Panta Lunjevica

Serbian higher administrative officer
Panta Lunjevica, father of Queen Draga

Pantelija Panta Lunjevica (Serbian Cyrillic: Панта Луњевица; 1840–1887) was a Serbian higher administrative officer,[1] the chief (načelnik) of the Šabac district (srez or okrug),[2] chief of Belgrade district and father of Queen Draga.[3]

Biography

Pantelija Panta Lunjevica was the son of Nikola Lunjevica (1776–1842), a Commander of the Serbian Revolution[4] and close comrade of Prince Miloš. He was educated,[4] formerly working as a military officer and policeman.[5] He was a loyal to the Obrenović dynasty and a liberal.[2] Along with his mother Đurđija Čarapić,[6] cousin of Voivode Ilija Čarapić, who was married to Stamenka Karađorđević (1799-1875), daughter of Karađorđe Petrović, he renovated the Vujan Monastery in 1858, which had earlier been renovated by his father Nikola in 1800.[7] He founded the library in Aranđelovac.[5]

With his wife Anđelija Koljević, daughter of the President of the Municipality of Čačak district, he had seven children; two sons, Nikola and Nikodije, and five daughters, Hristina, Đina, Ana, Draga and Vojka. Draga was the Queen consort of Serbia (1900–1903), as the wife of King Aleksandar I of Serbia.

Family members

  • Panta's mother, Djurdjija Lunjevica in Serbian national costume, 1874
    Panta's mother, Djurdjija Lunjevica in Serbian national costume, 1874
  • Panta's sister, Jelena Lena Pavlovic, born Lunjevica (1832-1913)
    Panta's sister, Jelena Lena Pavlovic, born Lunjevica (1832-1913)
  • Panta and his wife Andjelija Lunjevica with their daughters
    Panta and his wife Andjelija Lunjevica with their daughters
  • Panta's eldest daughter, Queen Draga
    Panta's eldest daughter, Queen Draga
  • Panta's elder son, Nikola Lunjevica
    Panta's elder son, Nikola Lunjevica
  • Panta's younger son, Nikodije Lunjevica
    Panta's younger son, Nikodije Lunjevica
  • Panta's younger daughters: Hristina, Vojka and Djurdjina
    Panta's younger daughters: Hristina, Vojka and Djurdjina
  • Vujan monastery, burial ground of Lunjevica family
    Vujan monastery, burial ground of Lunjevica family

References

  1. ^ Schreiber 1971, p. 219.
  2. ^ a b Jovanović 1926, p. 206.
  3. ^ Stoimirović 1971, p. 199.
  4. ^ a b Malenić 1901, p. 111.
  5. ^ a b Gavrilo Kovijanić (1986). Tragom čitališta u Srbiji. Narodna knjiga. p. 150.
  6. ^ Српско учено друштво (1872). Гласник Српскога ученог друштва ... pp. 305–.
  7. ^ Nikola Čupić (1937). Godišnjica Nikole Čupića. Vol. 46. Štampa Državne štamparije Kraljevine Jugoslavije. p. 103. Никола Луњевица 1800 године, а обновио ју је његов син и наследник Панта Луњевица са матером својом 1858.') „Док су Турци у Србији владали многи су босански бегови по њој надгледали и оправљали чесме и ћуприје које су ...

Sources

  • Jovanović, Slobodan (1926). Влада Милана Обреновића, од Слободана Јовановића ... Издавачка књижарница Г. Кона.
  • Malenić, Milivoj J. (1901). Posle četrdeset godina: u spomen proslave četrdesetogodišnjice Sv. Andrejske velike narodne skupštine. U Drž. štamp. Kralj. Srbije.
  • Schreiber, Georg (1971). Balkan aus erster Hand. Geschichte u. Gegenwart in Berichten von Augenzeugen u. Zeitgenossen. Arena-Verlag.
  • Stoimirović, Milan Jovanović (1971). Siluete starog Beograda. I. Jovanović-Stojimirović.