Mihailo Ovčarević
Mihailo Ovčarević was a Habsburg Serb vojvoda of the Šajkaši. Mihailo Ovčarević belonged to the Ovčarević family, a notable Serb family in Habsburg service in the 16th century, and was a relative of the earlier Petar Ovčarević, a Šajkaši commander and spy, and contemporaries Dimitrije Ovčarević, captain of Gyula, and Jovan Ovčarević, an emissary. He is mentioned in 1550 as a vojvoda of the Šajkaši. After a denunciation, Emperor Ferdinand I had Mihailo imprisoned, where he stayed for several months until having proved his innocence. As compensation, Ferdinand I issued him a yearly 50 gold coins, which was then changed to 25. In 1557 he asked the War Council to appoint him a vojvoda in Komárno. It is unknown whether he succeeded. It seems that he continued living on his low pension which was not paid regularly; the payment issue is evident from his many appeals. He is last mentioned in 1579.
