List of monarchs of Montenegro
| Monarchy of Montenegro | |
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 Nikola I | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| First monarch | Danilo I (as Prince) |
| Last monarch | Nikola I (as King) |
| Formation | 13 March 1852 |
| Abolition | 26 November 1918 |
| Residence | King Nikola's Palace, Cetinje, Montenegro |
| Appointer | Hereditary |
| Pretender(s) | Nikola Petrović-Njegoš |
Non-hereditary Metropolitans (Prince-Bishops)
- Vavila (Metropolitan 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-Njegoš (1593–1636)
- 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)
- Sava I Kaluđerović (1694 – July 1696)
Hereditary Metropolitans (Prince-Bishops from the House of Petrović-Njegoš)
| Picture | TitleName Born - Died |
Reign | Territory | Notes |
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Prince-Bishop Danilo I 1670 – January 11, 1735 |
July 1696 – January 11, 1735 | Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš. |
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Prince-Bishop Sava II January 18, 1702 – March 9, 1782 |
January 11, 1735 – March 9, 1782 | Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Ruled jointly with Vasilije III from 1750 until March 10, 1766. |
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Prince-Bishop Vasilije III 1709 – March 10, 1766 |
1750 – March 10, 1766 | Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Ruled jointly with Sava II. |
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Prince-Bishop Petar I 1747 – October 30, 1830 |
March 1782 – October 30, 1830 | Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Canonized as Saint Peter of Cetinje by the Serbian Orthodox Church. |
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Prince-Bishop Petar II November 13, 1813 – October 31, 1851 |
October 30, 1830 – October 31, 1851 | Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Most famous as a poet. His notable works include The Mountain Wreath, The Light of Microcosm, The Serbian Mirror and False Tsar Stephen the Little. |
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Prince-Bishop Danilo II May 25, 1826 – August 13, 1860 |
1851 – March 13, 1852 | Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro | Proclaimed Prince of Montenegro. |
| Picture | TitleName Born - Died |
Reign | Territory | Notes |
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Prince Danilo I May 25, 1826 – August 13, 1860 |
March 13, 1852 – August 13, 1860 | Principality of Montenegro | First secular ruler of Montenegro after centuries of theocratic rule. Assassinated in Kotor. |
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Prince Nikola I October 7, 1841 – March 1, 1921 |
August 13, 1860 – August 28, 1910 | Principality of Montenegro | Proclaimed King of Montenegro. |
| Picture | TitleName Born - Died |
Reign | Territory | Notes |
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King Nikola I October 7, 1841 – March 1, 1921 |
August 28, 1910 – November 26, 1918 | Kingdom of Montenegro | In exile from January 15, 1916 due to the Montenegrin Campaign. Deposed on the Podgorica Assembly on November 26, 1918. |
Pretenders to the Montenegrin throne since 1918
House of Petrović-Njegoš
- Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš (26 November 1918 – 1 March 1921)
- Danilo Petrović-Njegoš (1 March 1921 – 7 March 1921)
- Mihajlo Petrović-Njegoš (7 March 1921 – 24 March 1986)
- Nikola Petrović-Njegoš (24 March 1986 – present) – also hereditary Grand Master of the Order of Prince Danilo I; The Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje and the Order of the Golden Obilić).
See also
- List of heads of state of Montenegro, for a comprehensive list of Montenegrin heads of state since 1696
- President of Montenegro
- List of Presidents of Montenegro
- Prime Minister of Montenegro
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| Kingdom (1910–1918) | ||