House of Petrović-Njegoš

House of Petrović-Njegoš

Royal house
surname = House of Petrović-Njegoš
estate = of Montenegro
coat of arms =
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
nationality = (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.)

The House of Petrović-Njegoš ( (Serbian Cyrillic: Петровић-Његош) is a Royal House of Montenegro.

Heads of the House of Petrović-Njegoš (1696-Present)

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

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)

References

*Nikola and Milena, King and Queen of the Black Mountain
*"The Rise and Fall of Montenegro's Royal Family" by Marco Houston

ee also

* The Petrović-Njegoš family tree

External links

* [http://www.njegos.org/ Njegoš family and Montenegrin history]
* [http://www.njegoskij.org/ The Njegoskij Fund Public Project] Private family archives-based digital documentary fund, focused on history and culture of Royal Montenegro
* [http://www.orderofdanilo.org/en/index.htm Official website of the Royal House of Montenegro]


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