Prince Milo of Montenegro
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Milo Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Мило Петровић-Његош; 1889 - 1978) was a prince of Montenegro. He was a direct descendant of Radul Petrović, brother of Vladika Danilo I.
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Prince Milo was born in Njeguši on 3 October 1889 to Đuro Petrović and Stane-Cane Đurašković. During World War I, he was the commander of the Lovćen Brigade. Prince Milo left Montenegro in 1919 and continued for more than a half century all around the world to struggle for Montenegrin rights and renewal of Montenegrin statehood. He married Helena Smith in Santa Barbara, California, USA, on 3 September 1927. On 23 October 1928, his only child, Milena was born in Los Angeles, USA. He died in Ireland on 22 November 1978.