Luka Lazarević
Luka Lazarević (; 1774–1852), known as Pop-Luka (), was a Serbian Orthodox priest and vojvoda (commander) that participated in the First Serbian Uprising (1804–13) of the Serbian Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. Ordained as a priest at a relatively young age, Lazarević was described as a lively, gun-wearing horseman who joined the Serbian rebels in their fight against the renegade Janissaries (Dahije) to avenge his cousin. He quickly showed prowess and by the time the uprising against the Ottomans had begun he was chosen as the commander of a unit in western Serbia. Participating in all notable battles in that region, the Ottoman suppression forced him and other leaders to flee the country. He returned to Serbia in 1832 after many years in Russia, and worked for the Serbian government (now autonomous) in his late years. Early life Lazarević was born in Svileuva, in the Šabac nahiya of the Sanjak of Smederevo (now Serbia). His father was named Todor, his mother Jevrosima. His surname was adopted from his paternal uncle Lazar. As a child he was sent to Syrmia, at the time part of the Habsburg monarchy, where he was educated for three and a half years. After his return