Prince Mirko of Montenegro
| Prince Mirko | |
|---|---|
| Grand Duke of Grahovo[1] | |
 | |
| Born | 17 April 1879 Cetinje, Montenegro |
| Died | 2 March 1918 (aged 38) Vienna, Austria |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Natalija Konstantinović |
| Issue | Prince Stephan Prince Stanislaw Michael, Prince of Montenegro Prince Pavle Prince Emmanuel |
| House | Petrović-Njegoš |
| Father | Nicholas I of Montenegro |
| Mother | Milena of Montenegro |
Prince Mirko Dimitri Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Петровић-Његош; 17 April 1879 – 2 March 1918) was born in Cetinje, the second son of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and Milena Vukotić. Prince Mirko predeceased his father and his elder brother Crown Prince Danilo.
Marriage
On 25 July 1902, in
Miloš Obrenović I, Prince of Serbia
, and wife (1816) Tomanija Bogicević (1796 – 13 June 1881).
The couple had five sons before divorcing in October 1917:
- Prince Šćepac (Stephan) (27 August 1903 in Cetinje – 15 March 1908 in Cannes)
- Prince Stanislaw (30 January 1905 in Cetinje – 4 January 1908 in Kotor)
- )
- Prince Pavle (Paul) (16 May 1910 in Podgorica – June 1933)
- Prince Emmanuel (10 June 1912 in Cetinje – 26 March 1928 in Biarritz).
Their eldest surviving son
House of Petrović-Njegoš
and pretender to the Montenegrin throne.
Serbian throne
As Prince Mirko's wife was the granddaughter of Anka (Anna) Obrenovic, a member of the Serbian
King Alexander and Draga Mašin was childless.[3]
 | This article contains close paraphrasing of non-free copyrighted sources. (April 2020) |
Mirko lost his chance to succeed to the Serbian throne in 1903, due to the
the Balkans, especially those under Austria-Hungary
, and was determined to become the society's unified leader.
Death
Mirko divorced his wife in 1917 and moved from
Petrović-Njegoš
house, albeit initially under a pretense regency.
References
External links
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