Atanasije "Tanasije" Čarapić or Atanasije "Tanasko" Čarapić (Serbian: Танасије Чарапић; 1770 – 1810) was the Voivode or Duke of Gročka Nahiya (Duke of the Principality of Gročka Nahiya since 1806, the height of the Serbian Revolution.

The Čarapić family [sr] were among the first to join Karađorđe against the dahijas.[1]

Biography edit

Tanasije Čarapić, the younger brother of Duke Vasa Čarapić, came originally from Beli Potok near Avala. He was killed in the battle of Prahovo in 1810.[2][3][4] His wife was Ivana (cousin of Karađorđe's wife Jelena), who had sons Đorđe and Marko, and daughters Jeka (married in Boleč), Marta (married in Ivanča), Đurđija and Petrija (married in Ripanj). Tanasije Čarapić had a house in Belgrade's Dorćol district, below Pirinčana, the ruins of a palace once belonging to an Austrian commander of Belgrade in the 18th century named "Palace of Prince Evgenije" (Duke Alexander of Wüttemberg) in today's Dušanova Street, which was then the main street in Čaršija.

The tomb of Atanasije Čarapić is located near the Serbian Orthodox Church of Poreč, the old name for Donji Milanovac.[5][6]

Sources edit

  • Milan Đ. Milićević, Pomenik znamenitih ljudi u srpskog narodu novijega doba, Vol 1 (Belgrade, 1888)[7]
  • Milan Đ. Milićević,Kneževina Srbija (Belgrade, 1878)[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Milićević, Milan Djuro (May 21, 1885). "Zimnje Večeri: priče iz narodnog života u Srbiji". Nakladom knjižare D. Pretnera – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Milićević, M. Đ (November 23, 1876). "Knez̆evina Srbija: Geografija--Crografija--Hidrografija--Topografija--Arkeologija--Istorija--Etnografija--Statistika--Prosveta--Kultura--Uprava". Sloboda – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Osvěta: listy pro rozhled v uměni, vědě, a politice". Tiskem dra. Edvarda Grégra, nákl. vlastním. November 23, 1913 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Hronologija Prvog Srpskog Ustanka". srbija.1forum.biz.
  5. ^ "Републички завод за заштиту споменика културе". Завод. May 21, 1969 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ http://www.heritage.gov.rs/cirilica/Download/Saopstenja/Saopstenje-VIII-1969/Saopstenje_VIII_1969_Crkva_Svetog_Nikole_u_Poreckoj_Adi.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ Milićević, Milan Đ (November 23, 1888). "Pomenik znamenitih ljudi u srpskog naroda novijega doba". u Srpskoj kraljevskoj štampariji – via Google Books.