Filip Hristić Филип Христић | |
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| 18th Prime Minister of Serbia | |
| In office 8 November 1860 – 21 October 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Cvetko Rajović |
| Succeeded by | Ilija Garašanin (as President of the Ministry) |
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| Born | (1819-03-27)27 March 1819 |
| Died | 11 February 1905(1905-02-11) (aged 85) Menton, France |
| Profession | Economist, Diplomat |
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Filip Hristić (Serbian Cyrillic:Филип Христић; 27 March 1819,Belgrade – 29 January 1905,Menton, France) was aSerbian politician serving as thePrime Minister of Serbia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Education, Governor ofNational Bank, and ambassador of Serbia in theOttoman Empire,Austrian Empire,German Empire andUnited Kingdom.
Filip Hristić was born on 15 March 1819 (Old Style). He was the son ofKarađorđe's lieutenant Hrista Đorđević, originally fromSamokov.
Since he lost his father at an early age, Filip Hristić was adopted, lived and studied with the Serbian MetropolitanMelentije Pavlović, who was the brother of the uncle ofToma Vučić-Perišić. He continued his education as a companion of the sons ofPrince Miloš Obrenović,Milan andMihailo. InBelgrade, he graduated fromthe Lyceum in 1836, and continued his education with a state scholarship abroad inVienna and Paris, at TheSorbonne, he was grantedPh.D. in law.
Hristić was hired in public administration at the end of the reign ofPrince Aleksandar Karađorđevic, as commissioner of the Danube Commission. He also became a member of Council and, after returning ofPrince Miloš Obrenović to power, became his personal secretary (1858–1860).[1]
Under the PrincePrince Mihailo Obrenović, Hristić was the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 27 October 1860 to 9 December 1861. It was the attempt of settling political parties. During the time of the Hristić government, the basic laws of Mihailo's rule were adopted. At the end of 1861, Prince Mihailo decided to adopt conservative politics and replaces Hristić withIlija Garašanin, and Hristić was returned to the council.[2]
After the Turkish bombing of Serbian cities (1862), Hristić was sent, together with Princess Julia, at the end of January 1863, on a mission to London in order to draw attention to Serbian affairs.[3] In March 1863, Lord Palmerston warned him that England would not permit Serbia to fight Turkey.[4] He was permanent Extraordinary Minister Plenipotentiary of Serbia inConstantinople from 1871 until 1873. After that, he was Minister of Education in the government ofJovan Marinović from 22 October 1873 to 25 November 1874. In October 1875, he was sent to PrinceNikola I of Montenegro to discuss the co-operation in events of the war against theOttoman Empire.[5] In November 1875, he promised, in the name of Serbia, that it would aid Montenegro in any case of conflict, which risk had been greater since the Herzegovina Uprising 1852–1862 when both Serbia and Montenegro sent aid to the rebels inEast Herzegovina.[6][7] At the end offirst Serbian-Turkish War in 1877, Hristić was a delegate of Serbia during the conclusion of peace. He was representative of Serbia inConstantinople,Vienna and London from 1878 to 1883. After that, he wasGovernor of theNational Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia from 1885 to 1890.
Hristić was a member of theSociety Of Serbian Letters from 1846, member of theSerbian Learned Society from 29 July 1864 and an honorary member of theSerbian Royal Academy from 10 February 1892.
Filip Hristić married Danica Hadži-Toma, daughter of wholesaler and millionaire from BelgradeHadži-Toma (Opulos),Greek by origin.
Son of Filip Hristić, Milan Hristić, was Secretary of Embassy of theKingdom of Serbia inConstantinople. Milan Hristić was first married to Artemiza Joanides, Greek woman from Constantinople and they had three children. In the second marriage, he married Polish noblewoman and lived and died in a castle nearKraków.
Former daughter in law of Filip Hristić, Artemiza Hristić (née Joanides), was the mother of the son of King Milan Obrenović,George, who born out of wedlock and was adopted by Count Ziči. Djordje, at one point, after the death of his brother, KingAlexander Obrenović showed claims to the Serbian throne.
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| Preceded by Cvetko Rajović | Prime Minister of Serbia 1860–1861 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Cvetko Rajović | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1860–1861 | Succeeded by Ilija Garašanin |
| Preceded by | Governor of the National Bank of Serbia 1895–1900 | Succeeded by |
 Revolutionary Serbia(1804–1813) | |
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 Principality of Serbia(1815–1882) |
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 Kingdom of Serbia(1882–1918) | |
 PR Serbia/SR Serbia(constituent republic ofFPR Yugoslavia/SFR Yugoslavia) (1945–1992) | |
 Republic of Serbia(constituent republic ofFR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro) (1992–2006) | |
 Republic of Serbia(since 2006) | |
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