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Stevan Todorović Dobrnjac, the Moravian prince, has a similar life path to his older brother Petar Todorović Dobrnjac. As the leader of the failed rebellion against Prince Miloš in 1821, he left Dobrnjac forever in 1823. There is a fairly extensive archive material about Stevan Todorović Dobrnjac. In addition to the archive material, the authors used numerous historical literature relating to the Second Serbian Uprising and the reign of Miloš Obrenović, as well as oral tradition, which is much more preserved in Dobrnjac than about his brother, Duke Petar Todorović.
It would be unfair to the Todorović family if this work did not mention Petar's third brother Nikola. There are few written records of Nikola Todorović Dobrnjac, as he is not mentioned anywhere as a rebel or any kind of centurion, but only as a merchant. Since he lived in the shadow of his two famous brothers, Duke Petar and Prince Stevan, there is no oral tradition about him in Dobrnjac, although he is the only one of the Todorović brothers who has living descendants today.
The graves of Duke Petar Todorović and his brothers, the Moravian Prince Stevan Todorović and the merchant Nikola Todorović, are located far from Dobrnjac, scattered throughout Bessarabia and Wallachia.
The people of Dobrnjac have raised an ethical question for the umpteenth time.
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The most famous person to come from this region is certainly Petar Todorović Vlahović Dobrnjac (1771–1831), a prominent duke from the First Serbian Uprising.
Early life: He was born in Dobrnjac to his father Teodor (Todor) Vlahović. Before the uprising, he was engaged in brigandage, and later in the lucrative cattle trade, which allowed him to gain a reputation and acquaintances throughout Serbia.
Uprising and heroism: In the First Serbian Uprising, he was initially a buljubaša under the command of duke Milenko Stojković. His military genius was expressed in the battle of Ivankovac (1805), where, on his initiative, the Serbs changed tactics, regrouped and entrenched, thus achieving a historic victory over the imperial Turkish army of Hafiz Pasha. After this battle, the Governing Council proclaimed him a bimbaš and a duke.
Deligrad and emigration: He particularly distinguished himself in 1806 by establishing a Serbian fortress in Deligrad, which he successfully commanded, defending the southern borders of the rebellious Serbia from the onslaught of Ibrahim Pasha. After a political conflict with Karađorđe in 1811, he was expelled from Serbia. He lived in exile in Russia and Wallachia, and died in Iași in 1831.
In honor of the famous duke, in 1940, local resident Božidar Dobrosavljević built a chapel dedicated to Petar Dobrnjec on his estate in Dobrnj, which today represents a significant local monument.
Other notable figures
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