and founder of the first insurance company in Serbia, as well as the Serbian Lottery (Srpska Lutrija) and the Serbian Shipping Company (Srpsko Brodarsko Drustvo).

Milan Piroćanac

Invited by Prince Milan Obrenović to form a government, Milan Piroćanac formed a Progressive cabinet on October 19, 1880, that during its three years in office introduced significant reforms into Serbian society.

Savamala

Originally, the entire western section (Terazije slopes) of today's city center was called Savamala, roughly bounded by the modern streets and squares of Terazije, King Milan's, Slavija, Nemanjina and Prince Miloš'.

St. Mark's Church, Belgrade

From the very beginning of the church's existence, as early as 1838, it was the burial place of Prince Milan Obrenović, the eldest son of Prince Miloš Obrenović, who rested "to the right of its west doors and the dust of the late Bishop of Šabac, Gavrilo (Popović), who rests to the left of the west doors in the church itself".

Stojan Novaković

He soon stepped down after judging that Garašanin was making too many concessions to King Milan Obrenović, before eventually returning to a more stable State Council.



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