Panta Lunjevica Explained

Panta Lunjevica (Serbian: Панта Луњевица; 1840–1887) was a Serbian higher administrative officer, the chief (načelnik) of the Šabac district (srez or okrug), at one point also of the Belgrade district. He was educated, formerly working as a military officer and policeman.[1] He was a loyal to the Obrenović dynasty and a liberal. Panta was the son of Nikola Lunjevica (1776–1842), a commander (vojvoda) of the Serbian Revolution and close comrade of Prince Miloš. With his mother Đurđija,[2] Panta renovated the Vujan Monastery in 1858, which had earlier been renovated by his father in 1800.[3] He founded the library in Aranđelovac.[1] With his wife Anđelija Koljević, he had seven children; two sons, Nikola and Nikodije, and five daughters, Hristina, Đina, Ana, Draga and Vojka. Draga was the Queen consort of Serbia (1900–1903) as the wife of King Aleksandar Obrenović.

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  1. Book: Gavrilo Kovijanić. Tragom čitališta u Srbiji. 1986. Narodna knjiga. 150.
  2. Book: Српско учено друштво. Гласник Српскога ученог друштва .... 1872. 305–.
  3. Book: Nikola Čupić. Godišnjica Nikole Čupića. 46. 1937. Štampa Državne štamparije Kraljevine Jugoslavije. 103. Никола Луњевица 1800 године, а обновио ју је његов син и наследник Панта Луњевица са матером својом 1858.') „Док су Турци у Србији владали многи су босански бегови по њој надгледали и оправљали чесме и ћуприје које су ....