Nikola Lunjevica
Nikola Milićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Милићевић, 1776 – 11 May 1842), known by his demonym as Nikola Lunjevica (Луњевица), was a Serbian Revolutionary and close comrade of Prince Miloš Obrenović I of Serbia. He was born in Lunjevica (hence his nickname), a village in the Sanjak of Smederevo, Ottoman Empire (now Serbia). He was relative of Princess Ljubica of Serbia, father of Serbian politician Panta Lunjevica (1840–1887) and grandfather of Draga, the Queen consort of Serbia (1900–1903).
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| Native name | Никола Милићевић Луњевица |
| Nickname(s) | Lunjevica |
| Born | 1776 Lunjevica, Sanjak of Smederevo, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 11 May 1842 Lunjevica, Principality of Serbia |
| Allegiance |  Serbian Revolutionaries |
| Years of service | 1804–13 |
| Battles/wars | First Serbian Uprising (1804–13) Second Serbian Uprising (1815–1817) |
See also
References
Sources
- Vrbavac, Đorđe (1903) [1901]. Никола Милићевић Луњевица.
- Stevanović, Miladin (1990). Drugi srpski ustanak.
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