Draga Mašin
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Draginja "Draga" Obrenović (
Early life
Draga was the fourth daughter of
Draga was the granddaughter of
At the age of nine, Draga was sent to school in Belgrade, where she completed her school-education. Then she attended the "Cermanka's Institute" or "Women's Institute". There she learned several foreign languages, including Russian, French and German. During her stay in Belgrade, Draga began to write novels and short stories as well as to translate books for money. Despite the fact that her father took a lot of care about her, she began to earn her living as a very young girl. She published some well informed stories for foreign journals. She liked to read and especially liked to read
Queen
Despite Draga being ten years older than Aleksandar, the couple married on 5 August 1900 in a formal ceremony. When Aleksandar announced their engagement, public opinion turned against him. He was viewed as a besotted young fool in the power of a "wicked" seductress. Dowager Queen Natalija bitterly opposed the marriage, and was exiled by her son, in part because of this. His many arbitrary and unpopular acts were blamed on Draga's influence. There were rumors that Aleksandar would name Draga's elder brother as heir-presumptive to the throne. Both brothers were serving as army officers at the time of the marriage and appear to have been unpopular with their peers.
The Queen Draga of Serbia's Decoration was instituted in her honour on 7 April 1902. This medal was awarded to ladies for "achieving meritorious charitable work.”[5]
Assassination
The rumour concerning the royal succession led to the couple's assassination. On the night of 10–11 June 1903, a group of
Another account says that Aleksandar did not shut the secret door properly. Emerging partially dressed, the couple were murdered with sword thrusts and pistol shots by the officers, some of whom were reportedly drunk. The bodies were mutilated and afterwards thrown from a palace balcony onto piles of garden manure.
Portrayals
Draga Mašin was played by
Honours
- National honours
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Miloš the Great (5 August 1900).[8]
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle (5 August 1900).[9]
Annotations
- maiden name was Lunjevica (Луњевица), but she is and was most commonly known as Draga Mašin (Драга Машин),[10]after her first marriage with Svetozar Mašin.
References
- ISBN 978-1-59740-242-2.
- ^ Queen Draga of Serbia
- ^ "First Serbian Lady". Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "Royal House of Obrenovic". Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ Queen Draga of Serbia Medal
- ^ ISBN 9780517528174.
- ^ a b Petrović, Hristina, "The Truth About the Life of Queen Draga", Fortnightly Review, London, December 1906.
- ^ Vhkcs
- ^ Queen Draga with the Badge of the Order
- ^ Slobodan Jovanović (1936). Sabrana dela: Vlada Aleksandra Obrenovića. G. Kon. p. 12.
Исто тако краљ је узалуд означавао у прокламацији Драгу њеним девојачким именом Луњевице; за цео Бео- град она је била и остала не Драга Луњевица, него Драга Машин, – и то име Машин вукло је за собом не само ...
Sources
- Краљица Драга Обреновић. Zavod za Udžbenike. 2009. ISBN 978-86-17-16133-8.
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