Name of Object:

Luca Petrovich (2nd half of the 19th century – 1900)

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Holding Institution:

Austrian National Library

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Date of Object:

c.1876

Inventory Number:

PORT_00101816_01

Description:

Portrait of Luca Petrovic. He was a commander of Herzegovinian freedom fighters against the Turks in 1876. This insurrection against the Turks provoked the 1878 Congress of Berlin, which led to the occupation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by the Austrian Empire.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

PORT_00101816_01

Citation of this web page:

"Luca Petrovich (2nd half of the 19th century – 1900)" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;at;80;en

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