. . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Petar Ov\u010Darevi\u0107"@en . . . . . . . . . "52407531"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1117541138"^^ . "7875"^^ . . . . . "\u2013D. Popovi\u0107"@en . . . . "Petar Ov\u010Darevi\u0107 (Serbian Cyrillic: \u041F\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0440 \u041E\u0432\u0447\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0438\u045B; fl. 1521\u201341) was an Ottoman Serb and later Hungarian river flotilla commander, who during his Ottoman service spied and informed the Christian army on the intentions and movements of the Ottoman army. His last years were spent in the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom, as one of the most notable magnates. The past of this man is characteristic for the era during which he lived. It is apparent that he was of rare skills when dealing with people. His appearance and holding was sure to instill trust. With these traits of his he managed to emerge among the most notable of our [Serb] people... \u2013D. Popovi\u0107 Petar Ov\u010Darevi\u0107 hailed from Belgrade, and was a hajduk. As a youngster he was captured by the Ottomans, but managed to have himself freed and join the Ottoman army. He for long served the Ottomans, then joined Hungarian service. He was a commander of the \u0160ajka\u0161i (Danube river flotilla) in Zemun, and during the Siege of Belgrade (1521) was the main commander of the \u0160ajka\u0161i in Belgrade. After surviving the siege, which ended in Ottoman takeover, and vacillating for a time, he joined the Ottomans and became a confidant of Ottoman general and sanjak-bey of Belgrade, Bali Bey Jahjapa\u0161i\u0107. He became a Martolos commander, commanding Serbs, based by the Belgrade rivers, inhabiting their own quarter and commanding a galley fleet. His unit was entrusted with the protection of Ottoman ferries on the Sava and Danube. Through Pavle Baki\u0107, Ov\u010Darevi\u0107 came into contact with Hungarian commander P\u00E1l Tomori, and helped the safe transfer of Baki\u0107 and his followers into Hungarian territory. He was a friend of Baki\u0107, who seems to have assisted his secret crossing into Hungary a few months prior to the Battle of Moh\u00E1cs (29 August 1526). It seems that his aid to Baki\u0107 led to loss of confidence, according to D. Popovi\u0107, as the Serb crew was replaced by an Ottoman one. All this time he was in confidential service to both King Ferdinand I and John Z\u00E1polya (rival kings of Hungary) and also representatives of other states, informing them of affairs in the Ottoman Empire. After Bali Bey's death, he rose further in rank and became the second-in-command and adviser of Bali Bey's younger brother and successor Mehmed Bey Jahjapa\u0161i\u0107, evidence of the very high trust he enjoyed. He greatly helped the Christian side in the war with the Ottomans by spying and sending secret reports to Hungarian commanders on the intentions and movements of the Ottoman army. Ov\u010Darevi\u0107 was explicitly mentioned during the defense of the Buda fortress when Ferdinand I attacked at the end of 1530. He led 800 Serb and Turkish soldiers who arrived at Buda via the Danube. In 1531 Ferdinand's main confidant in Belgrade, the Ragusan Bocignolo, reported that Petar Ov\u010Darevi\u0107 \"participates in all consultation in the Belgrade Sanjak, especially those relating to the war, and that he for the second day informs him\". Ov\u010Darevi\u0107 informed Ferdinand through Baki\u0107, whom he personally met, about affairs in the Ottoman Empire and Zapolya's country. In 1531 he and Stepko Vratkovi\u0107 were in the company of Lasky, Zapolya's envoy, during negotiations with Rogendorf. It is unknown when he crossed into Zapolya's country. He received nobility status, and was mentioned in 1540 as the owner of Solymos and one of the most notable magnates in Zapolya's lands. After the death of Zapolya, he was the tutor (or guardian) of minor king John Sigismund, alongside Queen Isabelle and monk \u0110or\u0111e Ute\u0161inovi\u0107, and likely the commander of the \u0160ajka\u0161i. In 1541 he influenced Queen Isabelle into leaving Buda. His family, the Ov\u010Darevi\u0107, was one of the notable Serb noble families in Hungarian service in the 16th century. His kinsmen or descendants were Mihailo Ov\u010Darevi\u0107 (fl. 1550\u201379), a \u0160ajka\u0161i commander, Dimitrije Ov\u010Darevi\u0107 (fl. 1552\u201366), captain of Gyula, and Jovan Ov\u010Darevi\u0107 (fl. 1557), an emissary."@en . "75.0"^^ . . . "20.0"^^ . . "Petar Ov\u010Darevi\u0107 (Serbian Cyrillic: \u041F\u0435\u0442\u0430\u0440 \u041E\u0432\u0447\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0438\u045B; fl. 1521\u201341) was an Ottoman Serb and later Hungarian river flotilla commander, who during his Ottoman service spied and informed the Christian army on the intentions and movements of the Ottoman army. His last years were spent in the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom, as one of the most notable magnates. \u2013D. Popovi\u0107"@en . . . . "left"@en . . "The past of this man is characteristic for the era during which he lived. It is apparent that he was of rare skills when dealing with people. His appearance and holding was sure to instill trust. With these traits of his he managed to emerge among the most notable of our [Serb] people..."@en . . . . . . . . . .