According to some researchers, Karađorđe's paternal ancestors most likely migrated from the
Highlands (in what is today Montenegro) to
Šumadija during the Second
Great Serb Migration in 1737–39 under the leadership of
Patriarch Šakabenta, as a result of the
Austro-Turkish War (in which Serbs took part). Serbian historiography accepted the theory that Karađorđe's ancestors came from
Vasojevići. Grigorije Božović (1880–1945) claimed that the family were
Srbljaci (natives) in Vasojevići territory. Contributing to
Srbljak theory is the fact that the family celebrated
St Clement as their
Slava until 1890, while the
patron saint of Vasojevići, i.e. Vaso's descendants, is
Archangel Michael. King Peter I was allowed to change his Slava to
St Andrew the First-called by
Belgrade Metropolitan Mihailo in 1890, following the death of his wife,
Princess Zorka, thus honoring the date on the
Julian calendar when Serbian rebels
liberated Belgrade during the First Serbian Uprising. Furthermore, King Peter chose
Voivode of Vasojevići Miljan Vukov Vešović to be his bridesman during his wedding to princess Zorka in 1883. Upon being asked by his future father-in-law
prince Nicholas why he chose Miljan amongst various
Voivodes of Montenegro, he replied that he chose him because of
heroism and relation describing him as
Vojvode of my own blood and kin. His son,
Alexander, who was born in
Cetinje was nicknamed
Montenegrin. The
Vasojevići tribe claim descent from
Stefan Konstantin of the
Nemanjić dynasty. Montenegrin politician and Vasojević
Gavro Vuković, supported this theory. Accordingly,
Alexander Karađorđević (1806–1885) was given the title "Voivode of Vasojevići" by
Petar II in 1840. Other theories include: Montenegrin historian Miomir Dašić claimed that Karađorđe's family originated from the Gurešići from Podgorica in Montenegro. The family claimed descent from the
Vasojevići tribe (in Montenegro) and had emigrated in the late 1730s or early 1740s. The family lived in
Mačitevo (in
Suva Reka), from where grandfather Jovan moved to Viševac, while Jovan's brother Radak moved to
Mramorac. ==List of monarchs==