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Đorđe Sečujac
Born ca. 1700
Died after 1759
Allegiance Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400) Habsburg Monarchy
Service/branch Army
Years of service 1715–59
Rank captain (1751)[1]

Đorđe Sečujac or Georgije (fl. 1715–59) was a Habsburg military commander. He was the father of Arsenije Sečujac, a Habsburg major general and baron.

Life[]

Sečujac was an ethnic Serb. He married Ana Stanisavljević, with whom he had several children, including Arsenije Sečujac, who became a Habsburg major general and baron. His other two sons were also Habsburg military personnel.

Sečujac was the captain of the Varadin captaincy, established in 1750,[2] and he received noble status with the predicate von Heldenfeld in 1759, an award for his 44 years of military service.[3]

See also[]

  • Sečujac, surname

References[]

  1. Zbornik Matice srpske za društvene nauke: (1956). Матица. p. 97. http://books.google.com/books?id=R_0cAQAAMAAJ. "Приход 2 ф. 1751 г био је капетан Георгије Сечујац." 
  2. "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.vojvodinasume.rs/prezentacija-monografije-250-godina-sumarstva-ravnog-srema/. 
  3. Dušan J. Popović (1963). Srbi u Vojvodini: Od Temis̆varskog sabora, 1790 do Blagoves̆tenskog sabora, 1861. Matica srpska. http://books.google.com/books?id=AFppAAAAMAAJ. "Сечујац. — Племићки лист, грбовница и придевак „топ Не1<Јеп1е1с1" из- дани су 1759. Ђорђу Сечујцу, капетану Варадинског пука, као награда за 44 године проведене у војној служби. Потврда племства (мађарска) издана му је у ..." 
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