Martinovitch-Orlovitch

The Martinovitch-Orlovitch are a noble family originating in mediaeval Serbia.

Martinovitch-Orlovitch coat of arms in the Korenjic-Neoric Armorial

They are descendants of the ancient Orlovitch family and one of Serbia’s great heroes, Paul Orlovitch, the Serbian flag-bearer at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389.[1] One of the most famous members of this family was Obren Martinovitch who led the Serbian uprising against the Ottoman Empire and started the Obrenovitch dynasty that would rule Serbia until their assassination by the Black Hand and replacement by the Karageorgevitch family.[2] Through marriage of Anastasia Martinovitch-Orlovitch into the Montenegrin royal family, Martinovitch-Orlovitch blood can be found in the royal families of Montenegro, Serbia, Russia, and Italy.[3]

Though the use of titles of nobility (in the traditional sense) in the Balkans is somewhat disputed, the members of the family carry the title of voyévode (vojvoda, loosely translated as duke), though several members had carried the title of knez (loosely translated as prince) and others tied to their functions under the Ottoman regime. Just like the other descendants of the Orlovitch family, the Martinovitch have an eagle in their crest and Saint John the Baptist as their patron saint.[4]

Family
Miloch Obrenovitch, prince of Serbia

Due to a later stabilisation of family names in the Balkans compared to the rest of Europe, most of the members of the Martinovitch-Orlovitch family do not actually carry that last name. The family is composed of the following (sub)branches:[5][6]

  • Batrićević (Batritchevitch)
  • Dolević (Dolevitch)
  • Ivanović (Ivanowitsch)
  • Ljuharović (Lyouharovitch)
  • Marković (Markovitch)
  • Milošević (Milochevitch)
  • Muhović (Muhowicz)
  • Obrenovitch
  • Tomašević (Tomachevitch)
  • Prenkić (Prenkitch)
  • Raitchevitch

Through common Orlovitch ancestry, they are rlated to the Samardjitsch, Osmanagitch, or Tchengitch families, but also to Nikola Tesla (disputed).[7]

References
  1. Samardžić, Obrad Mićov (1992). Porijeklo Samardžića i ostalih bratstava roda Orlovića (in Serbian). Mostar. ISBN 86-82271-53-2.
  2. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Obrenovich dynasty". Encycopaedia Britannica.
  3. Almanach de Gotha. In the Almanach, she is listed simply as Anastasia Martinovitch.
  4. Samardžić, Obrad Mićov. (2000). Porijeklo Samardžića i ostalih bratstaba roda Orlovića (2. dop. izd ed.). Nevesinje: Saša i Aleksandra Samardžić. ISBN 86-82271-53-2. OCLC 272338453.
  5. "Poreklo Orlovića". porekloorlovica.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  6. "Montenegro Crna Gora Montenegro". www.montenegro.org.au. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  7. Samardžić, Obrad Mićov. (2000). Porijeklo Samardžića i ostalih bratstaba roda Orlovića (2. dop. izd ed.). Nevesinje: Saša i Aleksandra Samardžić. ISBN 86-82271-53-2. OCLC 272338453.
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