Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro
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| Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro | |
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| Born | June 29, 1871 Cetinje |
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| Died | September 24, 1939 (aged 68) Vienna |
| Parents | Nicholas I of Montenegro (father) Milena Vukotić (mother) |
Danilo Aleksandar Petrović-Njegoš (Anglicised: Daniel Alexander Petrovich-Nyegosh) (June 29, 1871 – September 24, 1939) was the Crown Prince of Montenegro. He was eldest of the sons of King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro and Queen Milena Vukotić. From March 1, 1921 - March 7, 1921 Danilo was the self-assumed King of Montenegro leading an unrecognised Government-in-exile. On March 7 1921 for reasons which are still unclear Danilo abdicated his royal claims and headship of the royal house in favour of his nephew, Prince Michael Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro. His reputation was undermined by announcing his abdication on March 5 only to publically retract this the following day, before re-affirming it the day after that. His decision was met with much dismay amongst the Montenegrin expatriot community.
Prince Danilo was married to Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg (1880-1946) the daughter of Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, but the marriage was childless. After he abdicated in 1921 he spent most of his life living in Nice.
Prince Danilo resurfaced in 1934 when he sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for libel and collected $4,000 in a Paris court for the false-depiction of him in the first version of the film The Merry Widow. In the film "Prince Danilo of Montenegro" seduces a commoner and then rejects her because it could impoverish the royal treasury. He then regrets his actions and tries to win her back but fails to convince her of his true love. The film bears no relation to reality. The film was re-shot and addition to demoting the Prince to a Captain, they were careful to change the date of the action from 1905 to 1885, when the real Prince was a young boy.
Danilo died at Vienna (which had recently been annexed by Nazi Germany) in 1939 without issue.
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Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro
Born: June 29 1871 Died: September 24 1939 |
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| Preceded by King Nikola I |
— TITULAR — King of Montenegro March 1 – March 7, 1921 Reason for succession failure: Montenegro declared union with Serbia in 1918 |
Succeeded by Prince Mihail |
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King Nicholas I (1918-1921) |
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