Baba Višnja
 | This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. (June 2017) |
Višnja Urošević (18th century–1817), known as Baba Višnja, is known as the mother of the Serbian ruler Prince Miloš Obrenović. She is considered the progenitor of the House of Obrenović.
Biography
[edit]Višnja Urošević was born in Donja Trepča, presumably in the second half of the 18th century. Her first husband was Obren Martinović, from Brusnica, with whom she had two sons, Jakov and Milan, and a daughter, Stana. After Obren’s death she married Teodor-Teša Mihailović, from Srednja Dobrinja, with whom she had three more sons: Miloš, Jovan and Jevrem.[1]
There is a street, dedicated on 1 January 1900, in Belgrade named after Baba Višnja.[2]
Višnja is buried in the courtyard of the Vraćevšnica monastery near Gornji Milanovac.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Dinastija Obrenović (Archived)
- ^ BG ULICE: Ko je baba Višnja i kako je dobila ulicu na Vračaru? Telegraf, 11 February 2014
- ^ Sve o baba Višnji, ženi po kojoj prelepa ušuškana ulica u srcu Vračara nosi ime Telegraf, 19. June 2017
- ^ NAJPOZNATIJA BABA NAŠE ISTORIJE: NE ZNAMO JOJ NI LIK NI PREZIME, ALI JE ZATO CELA SRBIJA POŠTUJE Istorijski zabavnik, 18 June 2020
 | This article about a member of the Serbian nobility is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |