Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš 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 into a s
Portrait by Johann Böss, 1855
Talbotype of Danilo Petrović-Njegoš by Anastas Jovanović, 1853
An excerpt from Danilo's Code
Danilo's grave at Cetinje Monastery
The Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro was a Serbian Orthodox ecclesiastical principality that existed from 1516 until 1852. The principality was located around modern-day Montenegro. It emerged from the
Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
…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. He became involved in a war with the Ottoman Empire in 1852, the Porte claiming jurisdiction in Montenegro, and the…
Danilo I of Montenegro
Petar II Petrović Njegoš, Lord of Montenegro, poet and philosopher