Nikola Smiljanić

Nikola Smiljanić was a Serbian Orthodox priest and voivode in the First Serbian Uprising and Second Serbian Uprising.

Biography

He was born in the village of Badovinci around 1760 and grew up in Belotić and Šabac. As a young man, Nikola Smiljanić was adopted by Jeka Radojičina, a widow, who was engaged in trade in Šabac and who funded his education at the seminary. She married him to Mitra Ruzicic, a daughter of Prince Mihailo Ruzicic from.Pocerski Metkovic before he was ordained a deacon and priest. As a deacon, Nikola Smiljanić was a teacher in Belotic for a while before taking part in both the first and second insurrection. Marko Štitarac poisoned him on the orders of Prince Miloš Obrenović for being loyal to Karađorđe.
Archpriest Nikola Smiljanić had a daughter who married Jovan Radovanović, a merchant in Šabac called "Ćurčija".