Elena of Montenegro

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Elena of Montenegro
Servant of God
Queen consort of Italy
Tenure	29 July 1900 – 9 May 1946
Empress consort of Ethiopia
Tenure	9 May 1936 – 5 May 1941
Queen consort of the Albanians
Tenure	16 April 1939 – 8 September 1943
Born	(1873-01-08)8 January 1873 Cetinje, Montenegro
Died	28 November 1952(1952-11-28) (aged 79) Montpellier, France
Burial	15 December 2017 Sanctuary of Vicoforte
Spouse	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy ​ ​ (m. 1896; died 1947)​
Issue	Princess Yolanda, Countess of Bergolo Princess Mafalda, Landgravine of Hesse Umberto II of Italy Giovanna, Queen of Bulgaria Maria Francesca, Princess Louis of Bourbon-Parma
Names Jelena Petrović-Njegoš
House	Petrović-Njegoš
Father	Nicholas I of Montenegro
Mother	Milena Vukotić
Religion	Roman Catholic prev. Eastern Orthodoxy
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Elena of Montenegro (Serbian: Јелена Петровић Његош / Jelena Petrović Njegoš; 8 January 1873 – 28 November 1952) was Queen of Italy from 29 July 1900 until 9 May 1946 as the wife of King Victor Emmanuel III. As Victor Emmanuel's wife, she briefly claimed the titles Empress of Ethiopia and Queen of the Albanians; both titles were dropped when her husband formally renounced them in 1943. Elena was the daughter of King Nicholas I and Queen Milena of Montenegro. With the opening of the case for her canonization, she was made Servant of God by the Catholic Church in 2001.