List of monarchs of Montenegro explained

Royal Title:	Monarchy
Realm:	Montenegro
Coatofarms:	Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Montenegro.svg
Coatofarmssize:	100px
Coatofarmscaption:	Royal Coat of arms
First Monarch:	Vojislav
Last Monarch:	Nikola I
Style:	His Majesty
Residence:	Royal Palace, Cetinje, Montenegro
Appointer:	Hereditary
Began:	1018
Ended:	1918
Pretender:	Nikola Petrović-Njegoš

This article lists monarchs of Montenegro, from the establishment of Duklja to the Kingdom of Montenegro which merged into the Kingdom of Serbia in 1918.

Medieval Duklja (Dioclea)

See main article: Duklja and House of Vojislavljević.

Non-hereditary archons

• Petar (late 10th century)
• Vladimir (c. 1000 –1016)
• Dragimir (1016 –1018)

House of Vojislavljević

• Vojislav I (1018 – c. 1043)
• Neda (1043—1046)
• (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)
• (c. 1186–1189)

Zeta, crown land

See main article: Zeta (crown land).

House of Nemanjić

• Vukan (1189-1208)
• Đorđe (1208-1216)
• Radoslav (1216-1243)
• Beloslava (1243-1267)
• Uroš (1267-1276)
• Jelena (1276-1309)
• Stefan (1309-1314)
• Konstantin (1314-1322)
• Dušan (1322-1331)

Non-hereditary governors

• Đuraš Ilijić (1331-1362)

Principality of Zeta/Montenegro

See main article: House of Balšić and House of Crnojević.

House of Balšić

• Balša I (1356–1362)
• Đurađ I (1362–1378)
• Balša II (1378–1385)
• Đurađ II (1385–1403)
• Balša III (1403–1421)

House of Crnojević

• Đurađ and Aleksa (1403–1435)
• Gojčin (1435-1451)
• Stefan I (1451–1465)
• Ivan I (1465–1490)
• Đurađ IV (1490–1496)
• Stefan II (1496–1498)
• Ivan II (1498–1515)
• Đurađ V (1515–1516)

Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro

See also: List of Metropolitans 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[1] Danilo I	1697 – January 11, 1735		Founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš.
	^Prince-Bishop Sava II	January 11, 1735 – 1781		Ruled jointly with Vasilije III from 1750 until 1766.
	^Prince-Bishop Vasilije III	1750 – March 10, 1766		Ruled jointly with Sava II.
	^"Tsar", Lord	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.
80px	^Prince-Bishop Arsenije II 1766 – 1784	1781 – 1784	None	Succeed Sava II Petrović-Njegoš as the Metropolitan of Cetinje and as the Prince-Bishop. Non-Hereditary.
	^Prince-Bishop Petar I	October 13, 1784 – October 30, 1830		Canonized as Saint Peter of Cetinje by the Serbian Orthodox Church.
	^Prince-Bishop Petar II	October 30, 1830 – October 31, 1851		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	1851 – March 13, 1852		Proclaimed Prince of Montenegro.

Principality of Montenegro (1852–1910)

House of Petrović-Njegoš

Picture	^TitleName Born - Died	Reign	Territory	Notes
	^Prince, Lord[2] Danilo I	March 13, 1852 – August 13, 1860		First secular ruler of Montenegro after centuries of theocratic rule. Assassinated in Kotor.
	Nikola I	August 13, 1860 – August 28, 1910		Proclaimed King of Montenegro.

Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918)

House of Petrović-Njegoš

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.

Notes and References

1. The official theocratic title was; "Bishop (or Vladika) and the Lord of Montenegro" (Владика и господар Црне Горе).
2. The official royal title was; "Knjaz (or Prince) and the Lord (Gospodar) of Montenegro" (Књаз и господар Црне Горе).