Jovan Monasterlija
Jovan Monasterlija | |
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Born | 1660s Komorn, Habsburg monarchy (modern Slovakia) |
Died | 1706 Großwardein, Habsburg monarchy (modern Romania) |
Allegiance | Holy Roman Empire (Leopold I) |
Years of service | fl. 1683–1706 |
Rank | Vice-voivode (podvojvoda) General |
Unit | Serbian Militia |
Battles/wars |
Jovan Monasterlija (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Монастерлија;[a] fl. 1683–1706) was a Serbian vice-voivode[1] (podvojvoda) and Austrian (Holy Roman Empire) imperial officer that led a Serbian Militia against the Ottoman Empire and other enemies of the Austrian Emperor. He was titled leader of the Serbian nation by Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I.
Early life
Fleeing from Ottoman repression they moved to Srpski Kovin (Ráckeve) in 16th century. They came from Monastir (Bitola), hence his epithet "Monasterlija" (Turkish: Monastirli, of Monastir). To avoid Ottoman repression after the Long Turkish War the family, at that time already serbianized, had settled Komárom County in 1606, together with other Serbs from Kovin.[2]
The Monasterlija (or Manastirlija) family gained nobility status from Emperor Ferdinand III in 1665, when Petar Monasterlija was ennobled.[3] Jovan, the son of Petar, was born in Komorn. To improve his reputation among local Serbs, Jovan married a young woman from Rašković family, a family with highest reputation among Serb immigrants.[4]
Career
1688–92
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, led the capture of Belgrade in 1688 from the Ottomans, with the full support of Serbian insurgents under the command of Monasterlija. Between 1689 and 1692, central parts of present-day Serbia were controlled by the Habsburg crown. In 1689 Monasterlija was sent to defend Golubac.
In 1689
Jovan Monasterlija, who was appointed as captain of
1692–99
The Austrian Empire had intentions to reduce the power and importance of Serbian Militia and its military and religious leaders by dividing it to smaller units and sending them to different distant parts of the Empire. Monasterlija's rank was changed from Serbian vice-voivode and Chief of the Serbian Nation to Rascian obercaptain.[when?][8] Because of the constant Ottoman threat such plans were never fully implemented.
He commanded forces during the
1703–06
He was nevertheless sent to fight off the uprising of Francis II Rákóczi against the Habsburgs in 1703. He succeeded and was given the title of general. Leopold, just before his death, gave Jovan the task of integrating the Serb units into the regular Austrian army. He died from wounds sustained during the siege of Oradea. He died in 1706 and was buried in Šišatovac, where his tomb lays, with the coat of arms of the family.[11]
Aftermath
Monasterlija was the only Vice-Voivode; his successor, captain Mojsije Rašković was appointed "Oberst der serbischen National-Miliz" on July 8, 1707.[12]
Titles
- "Anführer und Commandant der serbischen National-Miliz"[12]
- Vice-General or Vice-Voivode (de. Vice-Wojwode,[12] sr. podvojvoda or nadvojvoda), in 1691
- Captain, in 1690
Family
He was married to Ana Rašković, a member of the Rašković family.
Legacy
Jovan contributed to the
See also
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Enea Silvio Piccolomini (general)
- Prince Eugene of Savoy
- Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
- Đorđe Branković
- Antonije Znorić, a military commander of Serbian Militia
- Jovan Tekelija
- Pavle Nestorović Deak
- Subota Jović
- Novak Petrović
- Pane Božić
- Stefan Prodan Šteta
- Pera Segedinac
Annotations
- ^ His Serbian name is Jovan Monasterlija, other variations are Manastirlija, while in German; Johann Monasterli. His father was Petar, hence, according to the contemporary naming culture, his name was Jovan Petrović.
References
- ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 144.
- ^ Nedeljkov, Milan (5 January 2006). "Znamenita kovinsko-komoranska porodica Monasterlija" (PDF). Srpske Narodne Novine. XVI (1). Andrija Rockov: 6–7. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ISBN 9788636301753.
Породица Монастерлија (Манастирлија) до- била је племство од цара Фердинанда III. Племство је добио 1665. Петар Монастерлија, за себе, и своје наследнике и за своју браћу Урбана и Ди- митрија.
- ^ Savićević & Savićević 1982, p. 86.
- ^ Tanić, Dejan (2005), Војно-стратешки значај средњег поморавља у Бечком Рату (1683-1699) (PDF) (in Serbian), Istorijski Arhiv Jagodine, p. 74, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012, retrieved 14 December 2011,
Одлучан поход хабсбуршке војске кроз Србију уследио је после постављења фелдмаршала Лудвига Баденског за главнокомандујућег царске војске на балканском ратишту.
- ^ Tanić, Dejan (2005), Војно-стратешки значај средњег поморавља у Бечком Рату (1683-1699) (PDF) (in Serbian), Istorijski Arhiv Jagodine, p. 74, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012, retrieved 14 December 2011,
Пре поласка у поход, Лудвиг Баденски је по целој Србији разаслао прогласе, којима је позивао народ да се диже на оружје. Српски устаници били су организовани у чете и додељивани редовној војсци. Аустријанци су ове српске ратнике (пешадинце) називали хајдуцима, док су коњанике називали српским хусарима.
- ^ Tanić, Dejan (2005), Војно-стратешки значај средњег поморавља у Бечком Рату (1683-1699) (PDF) (in Serbian), Istorijski Arhiv Jagodine, p. 73, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012, retrieved 14 December 2011,
Претходницу је чинила Српска милиција (хусари), под командом капетана Павла Несторивића Деака. У судару две претходнице, 29. августа 1689. године, код Баточине, Турци су били поражени и потиснути ка својој главнини.
- ^ OCLC 163390979, retrieved 22 December 2011,
Jovan Monasterlija se nalazio na južnoj granici, gde je od proleća 1690. godine prikupljao srpsku vojsku. Odatle je..., najavio svoj skori dolazak u Budim na čelu srpske vojske, pošto je neposredno pre toga imenovan za rackog, odnosno srpskog kapetana. [...] Hrišćanska vojska se u blizini Slankamena našla nasuprot turskoj 19. avgusta 1691. godine. ... U odlučujući juriš na Turke prvi je krenuo Jovan Monasterlija na čelu srpske vojske. [...] Već na proleće 1692. godine, srpska vojska je pod vođstvom Jovana Monasterlije upućena prema Velikom Varadinu, kako bi pomogla da ovo utvrđenje konačno padne u ruke carske vojske. Posle ove bitke, komandno mesto Srpske milicije postala je Baja. [...] Dvor je najpre oduzeo ingerencije Monasterliji. Od "vicegubernatora srpskog plemena" Monasterlija je sve više postajao "racki oberkapetan".
- ^ Летопис Матице српске. Vol. 247–252. У Српској народној задружној штампарији. 1908. p. 45.
Али те трупе звале се још дуго Монастерлијини Раци
- ^ Rice University (1978). Austrian history yearbook, Volume 12–13. p. 118.
- ^ Dragomir Acović (2008), "Grb Monasterlija sa razbijene nadgrobne ploče vojvode Jovana Monasterlije u manastiru Šišatovac", Srbi i heraldika, Beograd, pp. 382–383
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- ISBN 9788676391158.
Sources
- ISBN 9781405142915.
- Znamenita kovinsko-komoranska porodica Monasterlija (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21, retrieved 2011-03-02
- "Jovan Monasterlija", Srbi u Slovačkoj
- Popović, Dušan J. (1957). Srbi u Vojvodini: Od najstarijih vremena do Karlovac̆kog mira, 1699. Matica srpska.
- Savićević, Miroslav; Savićević, Miodrag (1982). Brod mrtvih. Prosveta.