Prince Michael of Montenegro

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House of Petrović-Njegoš

Nicholas I Children    Princess Zorka    Grand Duchess Milica of Russia    Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia    Crown Prince Danilo    Queen Elena of Italy    Princess Anna of Battenberg    Princess Sophia    Peter, Grand Voivode of Zahumlije Grandchildren    Prince Stephan    Prince Stanislav    Prince Michael    Prince Paul    Prince Emanuel Great Grandchildren    Prince Nikola Great Great Grandchildren    Princess Altinaï    Prince Boris

Michael Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro (September 14, 1908, Podgorica - March 24, 1986, Paris) was the third (but eldest surviving) son of Prince Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, Grand Voivode of Grahovo and Zeta (1879-1918), and Natalija Konstantinović, a cousin of Aleksandar Obrenović of Serbia. He was pretender to the throne of Montenegro. He was the Grand Duke of Grahovo and Zeta, in succession to his father. King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro was Michael's grandfather.

Contents 1 Death 2 Marriage and Children 3 Works 4 External links

[edit] Death

Michael remained in exile until his death in 1986. He became a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II after refusing to return to the throne as a puppet king.

[edit] Marriage and Children

Michael married Geneviève Prigent in Paris, France on January 27, 1941 and they divorced on August 11, 1949 in Paris. They had one child:

• Prince Nikola of Montenegro (July 7, 1944 - )

[edit] Works

• Njegoševa Kapela Na Lovćenu Srpska Svetinja (Cyrillic: Нјегошева Капела На Ловћену Српска Светинја)

[edit] External links

• The Njegoskij Fund Public Project : Biography of Prince Michel of Montenegro (1908-1986).
• The Njegoskij Fund Public Project : Biography of Genevieve Prigent, Militant Princess and French Resistant (1919-1990).

Preceded by Danilo	Head of the House of Petrović 1921 - 1986	Succeeded by Nikola
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Danilo	Titular King of Montenegro 1921 - 1986	Succeeded by Nikola