House of Petrović-Njegoš
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| House of Petrović-Njegoš | |||
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| Country | Montenegro | ||
| Titles | Prince-bishop (Владика / Vladika), Prince (Књаз / Knjaz), King (Краљ / Kralj) | ||
| Founder | Prince-bishop Danilo | ||
| Final ruler | Nicholas I of Montenegro | ||
| Current head | Prince Nicholas of Montenegro | ||
| 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 a Royal House of Montenegro.
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[edit] Heads of the House of Petrović-Njegoš (1696–Present)
[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–Present)
- Nikola I Petrovic-Njegos (1918–1921)
- Crown Prince Danilo Aleksander Petrović-Njegoš (Danilo III) (1921)
- Prince Michael Petrović-Njegoš (Michael I) (1921–1986)
- Prince Nicholas of Montenegro (Nikola II) (1986–Present)
- Prince Boris Petrović-Njegoš (Heir Apparent) (born 1980)
[edit] References
- Nikola and Milena, King and Queen of the Black Mountain
- The Rise and Fall of Montenegro's Royal Family by Marco Houston
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Njegoš family and Montenegrin history
- The Njegoskij Fund Public Project Private family archives-based digital documentary fund, focused on history and culture of Royal Montenegro
- Official website of the Royal House of Montenegro
