Elena of Montenegro

Elena of Montenegro
Servant of God
Queen consort of Italy
Tenure29 July 1900 – 9 May 1946
Empress consort of Ethiopia
Tenure9 May 1936 – 5 May 1941
Queen consort of the Albanians
Tenure16 April 1939 – 8 September 1943
Born(1873-01-08)8 January 1873
Cetinje, Montenegro
Died28 November 1952(1952-11-28) (aged 79)
Montpellier, France
Burial15 December 2017
Spouse
(m. 1896; died 1947)
Issue
Names
Jelena Petrović-Njegoš
HousePetrović-Njegoš
FatherNicholas I of Montenegro
MotherMilena Vukotić
ReligionRoman Catholic
prev. Eastern Orthodoxy
SignatureElena of Montenegro's signature
Portrait of young Elena in 1888, by Vlaho Bukovac
Portrait of Elena as Princess of Napoli

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.