Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro

Danilo I
Portrait of Danilo Petrović-Njegoš by Johann Böss, 1855
Prince of Montenegro
Reign1852–1860
PredecessorHimself (as Prince-Bishop)
SuccessorNicholas I
Prince-Bishop of Montenegro
Reign1851–1852
PredecessorPetar II
SuccessorHimself (as Prince)
Born(1826-05-25)25 May 1826
Njeguši, Montenegro
Died13 August 1860(1860-08-13) (aged 34)
Kotor, Austrian Empire
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1855)
Issue Princess Olga
Names
Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš
HousePetrović-Njegoš
FatherStanko Petrović-Njegoš
MotherKrstinja Vrbica
ReligionSerbian Orthodoxy
Seal
Prince Danilo's Coat of arms
Talbotype of Danilo Petrović-Njegoš by Anastas Jovanović, 1853
Prince Danilo's grave at Cetinje Monastery

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.[1]

He became involved in a war with the Ottoman Empire in 1852, the Porte claiming jurisdiction in Montenegro, and the boundaries between the two countries were not defined until 1858. Danilo, with the help of his elder brother, Voivode Mirko, defeated the Ottomans at Ostrog in 1853 and in the Battle of Grahovac in 1858. The town of Danilovgrad is named after him.

  1. ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 215.

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