Rumelia | Kingdom of Hungary |
Slavic migration into the region south of the Danube from the 6th century onward. Conversion to Orthodox Christianity in the later 9th century. With the decline of the Byzantine Empire emergence of Serb states in the 11th century. Serbian Kingdom established in 1217, Serbian Orthodox Church separated from Greek Orthodox Church in 1219. Ottoman conquest 1459. Two Serbian uprisings against Ottoman rule in 1804 and 1815 resulted in the establishment of the Principality of Serbia (autonomous within the Ottoman Empire, capital Belgrade), which in 1882 was elevated to the now independent Kingdom of Serbia. Territorial expansion in 1833, 1878 and 1912/1913. In 1918, Serbia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (SHS), which in 1929 was renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Click here for the modern Republic of Serbia. This page refers to the Principality / Kingdom of Serbia 1817-1918. The Principality of Serbia as established in 1817 had a comparatively homogeneous population (by the standards of the Ottoman Empire), the vast majority consisting of Orthodox Serbs. Territorial acquisitions made in 1913 brought into the Kingdom of Serbia considerable numbers of Albanians (in Kosovo and Macedonia, many of whom were Muslims) as well as Macedonians (partly Orthodox, partly Muslim, some Catholic). On the other hand, by 1914 considerable numbers of Serbs lived in Montenegro, Dalmatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in Croatia-Slavonia and in the Kingdom of Hungary. In contemporary English, French, German, Italian language sources, the country is referred to as Servia. |
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WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
Country Profiles | Modern |
from Wikipedia |
Historical |
W. Denton, Servia and the Servians, 1862, GB The Case of Servia, by a Serb, 1862, GB |
Links | General |
from Library of Congress,
Portals to the World;
from BUBL;
from SSEES;
COBISS/OPAC Virtual Library
of Serbia Category : Serbia, from Wikipedia |
on History |
from Virtual Library History from KODEKS Category : History of Serbia, from Wikipedia |
Organizations | on the Balkan |
Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies Institute for Balkan Studies (Greece), Institute for Balkan Studies & Thracology (Bulgaria), Institute for Balkan Studies (Serbia) |
on Serbia |
Serbian Genealogical Society Serbian Heraldry Society (in Serbian) Royal Historical Society of Sombor Serbian Coin Club "Vidovdan" |
Historical Dictionaries |
Online Encyclopedia of Serbia, from Serbia Info |
Portals |
Timelines |
Timeline from BBC News, from
timelines.ws Detailed Timeline, from Serbian Unity Congress |
Accounts of History | Modern |
Articles History of Serbia,
History of the Serbs, from Wikipedia History of Serbia and Montenegro, by Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raska and Prizren |
Historical |
L. von Ranke, The history of Servia, and the Servian revolution, 1853, GB |
Specific Periods |
Articles : Principality of Serbia,
Kingdom of Serbia from Wikipedia |
Historiography |
Administration | Institutions |
Article : National Assembly of Serbia : History : 1804-1918,
from Wikipedia |
Foreign Relations |
C. Antic, Neutrality as Independence. Great Britain, Serbia and the Crimean
War, 2007 S.G. Markovich, Anglophiles in Balkan Christian States (1862-1920) 2009 I. Michaletos, Greek and Serbian Common Historical Perspectives for the Balkan Peninsula Articles : Austria-Serbia Relations, Romania-Serbia Relations, from Wikipedia |
Military |
Wars of Serbia/Yugoslavia 1800-1999, from ACED;
entry Serbia from Military History Encyclopedia on the Web Belgrade Fortress History, by Branco Rabotic Die Wehrkraft : Moldau, Walachei, Serbien, Montenegro und Griechenland (1871) in German, posted on Internet Archive |
Economy & Finances |
A Global History of Currencies :
Serbia;
History of Money in Serbia, from NBS Article : Belgrade Stock Exchange, from Wikipedia Article Serbian Wine, from Wikipedia Serbia, from European Textile Network (historical sites) Serbia, from Airline History |
Social History |
Alcohol and Drugs History Society :
Serbia ans Montenegro |
Ethnography |
Article Serbian Language, from Wikipedia;
The Serbian Language, from
kwintessential Literature, from Serbian Unity Congress Croats and Serbs - Two Old and Different Nations, by Dominik Mandic, translated by Vicko Rendic World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Serbia Articles Vlachs of Serbia, Romanians of Serbia, Categories : Ethnic Groups in Serbia, Serbian Diaspora, from Wikipedia Minorities at Risk : Former Communist States, scroll down for Serbia : Roma Servia, pp.359-361 in G.G. Chisholm, The world as it is; a popular account of the countries and peoples of the earth 1884, IA Serbia, pp.4545-4608 in vol.6B of J.A. Hammerton, Peoples of All Nations, c.1920, illustrated, IA |
Religion |
Yugoslavia, from Roman Catholic Hierarchy, scroll down for Serbia Former Yugoslavia : Serbia, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project Articles Orthodoxy in Serbia, Serbian Orthodox Church, Islam in Serbia, Jews in Serbia, from Wikipedia History, from Serbian Orthodox Church The Church of Servia, pp.27-30 in M.G. Dampier, The organization of the Orthodox Eastern churches 1910, IA |
History of Regions |
Districts of Serbia,
Municipalities of Serbia, from www.statoids.com |
Local History |
History of Surdulica by S & M Webteam Articles : Majdanpek, from Wikipedia Articles : Timeline of Belgrade History, from Wikipedia History, from Discover Belgrade, from Belgrade.net |
Institutions |
Article Serbian Academy
of Sciences and Arts, from Wikipedia Article University of Belgrade, from Wikipedia Article : Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, from Wikipedia; Serbia, from Airline History Structurae : Serbia |
Culture |
Serbski pesme, or, National songs of Servia, 1861, GB |
Biographies |
List of Serbs, from Wikipedia |
Others |
History of Freemasonry in Serbia, from Regular
Grand Lodge in Serbia Category : Disasters in Serbia, from Wikipedia Articles : Serbia at the Olympics, Football in Serbia, Serbian Basketball Federation, Sport in Serbia, from Wikipedia Palearctic Ecoregion, from WWF; Category : Environment of Serbia, from Wikipedia |
WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon);
from Rulers (B. Schemmel);
from Regnal Chronologies Titles of Hereditary European Rulers : Yugoslavia / Serbia & Montenegro Articles : Lists of Serbian Monarchs, List of Prime Ministers of Serbia, from Wikipedia |
Lists of Consuls |
The Political Graveyard : Serbia, has incomplete list of U.S. Consuls |
Lists of Bishops |
Hierarchs of the Orthodox Church,
from Orthodox Research Institute ; search for Kishinev, Chisinau, Bessarabia |
Population Figures |
Historical Population Statistics : (historic) Serbia, from
Population Statistics, by Jan Lahmeyer |
Documents | Historical Newspapers |
Newspapers and Magazines, from Digital National Library of Serbia |
Historical Yearbook Entries |
Statesman's Year-Book, Entry : Servia
vol.1 1864 pp.523-525, GB,
vol.2 1865 pp.517-519, GB,
vol.3 1866 pp.520-523, GB,
vol.4 1867 pp.509-512, GB,
vol.5 1868 pp.509-512, GB,
vol.6 1869 pp.509-512, GB Annuario pontificio 1721, 1722, 1723, 1724, 1726, 1728, 1729, 1731, 1732, 1733, 1734, 1735, 1736, 1737, 1739, 1740, 1741, 1742, 1744, 1746, 1749, 1750, 1751, 1752, 1753, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1759, 1760, 1762, 1763, 1764, 1766, 1767, 1770, 1771, 1773, 1775, 1776, 1779, 1781, 1783, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1795, 1796, 1802, 1806, 1822, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1840, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1851, 1853, 1854, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1868, 1869, in Italian, GB; search for Servia, Belgrado |
Image Databanks |
Archival Deposits |
Guide to the Hoover Institution Archives 1980, GB ; search for Serbia Nationaalarchief (NL) : Inventaris van het archief van het Consulaat(-Generaal) te Belgrado, 1891-1920; Gezantschap Zuid-Slavië, 1920-1932 (1940) |
Constitutions, Laws |
Lex Stephani Dusani, 1856, GB Imbro Tkalac-Ignjatijevic, Das Staatsrecht des Fürstenthums Serbien, 1858, in German, GB |
Treaties | General Treaty Collections |
Treaty of London, May 1913, from Wikisource |
Bilateral Treaty Collections |
Consular Reports |
Chamber of Commerce Reports |
Document Collections |
History of Serbia, Primary Documents, from
Eurodocs Documens on Bosnia, posted by Vincent Ferraro Foreign Office (British) : Peace Handbooks (1919-1920), posted on Internet Archive; v. 3. The Balkan states (I), no. 15-18.--v. 4. The Balkan states (II), no. 19-23 J. Safarik (ed.), Acta archivi Veneti spectantia ad historiam Serborum et reliquorum Slavorum meridionalium, 1-2, 1860, GB |
Historical Maps |
click here Map : The Changing Shape of Yugoslavia, 1815-1999, from Le Monde Diplomatique South East Europe History Map Index, from Eliznik Atlas of Serbia, from Wikimedia Commons Map : Languages and Peoples on the Balkan Peninsula 1924, from Wikimedia Commons Map : Belgrade 1905, from PCL, UTexas Map : Belgrade 1893, from Arhiv Beograda Map : Belgrade 1695, H. van Loon Belgrade Maps, from Discus Media Map : Serbia 1809-1813, Serbia 1817-1918, from Köztes Europa |
Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
General |
Note : for articles written at a tim when Kosovo and Macedonia still were part of the Ottoman Empire (until 1912),
see under Rumelia Articles Serbia, Belgrade, Kraguyevats, Nish, Pozharevats, (Britannica 1911 edition) posted by Classic Encyclopedia Article : Servien, in Brockhaus Conversations-Lexikon 1809-1811, posted by Zeno, in German Article : Serbien, in : Brockhaus Damen-Conversations-Lexikon 1834-1838, posted by Zeno, in German Article : Serbien, in Brockhaus Bilder-Conversations-Lexikon 1837-1841, posted by Zeno, in German Article : Serbien, in Herders Conversations-Lexikon 1854-1858, posted by Zeno, in German Article : Serbien, in Pierer's Universal-Lexikon 1857-1865, posted by Zeno, in German Articles Serbien, Belgrad, Kragujewatz, Nisch, Poscharewatz, from Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1885-1892 edition, in German Article : Serbien, in : Meyers Groses Konversations-Lexikon 1902-1909, posted by Zeno, in German Article : Serbien, in Nordisk Familjebok 1876-1899 (vol.14 1890), posted by Project Runeberg, in Swedish |
Religious |
Article Servia, from Catholic Encyclopedia Article : Servia, from Jewish Encyclopedia 1901-1906 Servia, pp.69-72 in J.M. Neale, A History of the Holy Eastern Church, 1850, GB |
Economic |
W.H. Weed, The Copper Mines of the World 1907, Servia pp.117-118 |
Geographical |
Servia, pp.122-124 in vol.4 of C. Malte-Brun, Universal Geography,
1829, GB Turkey in Europe, Greece and the Ionian Islands, pp.107-119 in Ch. R. Maxwell, An epitome of the military geography of Europe, 1850, GB Servia and Bosnia, p.685 in Th. Prescott, The Volume of the World, 1855, GB Serbien pp.248-250 in F.H. Ungewitter, Neueste Erdbeschreibung und Staatenkunde, 1859, in German, GB Servia, p.312 in A. Harris, A geographical hand book, 1862, GB Article : Servien, in Stefan Ankjaer, Geografisk-Statistisk Haandbog, 1858-1863, posted by Project Runeberg, in Danish Servia, pp.156-157 in J. MacFarlane, Economic geography, c.1910, GB |
Historical |
Servien, pp.560-571 in vol.4 of F. Rehm,
Handbuch der Geschichte des Mittelalters, 1837, in German, GB |
Other |
Article : Serbische Eisenbahnen, from Röll,
Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens (Encyclopedia of Railroads) 2nd ed. 1912-1923, in German |
Parliamentary Debates |
Tour Guides, Travelogues |
J.H. Skene, The frontier lands of the Christian and the Turk, 1853, GB |
Residence Memoirs |
A.A. Paton, Servia, the youngest member of the european family:
or a Residence in Belgrade, 1845, GB |
Institutions | Archives |
National Archives, Serbia Repositories of Primary Sources : Europe : Serbia, from Univ. of Idaho. Mostly Archive Webpages, 5 entries |
Musea |
National Museum in Belgrade Category : Museums in Serbia, from Wikipedia |
Monuments |
Category : Monuments and Memorials in Serbia,
from Wikipedia Serbia, from Showcaves; lists several historic mines Category : Windmills in Serbia, Watermills in Serbia, from Wikimedia Commons Category : Castles in Serbia, from Wikipedia Monasteries in Serbia, from Marvao Guide |
Libraries |
Libraries in Serbia, from LibDex History of the Serbian National Library, from The European Library |
Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flags of Serbia, from FOTW Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry; from Royaume de Croatie, from Heraldique Europeenne, French-language site |
Coins, Banknotes |
Banknotes of Serbia, from
Ron Wise's World Paper Money Search Coin Archives for Serbia Serbian coins, from Numista, from ColNect, from OmniCoin, from Yugocoins Serbia, from Encyclopedia of Small Silver Coins V. Radic, Iconography of Imperial coinage of Medieval Serbia Medieval Balkans, from World of Coins, scroll down for Kingdom/Empire of Serbia |
Stamps |
Article : Postage stamps and postal history of Serbia
, from Wikipedia |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Bibliography | General |
RHS Bibliography Search UK National Archive Online Library for Serbia, Servia Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keyword Mauritius (site in German, most titles listed in English; hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970) Search ISBN Database .. |
on Serbia |
Digital National Library of Serbia Selected Bibliography of English-language Print Resources for Serbia, from Yale Universiy Library Slavic and East European Collecions Historia Serviae, p.503 in vol.8 of J.D. Reuss, Repertorium commentationum a societatibus litterariis editarum, 1810, GB |
Online Libraries | General |
Gutenberg Library Online,
Internet Archive Persee (French search engine) International Boundary Studies eScholarship, University of California |
on Serbia |
Central and Eastern European Online Library Digital National Library of Serbia Serbian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Balkan Studies, Online Publications |
Thesis Server |
Online Journals | General |
Directory of Open Access Journals DOI Serbia, Repository that contains articles from the leading Serbian scientific journals |
On Serbia |
Serbian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Balkan Studies,
Balcanica 2001-2006; DOI Serbia : Balcanica 2002-2009 Serbian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Balkan Studies, Revue International des Etudes Balkaniques 1937-1938 |
General Accounts |
Francis Dvornik, The Slavs in European History and Civilization, New Brunswick : Rutgers UP 1962 [G] Dimitri Obolensky, The Byzantine Commonwealth. Eastern Europe 500-1453, Crestwood NY : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press 1971 [G] Fred Singleton, A Short History of the Yugoslav Peoples, Cambridge University Press (1985) 1999 Stephen Clissold (ed.), A Short History of Yugoslavia, Cambridge : UP 1968 [G] Andre Gerolymatos, The Balkan Wars. Conquest, Revolution and Retribution from the Ottoman Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond, NY : Basic Books 2002 Stevan K. Pavlovitch, Serbia. The History of an Idea, New York : UP 2002 [G] |
Specific Topics |
Stevan K. Pavlowitch, Anglo-Russian Rivalry in Serbia. The Mission of Colonel Hodges 1837-1839, Den Haag : Mouton 1961 [G] |
Historical Dictionaries |
Yearbook Entries |