Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje explained

Type:House Order
Awarded By:Royal House of Montenegro
Eligibility:Members of the Montenegrin Royal family and kinsmen
Status:Currently awarded
Date:1869
Country: Montenegro
House:House of Petrović-Njegoš
Grades:Knight/Dame

The Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje (Serbian Cyrillic: Орден Светог Петра Цетињског) is the a dynastic order of the Royal House of Petrović-Njegoš.[1] As Montenegro is now a republic, the order is distributed as a private house order of the deposed family. The Order is bestowed upon prominent members of the Petrović-Njegoš family,[2] as well as to others.

The name of Prince Danilo, the first Montenegrin ruler with a purely secular title, is inscribed on the Decoration.

The Order was named after the Patron Saint of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church, Prince-Bishop (Vladika) Peter I Petrović, the person who effectively obtained independence for Montenegro, and to whom is attributed the creation of the modern Montenegrin State.

Officers of the Order

Recipients

Notes and References

  1. Book: Romanoff, Prince Dimitri; [colours by Strüwing]. Prince Dimitri Romanov

    . The orders, medals and history of Montenegro. 1980. Bent Carlsen. Copenhagen. 978-8785216274. Prince Dimitri Romanov.

  2. Web site: H.R.H. Prince Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh decorates H.M.E.H. Fra’ Andrew Bertie with the Order of Danilo I and the Order of Saint Petar of Cetinje. The Dynastic Orders of the Royal House. The Njegoskij Fund. 5 December 2012. Chaumont, France. 2 February 2006. Crown Prince Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh invested H.M.E.M. Grand Master Fra’ Andrew Bertie with the insignia of Knight Grand Cross with Diamond Star in the Order of Danilo I, and that of the Order of Saint Petar of Cetinje what is, for a foreign citizen, an extremely rare honour since the Order is normally reserved for members of the Royal Family of Montenegro and their kinsmen.
  3. Web site: June 4, 2005, Cetinje hosts the first gala ceremony of the Order of Danilo I since 90 years. The Dynastic Orders of the Royal House. The Njegoskij Fund. 5 December 2012. Chaumont, France. 5 June 2005.
  4. Web site: Huart. J. S.A.R. Boris Petrovitch Njegosh, Prince Héréditaire de Monténégro, nouveau Grand Chancelier des Ordres Dynastiques de la Maison Royale. The Royal House of Montenegro, news and events. The Njegoskij Fund. 5 December 2012. Chaumont, France. French. 29 August 2012. Aujourd’hui, mercredi 29 août 2012, S.A.R. le Prince Héritier Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh annonce par voie de presse que la veille, son fils, le Prince Héréditaire Boris, a été investi Grand Chancelier des Ordres Dynastiques de la Maison Royale de Monténégro.
  5. Web site: Investiture ceremony on the occasion of Miléna’s birth, first grandchild of Hereditary Grand Master Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh. The Dynastic Orders of the Royal House. The Njegoskij Fund. 5 December 2012. 27 February 2008. Today, on Wednesday February 27, 2008, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh, Hereditary Grand Master of the Royal House Orders of Montenegro, announced that his grandchild, the little Miléna, daughter of Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Prince Boris Petrovitch Njegosh, Grand Voivode of Zeta and Grahovo, and Princess Véronique of Montenegro, born on last February 11, was admitted in the Order of Saint Petar of Cetinje. On the occasion of this great event for the Dynasty, the Crown Prince also invested Princess Véronique with the insignia of Dame Grand Cross in the Order of Danilo I, and that of the Order of Saint Petar of Cetinje..
  6. http://mecklenburg-strelitz.org/2018/08/01/2018-annual-memorial-service-in-mirow/ Annual Memorial Service in Mirow

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