Cabinet of Karađorđe Petrović
# Cabinet of Karađorđe Petrović

The cabinet of Đorđe Petrović, more commonly known as Karađorđe, was formed on 11 January 1811. It held office until 3 October 1813, when Karađorđe fled to the Austrian Empire after the defeat of Revolutionary Serbia in the First Serbian Uprising. The next government was the Ministerial Deliberation, which was formed in 1834.

## Timeline

On 11 January 1811, Karađorđe entered the Assembly of Uprising Champions and removed Jakov Nenadović and his cabinet from power by proclaiming a constitutional act that would ensure him absolute military and political power. Soon after, the government recognized pledged to his "lawful heirs", while Karađorđe also adopted the title of a Supreme Leader (Serbian Cyrillic: Вожд, romanized: $Vožd).^{:80}$ Additionally, Karađorđe governed a highly centralized government.

Karađorđe conducted radical restructuring of local governments, especially regarding the military. The areas that were once controlled by vojvodas were now fragmented into smaller military-administrative units which limited the power of vojvodas. His power was though kept in check by his cabinet and rivals.

## Composition

The government was now composed of ministries (Serbian Cyrillic: попечитељства, romanized: popečiteljstva; lit. 'guardianships'). Karađorđe appointed his supporters and opponents to the $cabinet.^{:73–74}$ Petar Dobrnjac and Milenko Stojković, who were initially supposed to serve in the cabinet, declined due to fearing that by accepting the positions, Karađorđe's power would be legitimized. In response, Karađorđe exiled them to $Wallachia.^{:73–74}$

| Office | Name | Took office | Left office | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| President of the People's Governing Council | Đorđe Petrović | 11 January 1811 | 3 October 1813 | |
| Minister of Defence | Mladen Milovanović | 11 January 1811 | 3 October 1813 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Miljko Radonjić | 11 January 1811 | 25 December 1812 | |
| Minister of Education | Dositej Obradović | 11 January 1811 | 7 April 1811 (died) | |
| Minister of Education | Ivan Jugović | 7 April 1811 | 1812 | |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Jakov Nenadović | 11 January 1811 | 3 October 1813 | |
| Minister of Treasury | Sima Marković | 11 January 1811 | 3 October 1813 | |
| Grand Vilayet Judge | Ilija Marković | 11 January 1811 | 3 October 1813 | $^{:74}$ |
| Secretaries | Mihajlo Grujović | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Secretaries | Stevan Filipović | Unknown | Unknown | |

## Aftermath

Karađorđe's reforms to the military led to the collapse of Revolutionary Serbia in 1813. He fled to the Austrian Empire on 3 October, while Belgrade, where the government's headquarters were located, fell to the Ottoman Empire later that $month.^{:82}^{:80}$

