Bjelopavlići (clan)

Bjelopavlići (Serb Cyrillic: Бјелопавлићи) is a Highland Serb clan in central Montenegro.

History

The Bjelopavlici were first mentioned in 1411, in historical Serbian documents.

Bijeli Pavle, the founder of the Bjelopavlici clan, had two sons:

*Scepan, had 2 sons, which families composed:
**Vražegrmci
**Martinići

*Mitar, had four sons, which families composed:
**Petrušinovići
**Pavkovići
**Matijaš and Tomaš
**Kalezići

Turkish rule

The Venetians fought Zeta in the 15th century, the Montenegrins under Stefan Vukcic were not able to defend themselves and all Serb clans, including Bjelopavlici, were to pay taxes to Venice.

In the early 17th century, when the Ottoman Empire ruled Montenegro, Bjelopavlici consisted of 360 houses of which the majority were Serb. The 800 men in arms, were commanded by Neneca Latinovic and Bratic Tomasevic.

Notable s

*Andrija Radović
*Jovica Stanišić, former head of the State Security Service within the Serbian Ministry of the Interior now on trial at the ICTY for involement in the wars in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
*Bajo Stanišić, Chetnik commander during WWII

References

External links

* [http://www.rastko.org.yu/rastko-al/zbornik1990/mbarjaktarevic-predanja_l.php Stanovništvo slovenska porijekla u Albaniji, source of Origin]