Jovan Obrenović

Jovan Teodorović Obrenović, also known as Gospodar Jovan (1787 in Srednja Dobrinja – 22 January 1850, in Sremski Karlovci), was a Serbian divisional general, commander of the Morava-Podrinje military area,[1] governor of the Rudnik and Požega districts.

He was born in Srednja Dobrinja (near Užice) around 1787 to his mother Višnja and father Todor Mihailović Obrenović.

Jovan took part in the Meeting in Takovo and the Battle of Ljubić with Lazar Mutap in 1815.

[4] He was a divisional general and military commander of the Morava-Podrinje region during and after the Second Serbian Uprising.

[5][non-primary source needed][2] After Toma Vučić Perišić's unsuccessful revolt against Miloš Obrenović in 1842, he moved to Austria.

Portrait of Jovan Obrenović by Uroš Knežević , 1836