Mihailo Ovčarević

Mihailo Ovčarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Овчаревић; fl.

1550–79) was a Habsburg Serb vojvoda (commander) of the Šajkaši (river flotilla).

1521–41), a Šajkaši commander and spy, and contemporaries Dimitrije Ovčarević (fl.

[1] After a denunciation, Emperor Ferdinand I had Mihailo imprisoned, where he stayed for several months until having proved his innocence.

[1] It seems that he continued living on his low pension which was not paid regularly;[3] the payment issue is evident from his many appeals.

View of Komárno with chaikas, 1597. Mihailo Ovčarević was a vojvoda (commander) of the Šajkaši, the river flotilla that defended the Danube and Sava rivers against the Ottomans .