Kingdom of Serbia (1718–1739)
The Kingdom of Serbia (Serbian: Краљевина Србија, romanized: Kraljevina Srbija, German: Königreich Serbien, Latin: Regnum Serviae) was a province (crownland) of the Habsburg monarchy from 1718 to 1739. It was formed from the territories to the south of the rivers Sava and Danube, corresponding to the Sanjak of Smederevo (or "Belgrade Pashalik"), conquered by the Habsburgs from the Ottoman Empire in 1717. It was abolished and returned to the Ottoman Empire in 1739.
Kingdom of Serbia | |||||||||
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| 1718–1739 | |||||||||
Kingdom of Serbia (1718–1739) | |||||||||
| Status | Crownland of the Habsburg monarchy | ||||||||
| Capital | Belgrade | ||||||||
| Common languages | Serbian, German | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic, Serbian Orthodox | ||||||||
| Government | Crownland | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1718–1720 | Johann O'Dwyer | ||||||||
• 1738–1739 | George de Wallis | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
• Treaty of Passarowitz | 21 July 1718 | ||||||||
• Austro-Turkish War | 1737–39 | ||||||||
• Treaty of Belgrade | 18 September 1739 | ||||||||
| Currency | Kreuzer | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | RS | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Serbia | ||||||||
During this Habsburg rule, Serbian majority did benefit from self-government, including an autonomous militia, and economic integration with the Habsburg monarchy — reforms that contributed to the growth of the Serb middle class and continued by the Ottomans "in the interest of law and order". Serbia's population increased rapidly from 270,000 to 400,000, but the decline of Habsburg power in the region provoked the second Great Migrations of the Serbs (1737–1739).