About Petar Nikolajević Moler
Lived 1775 – 1816 (aged 40–41). Petar Nikolajević Moler was a Serbian politician, painter and resistance fighter.
Petar Nikolajević Moler (1775 – 1816) was a Serbian politician and revolutionary who served as prime minister of Serbia from 1815 to 1816. He participated in both the first and second uprising.
Biography Petar Nikolajević was born in 1775.
Moler was educated as a painter, known for his works in several monasteries in the pre-Uprising period, and thus earning his nickname, Moler (painter in Serbian). During the defense of Loznica in 1813, because of a lack of ink, Moler wrote a letter with his blood to the leaders of the uprising. After the failure of the uprising, Moler fled to the Austrian Empire, but returned to Serbia at the start of the Second Serbian Uprising.
He was President of the Serbian Government from 1815 to 1816. Moler and Bishop Melentije Simeonović Nikšić were among the first opposition leaders to Prince Miloš Obrenović, and as such were killed in 1816.
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Who was Petar Nikolajević Moler?
Serbian revolutionary (1775-1816)
When was Petar Nikolajević Moler born?
Petar Nikolajević Moler was born in 1775 in Babina Luka.
When did Petar Nikolajević Moler die?
Petar Nikolajević Moler died in 1816 in Bogovađa.
What was Petar Nikolajević Moler's occupation?
Petar Nikolajević Moler was a politician, painter and resistance fighter.
What nationality was Petar Nikolajević Moler?
Petar Nikolajević Moler was Serbian.
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