Nikola Smiljanić (Badovinci, c. 1760 -Belotić, 1815[1]) was a Serbian Orthodox priest andvoivode in theFirst Serbian Uprising andSecond Serbian Uprising.
He was born in the village ofBadovinci around 1760 and grew up inBelotić andŠabac. As a young man, Nikola Smiljanić was adopted by Jeka Radojičina, a widow, who was engaged in trade in Šabac and who funded his education at the seminary. She married him to Mitra Ruzicic, a daughter of Prince Mihailo Ruzicic from.Pocerski Metkovic before he was ordained a deacon and priest. As a deacon, Nikola Smiljanić was a teacher in Belotic for a while before taking part in both the first and second insurrection. Marko Štitarac poisoned him on the orders of PrinceMiloš Obrenović for being loyal toKarađorđe.[2]
Archpriest Nikola Smiljanić had a daughter who married Jovan Radovanović, a merchant in Šabac called "Ćurčija".[3]
Milan Milićević: "Monument of famous people in the Serbian people of recent times", determinant "Smiljanić Nikola", p. 652-654, Belgrade, 1888Official website of the Municipality of Bogatić, Accessed April 15, 2013.