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Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило I Петровић-Његош; 25 May 1826 – 13 August 1860) was the ruling Prince of Montenegro from 1851 to 1860. The beginning of his reign marked the transition of Montenegro from a traditional theocratic form of government (Prince-Bishopric) into a secular Principality. [1]
During the Balkan Wars and World War I he led the Montenegrin Army with his father (the King), Janko Vukotić, and Mitar Martinović.On 1 March 1921 Danilo was proclaimed the rightful King of Montenegro (upon the death of his father) and became head of the government-in-exile until 7 March 1921 when, for reasons that are still unclear, Danilo renounced his royal claims and headship of the ...
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Danilo Šćepčević was born in Njeguši, the son of Stepan or Šćepan Kaluđerović, a merchant, and Ana, who later became a nun. [1] He had a brother, Radul, known as Rade Šćepčev. [2] His paternal family belonged to the Heraković brotherhood. [3] As a fifteen-year-old, he was a witness to the battle of Vrtijeljka (1685). [4]
In 1852, Danilo, returning from the Russian Empire, proclaimed himself Prince of Montenegro and the Hills, thus elevating the status of his polity from a theocracy into a principality. Montenegro remained an Ottoman vassal, until the Ottomans attacked Montenegro after the unraveling of Montenegrin secret aid to Herzegovinian rebels.
Danilo II, Metropolitan of Montenegro, in office (1961-1990) Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro , ruling prince (1826–1860) Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro (b. 1871 - d. 1939)
However, since Orthodox bishops are required to be celibate, the crown passed from uncle to nephew. In 1852, Prince-Bishop Danilo II opted to marry and to secularize Montenegro, becoming Prince Danilo I. [15] [16] His successor, Nikola I, raised Montenegro to a kingdom in 1910. [17]
Proclaimed leader by the people of Montenegro and ruled the country as an absolute monarch, sidelining Prince-Bishop Sava II. Prince-Bishop [nb 1] Arsenije II fl. 1766 – 1784: 1781 – 1784: None : Succeed Sava II Petrović-Njegoš as the Metropolitan of Cetinje and as the Prince-Bishop. Non-Hereditary. Prince-Bishop [nb 1] Petar I 1747 – 1830