Second Serbian Uprising - Timeline

Timeline

• 1815, April - Senior Leader Miloš Obrenović declares war against Ottoman Empire.
• 1815, December - Most of the contemporary Central Serbia has been liberated and Ottoman army expelled from the country.
• 1816 - Ottoman Empire offers certain level of autonomy to revolutionary Serbia. Serbian leaders reject the treaty.
• 1817 - The Uprising comes to an end as Miloš Obrenović signs a treaty with Ottoman commander Maraşlı Ali Paşa. Principality of Serbia has been declared, with Miloš Obrenović as its Prince.
• 1830 - Serbia's semi-independence is reafirmed by a Ferman from the Porte.
• 1835 - First Constitution in the Balkans is written in the Principality of Serbia. It introduces Serbian Parliament on the regular basis. Obrenović dynasty is a legal heir to the throne of Serbia. It also describes Serbia as an independent parliamentary Principality, which outrages Ottoman Empire and Habsburg monarchy.
• 1848 - Spring of nations erupts in, among others, Serbian-populated areas of Habsburg Empire. As Vojvodina of Serbia and Tamiš Banat proclaim unification with the Principality of Serbia, the rebellion comes to an end by Vienna's diplomatic efforts.
• 1867 - Serbia becomes de facto independent as Ottoman forces leave the country, pressured by Great Britain and France.
• 1878 - De jure independence is formally declared in Belgrade by the decision of the Great Powers at the Treaty of Berlin – itself a revision of the earlier Treaty of San Stefano which had recognised Serbia's independence.

• Principality of Serbia in 1833

• Principality of Serbia in 1878