Жалбе сремских села на Регуламент из 1777. године
Complaints of Srem Villages against the 1777 Regulament

Summary/Abstract: The dissatisfaction of the Serbian population in the Habsburg monarchy culminated in 1777 over the changes in the organisation and internal relations of the Karlovci Metropolitanate, including in the field of national church and cultural-educational life, introduced under the pressure of state authorities. Metropolitan Vićentije Jovanović Vidak was invited to the Court to explain in detail the reasons for the Serbs’ dissatisfaction. During his stay in Vienna, he received a great number of complaints of Serbian municipalities against the reform and the Regulament – the law on the Serbian Orthodox Church adopted in January 1777. Based on the complaints received, he compiled a comprehensive petition and submitted it to the Court in February 1778. Three complaints of Serbian municipalities from Srem, presented in this paper, were also part of well-organised and coordinated activities against the reform. The timing of the complaints from the villages of Jazak, Grabovo and Ležimir shows that the activities of the Serbian municipalities began before the Metropolitan departed to Vienna, confirming that he was behind the protest. The documents contain general remarks of the Serbs against the reform, including the aspects especially burdening each of the municipalities. What is particularly important is that the documents were signed by all adult male inhabitants.

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