# Čolak-Antić family

The Čolak-Antić family (also spelt Tcholak-Antitch) is a Serbian family with prominent members since the time of Revolutionary Serbia. The family's surname, originally a patronymic, came from Vojvoda Čolak-Anta Simeonović, a military commander under Karađorđe, during the First Serbian Uprising against Ottoman rule, and the eponymous founder of the family.

## Genealogy

Note: This family tree is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather aims to show the principal public figures of the Čolak-Antić family.
* Vojvoda Čolak-Anta Simeonović (1777–1853), military commander during the First Serbian uprising twice married (to Jelena then to Stoja)
** Konstantin – Kosta Čolak-Antić (about 1809–1848) x to Jovanka Mitrović, related to Prince Maksim Rasković
*** Ilija Čolak-Antić (1836–1894), commander during the Serbo-Turkish War x Jelena Matić, daughter of Dimitrije Matić, president of the National Assembly of Serbia.
**** Jovanka Čolak-Antić x to Ilija Vukićević, writer and playwright.
**** Boško Čolak-Antić (1871–1949), Marshal of the Court and diplomat.
**** Vojin Čolak-Antić (1877–1945), Royal Serbian Army and Royal Yugoslav Army general x to Marija Grujić daughter of prime minister Sava Grujić, descendant of Vule Ilic Kolarac.
***** Ilya Čolak-Antić (1905–1974), major in the General Staff of the Royal Yugoslav Army
***** Grujica Čolak-Antić (1906–1967), major in the Royal Yugoslav Army x Jovanka Marinković, granddaughter of Milovan Marinković (three-time mayor of Belgrade)
***** Petar Čolak-Antić (1907–1964), lieutenant colonel in the Royal Yugoslav Army x Milica Hadžić, daughter of Živojin Hadžić (Member of the National Assembly of Serbia)
*** Lazar K. Čolak-Antić (1839–1877), lieutenant colonel during the Serbo-Turkish War
**** Milica Čolak-Antić x Vladislav F. Ribnikar, founder of Politika
***** Danica Ribnikar x Sir John S. Bennett, career diplomat and SOE agent during WWII.
*** Ljubomir Čolak-Antić, director of the Serbian Military Arsenal
** Ana Čolak-Antić x to Antonije Djordjević
***** Ljubica Marić (1909–2003), composer
** Jovanka Čolak-Antić x to P. Trpezić
*** Miloš Trpezić x to Anka Hristić (1848-1891), daughter of prime minister Nikola Hristić and granddaughter of Toma Vučić Perišić
**** Ana Trpezić x to Aleksandar Nedeljković, son of professor Milan Nedeljković and Tomanija Radaković, lady of the Imperial Court of Russia.
*** Mileva Naumović x to Colonel Jovan Naumović, son of Naum Krnar
**** Mihailo Naumović, lieutenant colonel in the General Staff x to Ljubica Đurić, daughter of General Dimitrije Đurić and granddaughter of Dimitrije Matić
***** Milivoje Naumović, Chetnik commander during the Balkan Wars and World War One x to Milena Milojević, granddaughter of minister Jevrem Grujić.
** Marija Čolak-Antić x to M. Hadžić
***** Dragica Vučković x to Colonel Milivoje Petrović, great-grandson of Hajduk Veljko
****** Captain Veljko Petrović x to Anđelija Mišić, daughter of Field Marshal Živojin Mišić
** Pavle Čolak-Antić (mother Stoja) x to Jelena Milovanović sister of painter Milan Milovanović
*** Voivoda Milivoje Čolak-Antić (1884–1944), Chetnik commander during the Balkan Wars x to Jovana Ghazis (1892–1987) relative of prime minister Milan Stojadinović
*** Milica Čolak-Antić Krstić (1887–1964), architect
*** Antonije Čolak-Antić (1890–1908), composer