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unusual facts about Sava II Petrović-Njegoš


Sava II Petrović-Njegoš

To the Serbs of Montenegro the peace counted for little: the pattern of raids and counter-attacks continued unabated with the Serb Brda tribesmen taking the brunt of Turkish reprisals.


Cetinje Monastery

There are several relics in the monastery: Remains of Saint Peter of Cetinje, the Right hand of Saint John the Baptist, Particles of the Life-Giving Cross, the Icon of the Philermos Mother of God, the Remains of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (relocated), Royal Regalia of Serbian Emperor Stephen Uroš IV Dušan, among others.

Danilo I

Metropolitan Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš, reigning prince-bishop Danilo I of Montenegro (c. 1670–1735; reigned 1697–1735)

Danilo Petrović-Njegoš

Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, reigning prince-bishop Danilo II of Montenegro (until 1852, reigning prince Danilo I of Montenegro (1826–1860); reigned from 1851)

Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, titular king of Montenegro for a couple of days in 1921

Jovan Radonjić

So Governor Radonjić gave up on the idea of printing, the printing press was sold to a merchant in Boka, but many years later Njegoš II brought the same press back to Montenegro.

Michael Sells

In their acts of genocide from 1992 through 1995, Radovan Karadžić and his followers integrated the Kosovo tradition, as it was handed down through Vuk Karadžić and transformed by Njegoš and Andrić, into the daily rituals of ethnoreligious purification.

Mirko Petrović

Mirko Petrović-Njegoš (1820-1867), Montenegrin soldier, diplomat and poet of the House of Petrović-Njegoš

Montenegrin passport

During the reign of Prince-Bishop Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, he was granting a special Montenegrin Bill of Passage.

Orlović clan

One of his most famous descendants is voivode Milija, a prominent figure of the national Montenegrin epic The Mountain Wreath, written by Petar II Petrović-Njegoš.

Petar I

Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (1747–1830), Montenegrin ruler, metropolitan and saint

Prince Mirko of Montenegro

Prince Mirko Dimitri Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro, Grand Voivode of Grahovo and Zetà (17 April 1879 – 2 March 1918) was born at Cetinje, the second son of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and Milena Vukotic.

Veljko Milatović

The same year he became one of the key people within the Commission for Njegoš's Monument, designated to design a Museum for Petar II Petrović-Njegoš which was about to be built in the place of his Chapel raised by Danilo that was to be destroyed, despite his personal promises to the Serbian Orthodox Church's Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral that no such move shall be taken as long as he's alive.


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