Ilija Čarapić was the first Mayor of Belgrade

Mayor of Belgrade

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, Serbia. He was born in 1792 in Beli Potok, near Avala

Avala

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, and died in 1844. He was son of the Voyvode Vasa Čarapić

Vasa Čarapić

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 and the brother-in-law

Brother-in-law

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 of Karađorđe, appointed as Voyvode or Duke of Grocka

Grocka

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 when he was only 18 years old after his uncle, Voyvode Tanasije Čarapić, who died in Prahovo

Prahovo

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, near Negotin

Negotin

Negotin is a town and municipality in the Bor District of north-eastern Central Serbia. It is situated near the borders between Serbia, Romania and Bulgaria. It is the judicial center of the Bor District. The population of the town is 16,716 while municipality has 36,879.-Name:The etymology of the...

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Vojvoda Ilija Čarapić, with his wife Stamenka Karađorđević had no children. Ilija was the stepfather of Stamenka's daughter Jelena Pistić, whom he married Đorđe Radojlović, the founder of Radojlović family.