Vikentije Jovanović (; 1689 – 6 June 1737) was the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci from 1731 to 1737, as Vikentije II. During his diplomatic mission in Vienna in 1734, he was given permission by Emperor Charles VI to establish a hussar regiment constituted solely of Serbs and Croats. It was officially named Illyrian-Rascian regiment and inaugurated on 16 June 1735 in a grand ceremony officiated by Vikentije. The ceremony took place outside Budim where the banners which were used symbolized his importance in the Austrian Empire, but also the dual symbolism of East and West; dual coats of arms on their spears, two languages in their inscriptions (Church Slavonic and Latin), and the use of Eastern iconography and Western emblematic imagery. Vikentije's hussars went on to fight in the Austro-Russian–Turkish War (1735-1739). Annotations See also Metropolitanate of Karlovci List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church References Sources 1698 births 1737 deaths 18th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops 18th-century Serbian people Metropolitans of Belgrade Metropolitans of Karlovci Serbian military leaders People of the Habsburg monarchy People from Szentendre Vojvodina under Habsburg rule Hussars Serbs of Hungary Habsburg Serbs