When in 1859 Milos Obrenovic became the duke for the second time he changed the name of the town Despotovica to Gornji Milanovac to be a memory on his deceased brother Milan Obrenovic.
In his explanation for passing this rule he said:

"Popeciteljstvu vnutreni dela
Zeleci sacuvati u spomenu ime blazenopocivsega vojvode Milana po predlozeniju Popeciteljstva vnutreni dela i saglasno sa zakljucenjem Sovjeta od 2.tm. No. 306 resio:
Da se varos Despotovica koja je to ime od tekuce kroz nju reke dobila, od sada zove Gornji Milanovac.
Resenje ovo saopstavam Popeciteljstvu vnutreni dela da ga zna i po njemu upravlja."

This decree was supported both by Vujo Vasic, the village mayor of Despotovica, and the inhabitants.
In return for obeying to wish, the Duke Milos Obrenovic started building of the church in Milanovac which after his death was finished by the Duke Mihailo Obrenovic in 1852.