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The Order of Prince Danilo I (Serbian: Орден Књаза Данила I, romanized: Orden Knjaza Danila I) is an order, formerly of the Principality and later Kingdom, of Montenegro; it is currently a dynastic order granted by the head of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, Crown Prince Nicholas. It is awarded to prominent champions 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 .
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 ...
Prince, Lord [nb 1] Danilo I 1826–1860: March 13, 1852 – August 13, 1860: Principality of Montenegro (see; Reign of Danilo I) First secular ruler of Montenegro after centuries of theocratic rule. Assassinated in Kotor. Prince, Lord [nb 1] Nikola I 1841–1921: August 13, 1860 – August 28, 1910: Principality of Montenegro (see; Reign of ...
As Montenegro is now a republic, the order is distributed as a private house order of the deposed family. [1] The Order is bestowed upon prominent members of the Petrović-Njegoš family, [2] as well as to others. The name of Prince Danilo, the first Montenegrin ruler with a purely secular title, is inscribed on the Decoration.
In Danilo I's Code, dated to 1855, he explicitly states that he is the "knjaz and gospodar of Crna Gora and Brda" (Serbian: књаз и господар Црне Горе и Брда / knjaz i gospodar Crne Gore i Brda; "prince and lord of Montenegro and Brda", "duke and lord of Montenegro and Brda"). [3]
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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)