Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro (born 1944)
Nicholas
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Prince of Montenegro Grand Duke of Grahovo | |
Head of the House of Petrović-Njegoš | |
Period | 24 March 1986 – present |
Predecessor | Michael, Prince of Montenegro |
Heir apparent | Boris, Hereditary Prince of Montenegro |
Born | Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem, France | 7 July 1944
Spouse |
Francine Navarro
(m. 1976; died 2008) |
Petrović-Njegoš | |
Father | Michael, Prince of Montenegro |
Mother | Geneviève Prigent |
Signature |
Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro (
He lives in Montenegro and occupies part of the former royal palace and the historic family home in
Family background
The house of Petrović came originally from Herzegovina and settled in Njeguši around 1400. Niegosch was born around 1425 and became the Voivode of Njegoš.
Nicholas descends from Danilo Petrović-Njegoš who obtained the hereditary Dignity of
Nicholas is also related to the former royal
During
The family gained the
Nicholas I's heir at death was his eldest son, Crown Prince Danilo (titular King Danilo II), who "abdicated" after one week,[2] recognizing his cousin's reign over Serbia (including the territories of Montenegro) and Yugoslavia. The family's dynastic claim was taken up by his grandson, Michael, Prince of Montenegro, the titular King Mihajlo I, who was the father of Prince Nikola II and died in exile in 1986.[2]
Early life
Nicholas was born in
Nicholas was initially baptised
In 1967 while a student he visited Montenegro for the first time, upon showing his university ID card the staff bowed upon recognising the Petrović-Njegoš name. News of his visit had spread and by the time he left the museum a crowd of 300 Montenegrins had gathered to greet him.[6]
Head of the royal house
Nicholas succeeded as head of the House of Petrović-Njegoš on the death of his father in 1986 and grew closer to his Montenegrin heritage. In 1989 he received an official invitation to come to Montenegro for the reburial and state funeral of his great grandparents King Nicholas I of Montenegro and Queen Milena and their two daughters, Princess Vera and Princess Xenia.[7] Nicholas accompanied the remains on an Italian battleship and his family received an enthusiastic welcome from Montenegrins.[8]
During the breakup of Yugoslavia, Nicholas made several statements calling on Montenegrins not to get caught up in the violence.[5]
Nicholas was an active participant in the campaign for the restoration of Montenegro's independence, preceding the referendum on the separation of the former kingdom from the provisional State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. [citation needed]
Nicholas chose not to attend the celebrations of the centenary of the Kingdom of Montenegro that were held on 28 August 2010.[9] Instead, he celebrated in private.
Legislation passed in 2011 provides Nicholas with a monthly stipend equal to that of the President, and grants his family residences in Cetinje and Podgorica, the Petrović Njegoš historic family home in Njeguši, and use of the first floor of the former royal palace. The Montenegrin state also promised to pay €4.3 million to a charitable foundation administered by the family.[10]
Marriage and children
On 27 November 1976 in
- Princess Altinaï of Montenegro, born at Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis on 27 October 1977. She married Anton Martynov on 12 May 2009. The couple has one son:
- Nikolai Martynov (born 30 September 2009)
- Boris, Hereditary Prince of Montenegro, Grand-Duke (Voivode) of Grahovo and Zeta, born at Les Lilas on 21 January 1980. He married Véronique Haillot Canas da Silva on 12 May 2007. The couple has two daughters.[citation needed]
Honours, awards and arms
Honours
National dynastic honours
- House of Petrović-Njegoš: Grand Master of the Order of Petrović Njegoš[12]
- House of Petrović-Njegoš: Grand Master of the Order of Prince Danilo I[12]
- House of Petrović-Njegoš: Grand Master of the Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje[12]
Foreign honours
- France: Member of the Order of the Legion of Honour[13][14]
- Italian Republic: Red Cross Great Cross[12]
- Italian Republic: Recipient of the Red Cross Gold Medal
- Italian Royal Family: Knight Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation[12]
- Italian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[12]
- Order of Merit of Savoy
- Two Sicilian Royal Family: Recipient of the Golden Medal of Honor of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George[12]
- Two Sicilian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I[12][15]
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 2nd Class with Band[12]
- Grand Ducal Royal Family of Mecklenburg: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Wendish Crown[citation needed]
- Portuguese Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa[12]
- Georgian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia[16]
Awards
- Honorary citizen of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy (23 June 2007)[17]
Coat of arms
He bears the Montenegrin Coat of Arms, which can be seen at the centre of the
The Constitution of 2007 maintained "the tradition" of King Nicholas I: the adopted Coat of Arms was a crowned silver eagle with the sara in one and the sceptre in the other claw, and charged on its breast was a red shield with the lion passant.
The 2011 Law on the Status of the Descendants of the Petrović Njegoš Dynasty[19] states that Nicholas "may use the heraldic symbols of the Petrović Njegoš dynasty" (Article 6).
Ancestors
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See also
- Heads of former ruling families
References
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- ^ ISBN 9780953214259.
- ^ "Un prince sera en visite à Lannion, jeudi". Ouest-France.fr. August 24, 2017.
- ^ "Nicolas Petrovic Roi-citoyen du Monténégro". La Croix. November 25, 2000 – via www.la-croix.com.
- ^ ISBN 9782950797438.
- ^ "Podgorica, 12 juillet 2011: Nicolas, le prince qui s'ignore". Soirmag. February 1, 2018.
- ^ "The Collection, Montenegro vol. 21 by The Collection magazine - Issuu". issuu.com. May 4, 2018.
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- ^ Les Courrier des Balkan, Montenegro celebrates 100 years of the kingdom without an heir of the dynasty Petrovic Njegos, balkans.courriers.info, August 30 2010]
- ^ "Montenegro Welcomes Back It's Crown Prince and Royal Family | Iranian.com". iranian.com.
- ^ Burke's Royal Families of the World; Europe and Latin-America
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Page with some of Nicholas' Orders included". Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Décret du 30 décembre 2016 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance.
- ^ "Prince Nikola Petrović Njegoš awarded Legion of Honour, DPM Pažin: 'This is also recognition for Montenegro'" (21 April 2017) Official website of the Government of Montenegro.
- ^ "Exchange of Honours between the Constantinian Order and the Royal Order of Danilo I of Montenegro - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George". February 2006.
- ^ "elenco de caballeros y damas de la orden del águila de georgia y la". studylib.es.
- ^ "Crown Prince was created an Honorary Citizen of the City of Agrigento". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
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- ^ "Skupština Crne Gore". Skupština Crne Gore.