Stojan Simić

[example needed] Their father, Đorđe Simić, was a captain of the Rasina under Karađorđe during the First Serbian Uprising.

Simić also had a palace built in the center of Belgrade, which housed the Serbian court from 1842 to 1903, when King Alexander and Queen Draga were assassinated.

Stojan's brother Aleksa Simić headed the customs administration (as bazrdjanbača[clarification needed]) and performed a variety of functions in the field of culture.

[citation needed] The brothers jointly restored the medieval Naupara monastery, built c. 1381, which was demolished by the Turks in 1454, and remained in ruins until 1835.

[5] When the restoration was over, the brothers offered the church a bell, sacred books, and other objects necessary for religious ceremonies.