Julija Obrenović Hunjadi

Julija Obrenović Hunjadi was born in Vienna on 28 August 1831. She lived in Vienna before marrying Mihailo Obrenović on August 1, 1853 in Vienna. Upon marrying, she did not convert to Orthodox Christianity but remained Catholic, which enraged the Obrenović family and the Serbian people. In 1859, they came to Serbia. They were not welcomed in Serbia. Đuro Daničić gave her Serbian language lessons. Mihailo and Julija’s marriage was a turbulent one. They had a number of crises and Julija wanted a divorce. Although they never officially divorced, she left Belgrade, while Mihailo became engaged with his niece Katarina. A week after the engagement, Mihailo was assassinated in Belgrade. Julija attended the funeral. She had good relations with with Milan Obrenović. In 1876, she married Karl Armberg. She died in Vienna on February 12, 1919.