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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 ...
Olga was born on 19 March 1859 in Venice, as a member of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, ruling family of the Principality of Montenegro since 1697. She was the only child of Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro and his wife, Princess Darinka of Montenegro. Alexander II of Russia and Empress Eugénie acted as Olga's godparents. [1]
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 .
Nikola was the nephew and heir of the childless reigning prince of Montenegro Danilo I. [1] In 1856, after the death of her mother, Milena was sent to Cetinje, to be raised in the household of her future in laws. [1] Having grown up according to the rudimentary customs of Montenegro at that time even in prominent families, Milena was illiterate.
Nicholas descends from Danilo Petrović-Njegoš who obtained the hereditary Dignity of Vladika (Prince-Bishop) of Montenegro in 1711 when it became a theocracy. [2] Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš was recognized as Sovereign Prince of Montenegro by Russia on 21 March 1852, and established succession by male primogeniture.
In 1898, Princesses Xenia and Vera, and Crown Prince Danilo traveled with their mother to Italy in order to visit the recently married Elena of Montenegro (who had married Crown Prince Victor Emmanuel of Italy). [6] They were warmly welcomed by local residents in Naples as "our Princess' relations". [6]
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Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило I Петровић-Његош; 1670 – 11 January 1735) was the Metropolitan of Cetinje between 1697 and 1735, and the founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, which ruled Montenegro from 1697 to 1918. He was also known by the patronymic Danilo Šćepčević.