АЂУТАНТИ ВЛАДАРА КНЕЖЕВИНЕ СРБИЈЕ 1839-1882
ADJUTANTS OF RULERS OF THE PRINCIPALITY OF SERBIA 1839-1882

Summary/Abstract: Establishment and development of the Military cabinet in Serbia can be traced back to the Constitution of 1838. Soon after the appointment of state secretaries and ministers in the Principality of Serbia, the first adjutants to Prince Miloš Obrenović were appointed in 1839. Given the fact that the Principality of Serbia had no ministry of defence at the time, prince’s adjutants were a part of the Ministry of foreign affairs. Adjutants were secretaries who helped the prince in conducting military affairs and were in charge of his personal security. In a time when state administration in the Principality of Serbia was weak, and a small standing army was used only to maintain order in the country, the adjutant service was underdeveloped. It was only during the second reign of prince Mihailo Obrenović, who reoganized state administration and created the People’s Army, that this institution developed. The number of prince’s adjutants rose and the role of First adjutant, who was responsible for all court officers, was introduced. During Milan Obrenović’s reign the Principality of Serbia gained full state independence and the court structure reached its final form with the division of military and civilian cabinets.

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