House of Petrović-Njegoš
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| House of Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro |
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| Country: | Montenegro | ||
| Titles: | Prince-bishop (Владика / Vladika), Prince (Књаз / Knjaz), King (Краљ / Kralj) | ||
| Founder: | Prince-bishop Danilo | ||
| Final ruler: | Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš | ||
| Founding year: | 1697 | ||
| Ethnicity: | (now) Montenegrin (After King Nikola I died some of his descendants started considering themselves Montenegrin because of rift between the Serb peoples that occurred in the 20th century.
(historically): Serb, especially during the war with Ottoman Empire.) |
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The House of Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Петровић-Његош) is the Royal House of Montenegro.
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[edit] Heads of the House of Petrović-Njegoš (1696-1929)
[edit] Rulers of Montenegro (1696-1918)
- Prince-bishop Danilo I Šćepčev Petrović-Njegoš (1696 - 1735)
- Prince-bishop Sava II Petrović-Njegoš (1735 - 1781)
- Prince-bishop Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš (jointh ruler with Sava II (1750 - 1766)
- Prince-bishop Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (Saint Peter of Cetinje, Sveti Petar Cetinjski) (1782 - 1830)
- Prince-bishop Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (1830 - 1851)
- Vladika Danilo II Petrović-Njegoš/Prince (Knjaz) Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš (1851 - 1852 as Vladika, 1852 - 1860 as Knjaz)
- Prince/King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš (1860 - 1910 as Prince, 1910 - 1918 as King
[edit] Titular Rulers of Montenegro (1918-1929)
- Nikola I Petrovic-Njegos (1918 - 1921)
- Crown Prince Danilo Aleksander Petrović-Njegoš (Danilo III) (1921)
- Prince Michael Petrović-Njegoš (Michael I) (1921 - 1929)
[edit] Reference
Nikola and Milena, King and Queen of the Black Mountain The Rise and Fall of Montenegro's Royal Family by Marco Houston
