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Danilo Aleksandar Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Александар Петровић-Његош; 29 June 1871– 24 September 1939) was the Crown Prince of Montenegro. He was the eldest son of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and Queen Milena Vukotić .
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 .
In 1697, the office was made hereditary in the Petrović-Njegoš family. [15] 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 ...
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Danilo Petrović-Njegoš may refer to: Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje (1670–1735), Metropolitan of Cetinje Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro (1826–1860), ruling Prince of Montenegro
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Danilo Petrović may refer to: Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Metropolitan of Cetinje, in office (1697-1735) Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, ruling Prince of Montenegro (1851–1860) Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, Crown Prince of Montenegro (b. 1871 - d. 1939) Danilo Petrović (tennis), Serbian tennis player
The house of Petrović came originally from Herzegovina and settled in Njeguši around 1400. Niegosch was born around 1425 and became the Voivode of Njegoš.. 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]