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Prince
Toma Vučić Perišić
Jovan Popović - Portret Tome Vučića Perišića,1841, oil on canvas, 54,5 x 68 cm
Portrait by Jovan Popović, 1841
Minister of Internal Affairs

In office
1840–1842
Preceded by Cvetko Rajović
Succeeded by Ilija Garašanin
Personal details
Born 1787
Barič, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Serbia)
Died 1859
Belgrade, Principality of Serbia
Military service
Awards Order of Glory

Prince[1] Toma Vučić Perišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Тома Вучић Перишић; 1787 – 13 July 1859) was a Serbian politician, military leader during the Serbian Revolution, Freemason and one of the most powerful and influential individuals in Serbia of the 19th century.[2] He was Miloš Obrenović's most virulent opponent, and an ally of the Karađorđević Dynasty[3][4][5][6] with Avram Petronijević and Ilija Garašanin and other so-called Constitutionalists (Dimitrije Davidović, Aleksa Simić, Stojan Simić, Milutin Savić).[7] He wanted to bring rule of law and an effective administrative system in the Principality of Serbia, if only foreign interference was not an issue.[8] Eventually, in the political tug-of-war, the constitutionalists period came to an abrupt end with the former absolute ruler reclaiming the throne.[9]

He married twice, first time with Perunika Žabarac and second wife Agnija nicknamed Nula, sister of a Greek revolutionary leader of the Greek War of Independence, Yiannis Pharmakis.[10] With his first wife he had four children, two daughters (Stanka and Anka) and two sons (Stevan and Ilija).[10] According to some sources, Vučić dug out his own eye with a fork during a lunch, because he had an eye pain.[11]

A street in Belgrade is named after him.[12]

See also[]

  • List of Serbian Revolutionaries

References[]

  1. "A Few Notes About Grants of Titles of Nobility by Modern Serbian Monarchs". https://www.academia.edu/39073822/A_FEW_NOTES_ABOUT_GRANTS_OF_TITLES_OF_NOBILITY_BY_MODERN_SERBIAN_MONARCHS. 
  2. "Gospodar Vučić 1842. sa Metinog Brda bombardovao Kragujevac". http://www.prviprvinaskali.com/clanci/recju/autori-i-izdanja-kragujevca/gospodar-vucic-1842-sa-metinog-brda-bombardovao-kragujevac.html. 
  3. Norris, D. (1999-08-25). In the Wake of the Balkan Myth: Questions of Identity and Modernity. Springer. ISBN 9780230286535. https://books.google.com/books?id=9B7uCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Toma+Vu%C4%8Di%C4%87-Peri%C5%A1i%C4%87%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA104. 
  4. Norris, David (2016-05-05). Haunted Serbia: Representations of History and War in the Literary Imagination. Routledge. ISBN 9781317196389. https://books.google.com/books?id=WtEeDAAAQBAJ&q=%22Toma+Vu%C4%8Di%C4%87-Peri%C5%A1i%C4%87%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT88. 
  5. Norris, David A. (2009). Belgrade: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195376081. https://books.google.com/books?id=mBUSDAAAQBAJ&q=%22Toma+Vu%C4%8Di%C4%87-Peri%C5%A1i%C4%87%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA38. 
  6. Singleton, Fred; Fred, Singleton (1985-03-21). A Short History of the Yugoslav Peoples. Cambridge University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780521274852. https://archive.org/details/shorthistoryofyu0000sing. 
  7. "Srpsko Nasledje". http://www.srpsko-nasledje.rs/sr-l/1998/11/article-10.html. 
  8. Singleton, Fred; Fred, Singleton (1985-03-21). A Short History of the Yugoslav Peoples. Cambridge University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780521274852. https://archive.org/details/shorthistoryofyu0000sing. 
  9. Jelavich, Charles; Jelavich, Barbara (2012-09-20). The Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1804-1920. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295803609. https://books.google.com/books?id=LBYriPYyfUoC&q=Toma+Vu%C4%8Di%C4%87-Peri%C5%A1i%C4%87. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Babić, M (7 February 2014). "BG ULICE: Ko je bio gospodar Toma Vučić?". Telegraf. https://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/beograd/939784-bg-ulice-ko-je-bio-gospodar-toma-vucicf. 
  11. Поповић, Радомир Ј (2003). Тома Вучић Перишић. Службени Гласник. p. 209. ISBN 9788677430399. https://books.google.com/books?id=SBgUAQAAMAAJ. 
  12. "How did the "Gospodara Vucica" street get its name? | It happened once in Belgrade" (in en). https://www.011info.com/en/it-happened-once-in-belgrade/how-did-the-gospodara-vucica-street-get-its-name. 
Government offices
Preceded by
Cvetko Rajović
Minister of Internal Affairs
1840–1842
Succeeded by
Ilija Garašanin

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