Serbian Vojvodina
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Self-proclaimed autonomous region of the Austrian Empire | |||||||||
1848–1849 | |||||||||
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• Motto | "Only Unity Saves the Serbs" | ||||||||
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May 13–15, 1848 | |||||||||
• Formation of Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar | November 1849 | ||||||||
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The Serbian Vojvodina (Serbian: Српска Војводина, romanized: Srpska Vojvodina) was a short-lived self-proclaimed Serb autonomous province within the Austrian Empire during the Revolutions of 1848, which existed until 1849 when it was transformed into the new (official) Austrian province named Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar.
Name
In German, it was known as Serbische Woiwodina. In Serbian is also known as Srpsko Vojvodstvo (Serbian Cyrillic: Српско Војводство, German: Serbische Woiwodschaft; "Serbian Voivodeship"), Srpska Vojvodovina (Serbian Cyrillic: Српска Војводовина; "Serbian Vojvodovina"), and Vojvodovina Srbija (Serbian Cyrillic: Војводовина Србија; "Vojvodovina of Serbia").
History
During the 1848 Revolution, the Hungarians demanded independence from the Austrian Empire. However, they did not recognize the national rights of other nationalities which lived in the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary at that time. Therefore, the Serbs of Vojvodina took action to separate from the Kingdom of Hungary (which was at that time part of Habsburg Austria).
An
By 1840 data, Serbs formed relative majority of 49.1% in Vojvodina (compared to absolute majority of 51.1% in 1828). Besides Serbs, these areas were also populated by some other ethnic groups such as Hungarians, Germans, Romanians and Croats. The new Hungarian government responded to the Serb political actions by using force.[2] On June 12, 1848, a war between Serbs and Hungarians began. Austria took the side of the Kingdom of Hungary at first, while Serbs were aided by volunteers from the Principality of Serbia. A consequence of this war was the growth of conservative factions on both sides.[2]
In early 1849, when the Austrian army lost battle to the Hungarian
After the defeat of the Hungarian revolution, by a decision of the Austrian emperor, in November 1849, an Austrian crownland known as Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar was formed as the successor of Serbian Vojvodina.[3] However, Serbs were not fully satisfied with the new voivodeship, which was more ethnically mixed and included ethnic Romanian eastern parts of Banat, but excluded some areas with Serb majority.
Capitals
The first capital of Serbian Vojvodina was in Sremski Karlovci. It was later moved to Zemun, Veliki Bečkerek (today known as Zrenjanin), and Temišvar (Timișoara).
Flag and coat of arms
The coat of arms of the Serbian Vojvodina was essentially the Austrian Habsburg imperial arms, with the coat of arms of the
Rulers
- Stevan Šupljikac, the first voivod (duke) of Serbian Vojvodina (1848).
- Josif Rajačić, administrator of Serbian Vojvodina (1848-1849).
Gallery
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Proclamation of Serbian Vojvodina in 1848 in Sremski Karlovci
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Frontlines in Vojvodina in 1848-1849
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Principality of Serbia and Serbian Vojvodina in 1848.
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Josif Rajačić (1785–1861), administrator of Serbian Vojvodina
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An assignat with the coat of arm of Serbian Vojvodina from 1848
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9788671790895.
- ^ a b c d "History". vojvodina.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
- ISBN 9781788317085.
- ^ "Leksiklopedija" (column), TV Novosti magazine, Belgrade, 1991.
Further reading
- Dušan J. Popović (1990). Srbi u Vojvodini. Matica srpska. ISBN 9788636301753.
- Dušan J. Popović (1957). Srbi u Vojvodini: Od najstarijih vremena do Karlovac̆kog mira, 1699. Matica srpska.
- Lazo M. Kostić (1999). Srpska Vojvodina i njene manjine: demografsko-etnografska studija. Dobrica knjiga.
- Jovan Radonić (1956). Srpska Vojvodina od 1848-1851: (prikazano na VII skupu Odeljenja društvenih nauka 5 novembra 1955 g.).
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