Toma Vučić Perišić

Toma Vučić Perišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Тома Вучић Перишић; 1787 – 13 July 1859) was a Serbian politician, military leader during the Serbian Revolution and one of the most powerful and influential individuals in Serbia of the 19th century.[1] He was Miloš Obrenović's most virulent opponent, and an ally of the Karađorđević Dynasty[2][3][4][5] with Avram Petronijević and Ilija Garašanin and other so-called Constitutionalists (Dimitrije Davidović, Aleksa Simić, Stojan Simić, Milutin Savić).[6] He wanted to bring rule of law and an effective administrative system in the Principality of Serbia, if only foreign interference was not an issue.[7] Eventually, in the political tug-of-war, the constitutionalists period came to an abrupt end with the former absolute ruler reclaiming the throne.[8]

Toma Vučić Perišić
Toma Vučić Perišić in 1850
Born	1787 Barič, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Serbia)
Died	1859 Belgrade, Principality of Serbia
Allegiance	Principality of Serbia

He married twice, first time with Perunika Žabarac and second wife Agnija nicknamed Nula, sister of a Greek revolutionary leader of the Greek War of Independence, Yiannis Pharmakis.[9] With his first wife he had four children, two daughters (Stanka and Anka) and two sons (Stevan and Ilija).[9] According to some sources, Vučić dug out his own eye with a fork during a lunch, because he had an eye pain.[10]

A street in Belgrade is named after him.[11]

See also

• List of Serbian Revolutionaries

References

1. "Gospodar Vučić 1842. sa Metinog Brda bombardovao Kragujevac". Prvi Prvi na Skali. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
2. Norris, D. (1999-08-25). In the Wake of the Balkan Myth: Questions of Identity and Modernity. Springer. ISBN 9780230286535.
3. Norris, David (2016-05-05). Haunted Serbia: Representations of History and War in the Literary Imagination. Routledge. ISBN 9781317196389.
4. Norris, David A. (2009). Belgrade: A Cultural History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195376081.
5. Singleton, Fred; Fred, Singleton (1985-03-21). A Short History of the Yugoslav Peoples. Cambridge University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780521274852.
6. "Srpsko Nasledje". www.srpsko-nasledje.rs. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
7. Singleton, Fred; Fred, Singleton (1985-03-21). A Short History of the Yugoslav Peoples. Cambridge University Press. p. 91. ISBN 9780521274852.
8. Jelavich, Charles; Jelavich, Barbara (2012-09-20). The Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1804-1920. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295803609.
9. Babić, M (7 February 2014). "BG ULICE: Ko je bio gospodar Toma Vučić?". Telegraf. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
10. Поповић, Радомир Ј (2003). Тома Вучић Перишић. Службени Гласник. p. 209.
11. "How did the "Gospodara Vucica" street get its name? | It happened once in Belgrade". 011info - the best guide through Belgrade. Retrieved 2019-09-17.

Government offices
Preceded by Cvetko Rajović	Minister of Internal Affairs 1840–1842	Succeeded by Ilija Garašanin