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17: 76:, he agreed to adopt the very liberal Sretenje Constitution (Candlemas Constitution) in 1835, which abolished serfdom, granted freedom of speech and the press, and reduced the prince's power. The move was opposed by neighboring Austria, the ruling Ottoman Empire and Russia. It is believed that the three great empires saw the Sretenje Constitution as a danger to their own autocratic systems of government. 113:
Although the new constitution was less liberal then its predecessor, prince Miloš Obrenović did not want to rule under it, so he abdicated on June 13, 1839, in favor of his son Milan Obrenović. Milan died less than a month later and was succeeded by his brother
80:'s Austria particularly ridiculed the fact that Serbia had its own flag and ministry of foreign affairs. Miloš was glad to abolish the Sretenje Constitution at the demand of Russia and Turkey. 99:. The Russian envoy handed "basis" for the constitutional organization of Serbia. According to him, the constitution should contain only administrative provisions, because the 83:
Prince Miloš Obrenović changed his way of ruling upon the abolition of the Sretenje Constitution. He stopped acting as supreme judge and abolished monopoly of the
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of 1830 granted political rights for the Principality of Serbia. Russia requested to maintain the Council, through which it could put pressure on the prince.
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The people of Serbia often rebelled against Miloš's autocratic and frequently brutal rule. Following one such rebellion,
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wanted to show that Serbia was subservient to it. Although the new constitution was less liberal than the preceding
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to accede to the Serbian throne. The most influential men in Serbia after that were Vučić-Perišić and
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Ustavi Kneževine i Kraljevine Srbije 1835—1903, Beograd, Naučna knjiga, 1988.
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did not want to rule under it, so he abdicated in favor of his son
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Mrđenović, Dušan, ed. (1988). "Устави и владе Кнежевине Србије".
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trade. The Constitution of 1838 was carried out by the
20:The first page of the Serbian Constitution of 1838 175: 143: 40:; because it was issued in the form of a sultan 152: 48:from 1838 until 1869. Through this, the 15: 176: 159:. Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti. 13: 14: 225: 168:Pravna istorija srpskog naroda 1: 204:1838 establishments in Serbia 137: 132:Defenders of the Constitution 67: 44:), was a constitution of the 156:Кнежевина Србија (1830-1839) 108: 7: 38:Турски устав / Turski ustav 10: 230: 37: 184:Constitutions of Serbia 189:Principality of Serbia 46:Principality of Serbia 21: 153:Radoš Ljušić (1986). 148:. Belgrade: Nova knj. 54:Sretenje Constitution 19: 166:Ljubomirka Krkljuš: 124:Karađorđević dynasty 122:, which enabled the 30:Turkish constitution 26:Constitution of 1838 28:, often called the 120:Toma Vučić-Perišić 74:Mileta's rebellion 22: 116:Mihailo Obrenović 56:, Serbian prince 221: 214:1838 in politics 170:, Novi Sad 2002. 160: 149: 39: 229: 228: 224: 223: 222: 220: 219: 218: 174: 173: 140: 128:Ilija Garašanin 111: 97:Austrian Empire 70: 62:Milan Obrenović 58:Miloš Obrenović 12: 11: 5: 227: 217: 216: 211: 206: 201: 199:1838 documents 196: 194:1838 in Serbia 191: 186: 172: 171: 164: 161: 150: 139: 136: 110: 107: 93:Ottoman Empire 89:Russian Empire 69: 66: 50:Ottoman Empire 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 226: 215: 212: 210: 207: 205: 202: 200: 197: 195: 192: 190: 187: 185: 182: 181: 179: 169: 165: 162: 158: 157: 151: 147: 142: 141: 135: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 106: 104: 103: 102:hatt-i sharif 98: 94: 90: 86: 81: 79: 75: 65: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 35: 31: 27: 18: 167: 155: 145: 112: 100: 82: 71: 29: 25: 23: 209:1838 in law 178:Categories 138:Literature 78:Metternich 68:Background 109:Aftermath 130:of the 34:Serbian 42:firman 95:and 85:salt 24:The 180:: 134:. 91:, 64:. 36:: 32:(

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Serbian
firman
Principality of Serbia
Ottoman Empire
Sretenje Constitution
Miloš Obrenović
Milan Obrenović
Mileta's rebellion
Metternich
salt
Russian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Austrian Empire
hatt-i sharif
Mihailo Obrenović
Toma Vučić-Perišić
Karađorđević dynasty
Ilija Garašanin
Defenders of the Constitution
Кнежевина Србија (1830-1839)
Categories
Constitutions of Serbia
Principality of Serbia
1838 in Serbia
1838 documents
1838 establishments in Serbia
1838 in law
1838 in politics

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