Vuk Isakovič
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Vuk Isakovič was a Serbian military commander in Austrian service during the Austrian-Turkish Wars. He was the inspiration for the main character in the Seobe-roman by Miloš Crnjanski
.
. His brother was Trifun, also a commander. In seobe, Vuk's brother is a merchant named Aranđel, married to a Dafina.
In 1738, he fought in the Austrian side against the Ottoman Empire. With his brother Trifun he commanded the hajduks who devastated Lešnica
. After the war he had the rank of captain. His brother became major in Syrmia
, then lieutenant colonel of the Petrovaradin
regiment. He and his brother were among the main contributors for the new church and tower-bell of the Šišatovac
monastery.
He died in 1759, at the age of 65, in Mitrovica
. He was buried at Šišatovac, which at the time was some type of mausoleum
for notable Serbs
.
Miloš Crnjanski
Miloš Crnjanski was a poet of the expressionist wing of Serbian modernism, author, and a diplomat...
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Life
Vuk originated from SredskaSredska
-Church of the Holy Virgin:At the hamlet of Pejcici, today north of the highway, there is the biggest but also the youngest church in the group of churches of the Sredska district, dedicated to the Holy Virgin...
. His brother was Trifun, also a commander. In seobe, Vuk's brother is a merchant named Aranđel, married to a Dafina.
In 1738, he fought in the Austrian side against the Ottoman Empire. With his brother Trifun he commanded the hajduks who devastated Lešnica
Lešnica
Lešnica is a village in western Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Loznica, in the Mačva District. Lešnica's current population is 4,731 .-History:...
. After the war he had the rank of captain. His brother became major in Syrmia
Syrmia
Syrmia is a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia in the east and Croatia in the west....
, then lieutenant colonel of the Petrovaradin
Petrovaradin
Petrovaradin , is part of the agglomeration of Novi Sad in Serbia...
regiment. He and his brother were among the main contributors for the new church and tower-bell of the Šišatovac
Šišatovac
Šišatovac a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Sremska Mitrovica municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 218 people...
monastery.
He died in 1759, at the age of 65, in Mitrovica
Mitrovica
Mitrovica, which stems from the name "Saint Demetrius" or "Sveti Dimitrije" may refer to:- Places :* Kosovska Mitrovica, a city in the disputed region of Kosovo* Sremska Mitrovica, a city in Srem, Serbia...
. He was buried at Šišatovac, which at the time was some type of mausoleum
Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the...
for notable Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
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See also
- Stojan JankovićStojan JankovicStojan Mitrović Janković, also known as Knight Janko was the commander of the Dalmatian Serb army, in the service of the Republic of Venice, from 1669 until his death in 1687. He participated in the Cretan and Great Turkish War, as the supreme commander of the Venetian Serb troops, of which he is...
(1636–1687), Serbian military commander in Venetian service - Vuk MandušićVuk MandušićVuk Mandušić was a Croatian Serb military commander in the Croatian Military Frontier that fought the Ottoman Empire. He was born near Visovac on the Krka, in modern Croatia. His sabre is kept at the Visovac Monastery...
(fl. 1648), Serbian military commander in Austrian service - Jovan MonasterlijaJovan MonasterlijaJovan Monasterlija was a 17th-century Serbian vice-voivode and Austrian imperial officer that led a Serb army against the Ottoman Empire and other enemies of the Austrian Emperor...
(fl. 1689-1706), Serbian military commander in Austrian service - Paul DavidovichPaul DavidovichBaron Paul Davidovich or Pavle Davidović became a general of the Austrian Empire and a Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa. He played a major role in the 1796 Italian campaign during the French Revolutionary Wars, leading corps-sized commands in the fighting against the French army led...
(1737-1814), Austrian general
Sources
- Marcel Cornis-Pope,John Neubauer, p. 134, 215-217