obrenovitch

Updated: June 14, 2026

A blood-stained revolution at Belgrade ousted the pro-Austrian Obrenovitch, and put in its place the rival family of the Karageorgevitch. Under the new dynasty Servia escaped from Austrian tutelage, and became an independent focus of Slav life in close touch with Russia.

University of Oxford. Faculty of Modern History - Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised)