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SERVIA, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY (1845), XVI/XXXV

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SERVIA, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY: OR, A RESIDENCE IN BELGRADE, AND TRAVELS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND WOODLANDS OF THE INTERIOR, DURING THE YEARS 1843 AND 1844. BY ANDREW ARCHIBALD PATON, ESQ. CHAPTER XVI. Poshega.—The river Morava.—Arrival at Csatsak.—A Viennese Doctor.—Project to ascend the Kopaunik.—Visit the Bishop.—Ancient Cathedral Church.—Greek Mass.—Karanovatz.—Emigrant Priest.—Albania Disorders.—Salt Mines. On […]

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A map of Ottoman Hungary at the end of the XVI century.

Vegetation in the Territories of Serbia and Southern Hungary in Travel Accounts (Fifteenth–Seventeenth Centuries)

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Voyages and Travel Accounts in Historiography and Literature, vol. 1DOI: 10.22618/TP.HMWR.2020VTA1.348.01 Aleksandar Krstić Travellers passing through the territory of present-day Serbia between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries used several roads. The section of the well-known Constantinople Road between Buda and Constantinople was travelled the most, while Belgrade was mostly reached from Buda by boat. The

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Composite image Prince Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš and King Aleksandar I Obrenović.

A message from Prince Nikola Petrović to King Aleksandar Obrenović to be wary with regards to Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria

All Posts, Early XX Century /

I most warmly beg my brother King Aleksandar to excuse this little message, which I dare to submit to him through his faithful minister Vasić in the strictest of confidence. The departure of Vujović’s cabinet, with which my government worked for full two years in the greatest of harmony and accord in the field of

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Drone shot of the Užice fortress

SERVIA,YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY (1845), XV/XXXV

All Posts, Travelogues, XIX Century /

SERVIA, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY: OR, A RESIDENCE IN BELGRADE, AND TRAVELS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND WOODLANDS OF THE INTERIOR, DURING THE YEARS 1843 AND 1844. BY ANDREW ARCHIBALD PATON, ESQ. CHAPTER XV. Arrival at Ushitza.—Wretched streets.—Excellent Khan.—Turkish Vayvode.—A Persian Dervish.—Relations of Moslems and Christians.—Visit the Castle.—Bird’s eye view. Before entering Ushitza we

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Austro-Hungarian WWI postcard with hung Serbian civilians from Kruševac.

The Austro-Hungarian Occupation of Serbia as a “Civilizing Mission” (1915–1918)

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https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1849057FUDC 94(497.11)”1914/1918″Original scholarly workhttp://www.balcanica.rs Dušan Fundić*Institute for Balkan StudiesSerbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsBelgrade Abstract: This paper analyses the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Serbia during the First World War and the activity of the occupation administration of the Military Governorate in the context of its “civilizing mission”. It points to the aspects of the occupation that

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Front page of the Washington Post on Jul 28, 1914, stating that Austria-Hungary chose to start WWI

Explanatory Letter to Austria’s Ultimatum to Serbia, 23 July 1914

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The Austro-Hungarian government waited three weeks following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand – heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne currently held by Franz Josef – before issuing its formal response to Serbia, which comprised a harsh ultimatum despatched on 23 July 1914. Aware that the terms of the ultimatum might appear designed to prompt an

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Ground plan of the Soko Grad fortress near Ljubovija in Serbia.

SERVIA,YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY (1845), XIV/XXXV

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SERVIA, YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN FAMILY: OR, A RESIDENCE IN BELGRADE, AND TRAVELS IN THE HIGHLANDS AND WOODLANDS OF THE INTERIOR, DURING THE YEARS 1843 AND 1844. BY ANDREW ARCHIBALD PATON, ESQ. CHAPTER XIV. The Drina.—Liubovia.—Quarantine Station.—Derlatcha.—A Servian beauty.—A lunatic priest.—Sorry quarters.—Murder by brigands. The Save is the largest tributary of the Danube, and

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Two angels, 18th century style

The Military Frontier and Emigration Challenges in the 18th Century

All Posts, Early Modern Period, Historical Research /

The Military Frontier and Emigration Challenges in the 18th Century The Cordon Sanitaire and Migration Control The Military Frontier (Militärgrenze) was the defence system of the Habsburg Monarchy at the border with the Ottoman Empire, spanning from the Adriatic Sea to the Carpathian Mountains. During the long history of this system from the 16th to

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