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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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]
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]
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