Mihailo Obrenović, Prince of Serbia
| Mihailo Obrenović, Prince of Serbia | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Serbia | |
| Reign | 8 July 1839 – 14 September 1842 |
| Predecessor | Milan Obrenović II |
| Successor | Alexander Karađorđević |
| Reign | 26 September 1860 – 10 June 1868 |
| Predecessor | Miloš Obrenović I |
| Successor | Milan Obrenović IV |
| Born | 16 September 1823 Kragujevac, Principality of Serbia |
| Died | 10 June 1868 (aged 44) Belgrade, Principality of Serbia |
| Spouse | Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely |
| Issue | Velimir Mihailo Teodorović (illegitimate) Milan Obrenović IV (adopted) |
| House | Obrenović |
| Father | Miloš Obrenović I |
| Mother | Ljubica Vukomanović |
| Religion | Serbian Orthodox |
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Mihailo Obrenović III (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Обреновић, romanized: Mihailo Obrenović; 16 September 1823 – 10 June 1868) was the ruling Prince of Serbia from 1839 to 1842 and again from 1860 to 1868.
His first reign ended when he was deposed in 1842, and his second ended when he was assassinated in 1868. He is considered to be a great reformer and the most enlightened ruler of modern Serbia, as one of the European enlightened absolute monarchs. He succeeded in negotiating a withdrawal of Ottoman troops from Serbian soil, while retaining certain Serbian ties to Constantinople. He advocated the idea of a Balkan federation against the Ottoman Empire.