▁accept ▁Leopold ▁as ▁Ser bian ▁king , ▁continu ing ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁but ▁only ▁on ▁clear ▁conditions ▁that ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Vienna . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁these , ▁and ▁in ▁grave ▁need ▁of ▁soldiers ▁and ▁far mers , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August , ▁Leopold ▁issued ▁his ▁first ▁Chapter ▁on ▁Priv ile ges ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁recogn izes ▁Ser bs ▁within ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Mon archy ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁political ▁entity ▁( cor pus ▁separ atum ) ▁under ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁This ▁ed ict ▁guaranteed ▁them ▁national ▁and ▁religious ▁singular ity ▁and ▁certain ▁rights ▁and ▁fre ed oms ▁in ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Mon archy . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁September , ▁Ser bs — led ▁by ▁the ▁key ▁person ▁of ▁these ▁processes ▁Ar sen ije ▁III — start ed ▁the ▁crossing ▁of ▁S ava ▁and ▁the ▁Dan ube . ▁D ri ven ▁by ▁further ▁Turkish ▁advance , ▁they ▁fled ▁up stream ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁B uda ▁and ▁Sz ent endre . ▁This ▁migration ▁increased ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Ser bs ▁in ▁the ▁P annon ian ▁P lain . ▁The ▁privileges ▁that ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Ser bs ▁by ▁Leopold ▁formed ▁the ▁legal ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Ser bian ▁V oj vod ina ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁if ▁not ▁before . ▁ ▁So on , ▁Ar sen ije ▁III ▁was ▁ups et ▁by ▁news ▁that ▁the ▁cler gy ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁was ▁forcing ▁the ▁newly