Mihailo Ovčarević

Mihailo Ovčarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Овчаревић; fl. 1550–79) was a Habsburg Serb vojvoda (commander) of the Šajkaši (river flotilla). Mihailo Ovčarević belonged to the Ovčarević family, a notable Serb family in Habsburg service in the 16th century, and was a relative of the earlier Petar Ovčarević (fl. 1521–41), a Šajkaši commander and spy, and contemporaries Dimitrije Ovčarević (fl. 1552–66), captain of Gyula, and Jovan Ovčarević (fl. 1557), an emissary.[1] He is mentioned in 1550 as a vojvoda of the Šajkaši.[1] After a denunciation, Emperor Ferdinand I had Mihailo imprisoned, where he stayed for several months until having proved his innocence.[1] As compensation, Ferdinand I issued him a yearly 50 gold coins, which was then changed to 25.[2] In 1557 he asked the War Council to appoint him a vojvoda in Komárno.[1] It is unknown whether he succeeded.[1] It seems that he continued living on his low pension which was not paid regularly;[3] the payment issue is evident from his many appeals.[2] He is last mentioned in 1579.[1]

View of Komárno with chaikas, 1597. Mihailo Ovčarević was a vojvoda (commander) of the Šajkaši, the river flotilla that defended the Danube and Sava rivers against the Ottomans.

References
  1. Kolundžija 2008, p. 216, Popović 1957, p. 159
  2. Kolundžija 2008, p. 216.
  3. Popović 1957, p. 159.

Sources
  • Ivić, Aleksa (1929). Istorija srba u Vojvodini. Izdanje matice srpske. pp. 177, 179, 186, 189.
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