List of rulers of Montenegro

Monarchy of Montenegro
Royal Coat of arms

Nikola I
Details
Style	His Majesty
First monarch	Danilo I (as Prince)
Last monarch	Nikola I (as King)
Formation	13 March 1852
Abolition	26 November 1918
Residence	King Nikola's Palace, Cetinje, Montenegro
Appointer	Hereditary
Pretender(s)	Nikola Petrović-Njegoš

Duklja

Vavila (Metropolitan from 1493) (1516–1520)
German II (1520–1530)
Pavle (1530–1532)
Vasilije I (1532–1540)
Nikodim (1540)
Romil (1540–1559)
Makarije (1560–1561)
Ruvim I (1561–1569)
Pahomije II Komanin (1569–1579)
Gerasim (1575–1582)
Venijamin (1582–1591)
Nikanor (1591–1593)
Stefan (1591–1593) (Jointly with Nikanor)
Ruvim II Boljević-Njegoš (1593–1636)
Mardarije I Kornečanin (1639–1649)
Visarion I (1649–1659)
Mardarije II Kornečanin (1659–1673)
Ruvim III Boljević (1673–1685)
Vasilije II Velikrasić (1685)
Visarion II Bajica (1685–1692)
Sava I Kaluđerović (1694 – July 1696)

^TitleName Born - Died	Reign	Territory	Notes
^{Prince-Bishop} Danilo I 1670 – January 11, 1735	July 1696 – January 11, 1735	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš.
^{Prince-Bishop} Sava II January 18, 1702 – March 9, 1782	January 11, 1735 – March 9, 1782	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Ruled jointly with Vasilije III from 1750 until March 10, 1766.
^{Prince-Bishop} Vasilije III 1709 – March 10, 1766	1750 – March 10, 1766	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Ruled jointly with Sava II.
^{Prince-Bishop} Petar I 1747 – October 30, 1830	March 1782 – October 30, 1830	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Canonized as Saint Peter of Cetinje by the Serbian Orthodox Church.
^{Prince-Bishop} Petar II November 13, 1813 – October 31, 1851	October 30, 1830 – October 31, 1851	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	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} Danilo II May 25, 1826 – August 13, 1860	1851 – March 13, 1852	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Proclaimed Prince of Montenegro.

Picture	^TitleName Born - Died	Reign	Territory	Notes
	^Prince Danilo I May 25, 1826 – August 13, 1860	March 13, 1852 – August 13, 1860	Principality of Montenegro	First secular ruler of Montenegro after centuries of theocratic rule. Assassinated in Kotor.
	^Prince Nikola I October 7, 1841 – March 1, 1921	August 13, 1860 – August 28, 1910	Principality of Montenegro	Proclaimed King of Montenegro.

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.

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) – also hereditary Grand Master of the Order of Prince Danilo I; The Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje and the Order of the Golden Obilić).

Monarchs of Montenegro

Lordship of Zeta (1356–1516)	Balša I Balšić Đurađ I Balšić Balša II Balšić Đurađ II Balšić Balša III Balšić Radič Crnojević Đurađ III Crnojević Aleksa Crnojević Gojčin Crnojević Stefan I Crnojević Ivan I Crnojević Đurađ IV Crnojević Stefan II Crnojević Ivan II Crnojević Đurađ V Crnojević

Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro (1516–1852)	Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš Sava II Petrović-Njegoš Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš Petar I Petrović-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Danilo II Petrović-Njegoš

Principality of Montenegro (1852–1910)	Danilo I Nicholas I

Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918)	Nicholas I

Kingdom of Montenegro (1941–1944)	Position vacant*

*Michael Petrović-Njegoš, Roman Petrovich Romanov, and Nicholas Romanov, all refused the throne when offered.

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