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Petrija Obrenović
(1808-71)

Other names: Petrija Perka

Biographical

After her elder brother died when still young, Petrija was became the eldest child of Milos and she was particularly close to her father.  Being a conservative man, Milos did not have his daughters educated, so Petrija was illiterate.  After the birth of her sons, she learned to read and write and maintained written correspondence with her father and brother Mihailo.  She is considered the first Serbian woman to marry in a European wedding dress.

Place of birth: Brusnica, Gornji Milanovac
Place of marriage: Belgrade