| Danilo I | |||||
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 Portrait of Danilo Petrović-Njegoš by Johann Böss, 1855 | |||||
| Prince of Montenegro | |||||
| Reign | 1852–1860 | ||||
| Predecessor | Himself (as Prince-Bishop) | ||||
| Successor | Nicholas I | ||||
| Prince-Bishop of Montenegro | |||||
| Reign | 1851–1852 | ||||
| Predecessor | Petar II | ||||
| Successor | Himself (as Prince) | ||||
| Born | 25 May 1826 Njeguši, Montenegro | ||||
| Died | 13 August 1860 (aged 34) Kotor, Austrian Empire | ||||
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| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Princess Olga | ||||
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| House | Petrović-Njegoš | ||||
| Father | Stanko Petrović-Njegoš | ||||
| Mother | Krstinja Vrbica | ||||
| Religion | Serbian Orthodoxy | ||||
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Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило I Петровић-Његош; 25 May 1826 – 13 August 1860) was the ruling Prince of Montenegro from 1851 to 1860. The beginning of his reign marked the transition of Montenegro from a traditional theocratic form of government (Prince-Bishopric) into a secular Principality.[1]
He became involved in a war with the Ottoman Empire in 1852, the Porte claiming jurisdiction in Montenegro, and the boundaries between the two countries were not defined until 1858. Danilo, with the help of his elder brother, Voivode Mirko, defeated the Ottomans at Ostrog in 1853 and in the Battle of Grahovac in 1858. The town of Danilovgrad is named after him.
- ^ Ćirković 2004, p. 215.