Jevrem Obrenović

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Prince Jevrem Teodorović Obrenović (18 March 1790 – 20 September 1856) was a Serbian politician and revolutionary. He was the younger brother of

At that time military ranks were equated with civilian ranks, and the rank of general corresponded to dejstviteljni državni savetnik or "working government advisor". The newly introduced rank had two grades: major-general (general-major) and divisional general (general-diviziar). Those who had both ranks were the leaders or gospodari Jevrem (Obrenović) and Jovan Obrenović.

Serbian Revolution

Active in the Serbian independence movement from his youth, Jevrem travelled to Ostružnica to sell oxen for weapons and ammunition. He and his brother Miloš joined the First Serbian Uprising (1804–13), led by Karađorđe. Miloš conspired against Karađorđe and was involved in his assassination. During peacetime (1813–15), Jevrem lived for a while in Belgrade.

Miloš led the

In 1816, the same year he married Tomanija Bogićević (1796–1881), with whom he had eight children - seven daughters (the eldest, Jelena, married Miloš's secretary Konstantin Hadija) and one son, Miloš Jevremov Obrenović.^[2]

In 1819, he was appointed governor of Valjevo. Jevrem ruled autocratically in the districts under his governance, decisions being made only with his consent.

Jevrem, as the younger brother of the ruler, had numerous responsibilities. His role in the organization and work of the nascent Serbian judiciary was of paramount importance. He was instrumental in combating

The town of Šabac, where Jevrem lived from 1816 until 1831, was completely modernized and "Europeanized" under Jevrem's auspices. His house, which was completed in 1824, was a multi-storey building of which "symmetry, architecture and beauty precedes all residences and palaces in Serbia." Understanding the importance of popular education, Jevrem built schools and invited many teachers, doctors, pharmacists, and artisans to the town. Šabac also had a well-stocked pharmacy with drugs valued at 5,000 pence. The same year, Jevrem also built the town hospital, and the first barracks with four departments, which could each accommodate 60 soldiers.

Jevrem headed a "literary circle" which included members

After a long illness, Jevrem died at his home in Wallachia, on 9 September 1856.

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• Jovanović, Nebojša (2003). "Јеврем Обреновић - скица једне политичке каријере" (PDF). Историјски часопис. 50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
• Milićević, Milan (1888). Поменик знаменитих људи у српскога народа новијега доба. Srpska kraljevska štamparija. pp. 460–461. (Public Domain)
• Сећање на Јеврема и шабачко „златно“ доба (РТС, 15. фебруар 2016)