List of monarchs of Montenegro
Rulers of Duklja (c.900-1186)
The First Rulers of Duklja | |||
| Name | Reign | Notes | |
| Archont Petar | c.900 | Also known as Predimir. Was the Prince of Duklja, Travunia, Zahumlje and Podgoria (Transmontana). | |
| Hvalimir I | c.900 | son of Archont Petar | |
| Sylvester | ca. 900 | Son of Boleslav, Prince of Travunia and nephew of Hvalimir I | |
| Tugemir | ca. 900 | Son of Sylvester | |
| Hvalimir II | ca. 900 | Son of Tugemir | |
| Petrislav | 971-990 | Son of Hvalimir II. Inherited his brother's, Miroslav's, domain of Podgoria (Transmontana) after Miroslav's death in Lake Scutari. | |
| Jovan Vladimir | 990-1016 | Also known as Saint Jovan Vladimir. Son of Petrislav. | |
Prince Dragomir, byzantine client (1016-1034)
- Stefan Dobroslav I Vojislav (c.1034–1050)
- Mihailo I Vojislav (c.1050–1081) - First King of the Dynasty.
- Constantin Bodin (1081–1101)
- Mihailo II Vojislav and Dobroslav II (1101-1102), sons of Bodin
- Dobroslav III (1102)
- Kočopar (1102–1103)
- Vladimir (1103–1113), Bodin's nephew
- Đorđe (1113–1118), son of Bodin
- Grubeša (1118–1125)
- Đorđe (1125–1131) 2nd time of rule, son of Bodin
- Gradihna (1131–1146)
- Radoslav (1146-1162), son of Gradihna
- Mihailo III Vojislav (1162-1186) last ruler of Duklja
House of Nemanjić (1186-1355)
- Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja (1166-1199)
- Vukan II Nemanjić (1196-1208), Ruler of Zeta
- King Stefan Prvovenčani (Stefan the Firstcrowned) also (1199-1228)
- Đorđe Nemanjić (1208-1243), Ruler of Zeta
- King Stefan Radoslav (1228-1233)
- King Stefan Vladislav I (1234-1243)
- King Stefan Uroš I (1243-1276)
- King Stefan Uroš II Dragutin (1276-1282)
- King Stefan (Uroš II) Milutin (1282-1321)
- King Stefan Uroš III Dečanski (1321-1331)
- King and Tsar Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (Dušan the Mighty) (1331-1355), King of Serbia (1331-1346), Tsar of Serbs and Greeks (1346-1355)
Rulers of Zeta (1356-1516)
- Balša I (1356–1362)
- Đurađ I (1362–1378)
- Balša II (1378–1385)
- Đurađ II (1385–1403)
- Balša III (1403–1421), before he died, Balša III relinquished the throne to his uncle, Despot Stefan Lazarević
Despotate (1421-1451)
- Despot Stefan Lazarević (1421-1427)
- Despot Đurađ Branković (1427-1435)
- Stefan I Crnojević (1435–1465)
- Ivan Crnojević (1465–1490)
- Đurađ IV Crnojević (1490–1496)
- Stefan II Crnojević (1496-1498)
- Ivan II Crnojević (1498-1515)
- Đurađ V Crnojević (1515-1516)
Rulers of Montenegro (1516-1918)
Vladikas (Prince-Bishops) of Montenegro (1516-1696)
- Vavil (Vladika from 1493) (1516 - 1520)
- German II (1520 - 1530)
- Pavle (1530 - 1532)
- Vasilije I (1532 - 1540)
- Nikodim (1540)
- Romil (1540 - 1559)
- Makarije (1560 - 1561)
- Ruvim I (1561 - 1569)
- Pahomije II Komanin (1569 - 1579)
- Gerasim (1575 - 1582)
- Venijamin (1582 - 1591)
- Nikanor (1591 - 1593)
- Stefan (1591 - 1593) (Jointly with Nikanor)
- Ruvim II Boljević-Njegos (1593 - 1636)
- Vacant (1636 - 1639)
- Mardarije I Kornečanin (1639 - 1649)
- Visarion I (1649 - 1659)
- Mardarije II Kornečanin (1659 - 1673)
- Ruvim III Boljević (1673 - 1685)
- Vasilije II Velikrasić (1685)
- Visarion II Bajica (1685 - 1692)
- Vacant (1692 - 1694)
- Sava I Kaluđerović (1694 - July 1696)
Vladikas (Prince-Bishops) of Montenegro from the House of Petrović-Njegoš (1696-1852)
- Danilo I (July 1696 - 22 January 1735)
- Sava II (22 January 1735 - 9 March 1781)
- Vasilije III (1750 - 21 March 1766) (Jointly with Sava II)
- Petar I (March 1782 - 30 October 1830)
- Petar II (30 October 1830 - 31 October 1851)
- Pero Petrovic-Njegos (1 November 1851 - 13 January 1852) (Regent; assumes style, but not position, of Prince)
- Danilo II (13 January 1852 - 13 March 1852)
Princes of Montenegro (1852-1910)
King of Montenegro (1910-1918)
- Nikola I (28 August 1910 - 26 November 1918) (in exile in Antibes, France from 15 January 1916)