Montenegro: Rulers: 1852-1910
Ruling House: Petrović Njegoš (Петровић Његош) |
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| Po milosti Božjoj, Knjaz i Gospodar slobodne Crne Gore i Brda (По милости Божјој, Књаз и Господар слободне Црне Горе и Брда) | By the Grace of God, Prince and Lord of free Montenegro and Brda | |
| 8/20 Sep 1852 - 1/13 Aug 1860 | Danilo I (Данило I) [1] |
| 1/13 Aug 1860 - 15/28 Aug 1910 | Nikola I (Никола I) |
- Danilo was designated prince by a popular assembly held in Cetinje probably on 1/12 Mar 1852 during his absence from Montenegro. A petition signed by the Montenegrin nobility, clergy and officials on 7/19 Mar 1852 requested the approval of their action by the Emperor of Russia, a protecting power of Montenegro. Danilo received the consent of the Emperor Nikolaj I in St. Petersburg and returned to Cetinje where he was solemnly proclaimed and took the oath of office on 8/20 Sep 1852 (Pavićević, p. 103).