Toma Vučić Perišić

Prince
Toma Vučić Perišić
Portrait by Jovan Popović, 1841
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
1840–1842
Preceded byCvetko Rajović
Succeeded byIlija Garašanin
Personal details
Born1787
Barič, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Serbia)
Died1859
Belgrade, Principality of Serbia
AwardsOrder of Glory

Prince[1] Toma Vučić Perišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Тома Вучић Перишић; 1787 – 13 July 1859) was a Serbian politician, military leader during the Serbian Revolution, Freemason and one of the most powerful and influential individuals in Serbia of the 19th century.[2] He was Miloš Obrenović's most virulent opponent, and an ally of the Karađorđević Dynasty[3][4][5][6] with Avram Petronijević and Ilija Garašanin and other so-called Constitutionalists (Dimitrije Davidović, Aleksa Simić, Stojan Simić, Milutin Savić).[7] He wanted to bring rule of law and an effective administrative system in the Principality of Serbia, if only foreign interference was not an issue.[8] Eventually, in the political tug-of-war, the constitutionalists period came to an abrupt end with the former absolute ruler reclaiming the throne.[9]

He married twice, first time with Perunika Žabarac and second wife Agnija nicknamed Nula, sister of a Greek revolutionary leader of the Greek War of Independence, Yiannis Pharmakis.[10] With his first wife he had four children, two daughters (Stanka and Anka) and two sons (Stevan and Ilija).[10] According to some sources, Vučić dug out his own eye with a fork during a lunch, because he had an eye pain.[11]

A street in Belgrade is named after him.[12]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Gospodar Vučić 1842. sa Metinog Brda bombardovao Kragujevac". Prvi Prvi na Skali. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  3. ^ Norris, D. (1999-08-25). In the Wake of the Balkan Myth: Questions of Identity and Modernity. Springer. ISBN 9780230286535.
  4. ^ Norris, David (2016-05-05). Haunted Serbia: Representations of History and War in the Literary Imagination. Routledge. ISBN 9781317196389.
  5. ^ Norris, David A. (2009). Belgrade: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195376081.
  6. ^ Singleton, Fred; Fred, Singleton (1985-03-21). A Short History of the Yugoslav Peoples. Cambridge University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780521274852.
  7. ^ "Srpsko Nasledje". www.srpsko-nasledje.rs. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  8. ^ Singleton, Fred; Fred, Singleton (1985-03-21). A Short History of the Yugoslav Peoples. Cambridge University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780521274852.
  9. ^ Jelavich, Charles; Jelavich, Barbara (2012-09-20). The Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1804-1920. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295803609.
  10. ^ a b Babić, M (7 February 2014). "BG ULICE: Ko je bio gospodar Toma Vučić?". Telegraf. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  11. ^ Поповић, Радомир Ј (2003). Тома Вучић Перишић. Службени Гласник. p. 209. ISBN 9788677430399.
  12. ^ "How did the "Gospodara Vucica" street get its name? | It happened once in Belgrade". 011info - the best guide through Belgrade. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
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1840–1842 		Succeeded by
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