The remains of Nikola, his queen Milena, and two of their twelve children were re-buried in Montenegro
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Nicholas I of Montenegro
Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš was the last monarch of Montenegro from 1860 to 1918, reigning as prince from 1860 to 1910 and as the country's first and only king from 1910 to 1918. His grandsons were kings Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Umberto II of Italy, among others.
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politics · Last monarch of Montenegro from 1860 to 1918 · poet · writer · monarch · aristocrat · also Nicholas I of Montenegro, Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš, Nikola Mirkov Petrović-Njegoš, Montenegro
Born 25 September 1841 · Died 1 March 1921 · Q283255
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1921· 1 entry
Died 1921-03-01.
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1914· 1 entry
Was the first to go to Serbia's aid to repel the Austro-Hungarian forces from the Balkan Peninsula
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1912· 1 entry
King Nikola was one of the most enthusiastic of the allies
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1906· 1 entry
Introduced Montenegrin currency, the perper
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1905· 1 entry
Following pressure from a population eager for more freedom
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1897· 1 entry
“Opis: o swej znajomości z Mikołajem I Petroviciem-Niegoszem w 1897.”
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1883· 1 entry
Nikola visited Abdul Hamid II, with whom he subsequently maintained the most cordial relations; in 1896 he celebrated the bicentenary of the Petrović dynasty, and in the same year he attended the coronation of Nicholas I
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1878· 1 entry
Recognised the independence of Montenegro, and in the succeeding decades Montenegro enjoyed considerable prosperity and stability
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1876· 2 entries
Sent a message to the Montenegrins in Herzegovina:
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Nikola declared war against Turkey; his military reputation was enhanced by the ensuing campaign, and still more by that of 1877/78, during which he captured Nikšić, Bar and Ulcinj
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1871· 1 entry
Prince Dolgorukov arrived in Montenegro on a special mission from the tsar and distributed large sums of money among the people
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1869· 1 entry
Prince Nikola, whose authority was now firmly established, succeeded in preventing the impetuous highlanders from aiding the Krivošijans in their revolt against the Austrian government; similarly in 1897 he checked the m
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1867· 1 entry
Met the emperor Napoleon III in Paris, and in 1868 he undertook a journey to Russia, where he received an affectionate welcome from the tsar, Alexander II in St Petersburg
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1841· 1 entry
Born 1841-09-25.
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