Matija Jovičić

Matija Jovičić
Illustration of the Orašac Assembly from Život i dela Kara-Đorđa (1903).
Birth nameMatija (or Mateja) Jovičić
NicknameTopolac
Born1755
Topola, Ottoman Empire
(now Serbia)
Diedafter 1820
Topola, Principality of Serbia
(now Serbia)
Cause of deathNatural causes
AllegianceRevolutionary Serbia (1804–1815)
Service years1804–1815
Rankknez
UnitKragujevac nahija army
CommandsJasenica
Known forknez (mayor)
ConflictsFirst Serbian Uprising
Second Serbian Uprising

Matija Jovičić (Serbian: Матија Јовичић; 1755–1820) was a Serb village mayor (knez) and revolutionary that participated in the First Serbian Uprising, notably as a mayor of Jasenica. He was the father of politician Ranko Matejić.

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