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 of Montenegro
Petar II Petrović Njegoš, Lord of Montenegro, poet and philosopher
Šćepan Mali
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Šćepan Mali, translated as Stephen the Little, was the first and only "tsar" of Montenegro, ruling the country as an absolute monarch from 1768 until his death. Of unclear origins, Šćepan became the r
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
…The Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro also briefly became a monarchy when it was temporarily abolished in 1767–1773: this happened when the impostor Little Stephen posed as the Russian Emperor and crowned himself the Tsar of Montenegro. The state was virtually the Metropolitanate of Zeta under the supervision of…
Šćepan Mali as depicted in Stefano Zannowich's 1784 biography of his life
1761 portrait of Peter III of Russia
1780s portrait of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
1780s portrait of Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgorukov