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King Nikola I Petrovic-Njegos, formerly Prince (reigning 1860-1921) deprived disloyal subjects from inheriting the titles of their ancestors; Marko Miljanov Popović, having previously unified his own Kuči clan with Montenegro in 1874, following a fierce disagreement with Prince Nikola in 1882, had to resign the State Council and was deprived ...
In 1834, he replaced Ivan Vukotić as the president of the administrative senate of Montenegro. Before he died in 1851, prince-bishop Petar II named his nephew Danilo as his successor. According to some historians Peter II himself was most likely preparing ground for the new ruler of Montenegro to be a secular leader.
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]
It was a chapel dedicated to Saint Peter of Cetinje, built in 1845 according to the wishes of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, with the desire to be buried there. Njegoš died on October 31, 1851, but was initially buried in the Cetinje Monastery out of fear that the Ottoman forces might desecrate his grave. His remains were later transferred to ...
Metropolitan Petar I, canonized as St. Petar of Cetinje Metropolitan Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (1830–1851) See also: Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro Entire territory of the Metropolitanate was severely affected during the Morean War , and in 1692 the old Cetinje Monastery was devastated.
Cetinje (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Цетиње, pronounced [t͡sětiɲe]) is a town in Montenegro.It is the former royal capital (Montenegrin: prijestonica / приjестоница) of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the president of Montenegro.
During the reign of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, a fortress served as a defense against Ottoman attacks and provided for undisturbed fishing and trade; Petar II himself often came here to rest. [ 1 ] Lesendro was 11 years under the rule of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro until 1843, when Osman Pasha occupied Lesendro, at the same time as ...