List of rulers of Montenegro
This article lists rulers of Montenegro, from the establishment of Duklja to the Kingdom of Montenegro which merged into the Kingdom of Serbia in 1918.
| Monarchy of Montenegro | |
|---|---|
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 Nikola I | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| First monarch | Vojislav (as Prince) |
| Last monarch | Nikola I (as King) |
| Formation | 1018 |
| Abolition | 1918 |
| Residence | Royal Palace, Cetinje, Montenegro |
| Appointer | Hereditary |
| Pretender(s) | Nikola Petrović-Njegoš |
Medieval Duklja (Dioclea)
House of Vojislavljević
- Vojislav I (1018 – c. 1043)
- Neda (1043—1046)
- Gojislav (c. 1046)
- Mihailo I (c. 1046 – 1081)
- Konstantin (1081–1101)
- Mihailo II (1101–1102)
- Dobroslav II (1102)
- Kočopar (1102–1103)
- Vladimir (1103–1114)
- Đorđe I (1114–1118)
- Grubeša (1118–1125)
- Đorđe I (1125–1131)
- Gradihna (1131–1148)
- Radoslav (1146–1148/62)
- Mihailo III (1162–1186)
- Desislava (c. 1186–1189)
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
Non-hereditary Metropolitans
- Vavila (Bishop from 1493) (1516–1520)
- German II (1520–1530)
- Pavle (1530–1532)
- Vasilije I (1532–1540)
- Nikodim (1540)
- Romi (1540–1559)
- Makarije (1560–1561)
- Ruvim I (1561–1569)
- Pahomije II (1569–1579)
- Gerasim (1575–1582)
- Venijamin (1582–1591)
- Nikanor and Stefan (1591–1593)
- Ruvim II (1593–1636)
- Mardarije I (1639–1649)
- Visarion I (1649–1659)
- Mardarije II (1659–1673)
- Ruvim III (1673–1685)
- Vasilije II (1685)
- Visarion II (1685–1692)
- Sava I (1694–1697)
Hereditary Metropolitans
| Picture | TitleName Born - Died |
Reign | House | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Prince-Bishop[nb 1] Danilo I 1670 – 1735 | 1697 – January 11, 1735 | Petrović-Njegoš | Founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš. |
 | Prince-Bishop[nb 1] Sava II 1702 – 1782 | January 11, 1735 – 1781 | Petrović-Njegoš | Ruled jointly with Vasilije III from 1750 until 1766. |
 | Prince-Bishop[nb 1] Vasilije III 1709 – 1766 | 1750 – March 10, 1766 | Petrović-Njegoš | Ruled jointly with Sava II. |
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"Tsar", Lord Stephen the Little c. 1739 – 1773 |
February 1768 – 22 September 1773 | None | Impostor who was purported to be the dead Russian emperor Peter III in exile. Proclaimed leader by the people of Montenegro and ruled the country as an absolute monarch, sidelining Prince-Bishop Sava II. |
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Prince-Bishop[nb 1] Arsenije II fl. 1766 – 1784 | 1781 – 1784 | None (Plamenac) | Succeed Sava II Petrović-Njegoš as the Metropolitan of Cetinje and as the Prince-Bishop. Non-Hereditary. |
 | Prince-Bishop[nb 1] Petar I 1747 – 1830 | October 13, 1784 – October 30, 1830 | Petrović-Njegoš | Canonized as Saint Peter of Cetinje by the Serbian Orthodox Church. |
 | Prince-Bishop[nb 1] Petar II 1813 – 1851 | October 30, 1830 – October 31, 1851 | Petrović-Njegoš | Most famous as a poet. His notable works include The Mountain Wreath, The Light of Microcosm, The Serbian Mirror and False Tsar Stephen the Little. |
 | Prince-Bishop[nb 1] Danilo II 1826 – 1860 | 1851 – March 13, 1852 | Petrović-Njegoš | Proclaimed Prince of Montenegro. |
- The official theocratic title was; "Bishop (or Vladika) and the Lord of Montenegro" (Владика и господар Црне Горе).
Principality of Montenegro (1852–1910)
House of Petrović-Njegoš
| Picture | TitleName Born - Died |
Reign | Territory | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Prince, Lord[nb 1] Danilo I 1826–1860 | March 13, 1852 – August 13, 1860 | Principality of Montenegro (see; Reign of Danilo I) | First secular ruler of Montenegro after centuries of theocratic rule. Assassinated in Kotor. |
 | Prince, Lord[nb 1] Nikola I 1841–1921 | August 13, 1860 – August 28, 1910 | Principality of Montenegro (see; Reign of Nikola I) | Proclaimed King of Montenegro. |
- The official royal title was; "Knjaz (or Prince) and the Lord (Gospodar) of Montenegro" (Књаз и господар Црне Горе).
Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918)
House of Petrović-Njegoš
| Picture | TitleName Born - Died |
Reign | Territory | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Nikola I October 7, 1841 – March 1, 1921 | August 28, 1910 – November 26, 1918 | Kingdom of Montenegro | In exile from January 15, 1916, due to the Montenegrin Campaign. Deposed on the Podgorica Assembly on November 26, 1918. |
Pretenders to the Montenegrin throne since 1918
House of Petrović-Njegoš
- Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš (26 November 1918 – 1 March 1921)
- Danilo Petrović-Njegoš (1 March 1921 – 7 March 1921)
- Mihajlo Petrović-Njegoš (7 March 1921 – 24 March 1986)
- Nikola Petrović-Njegoš (24 March 1986 – present)
See also
- List of heads of state of Montenegro, for a comprehensive list of Montenegrin heads of state since 1696.
| Prince-Bishopric (1696–1852) |  | |
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| Principality (1852–1910) | ||
| Kingdom (1910–1918) | ||
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