Kingdom of Montenegro

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Краљевина Црнa Горa Kingdom of Montenegro ← 1910–1916 → Flag Coat of arms Anthem To Our Beautiful Montenegro (state) There, o'er There! (national) The Kingdom of Montenegro in 1913 Capital Cetinje Capital-in-exile Bordeaux, Neuilly-sur-Seine Language(s) Serbian Religion Serbian Orthodox Christianity Government Constitutional monarchy King¹  - 1910-1918 Nicholas I Prime minister  - 1910-1912 (first) Lazar Tomanovic  - 1917-1918 (last) Evgenije Popovic Legislature Montenegrin National Assembly Historical era World War I  - 50th anniversary of monarch's reign 28 August 1910 1910  - Treaty of London (end of First Balkan War) 30 May 1913  - capitulation to Austria-Hungary 16 January 1916  - Joined Serbia 28 November 1918 1916 Area  - 1910 9,475 km² (3,658 sq mi)  - 1912 14,442 km² (5,576 sq mi) Population  - 1911 est. 220,000   - 1914 est. 500,000  Currency Montenegrin perper ¹factually there was no parliamentary democracy, since the constitution granted virtually absolute powers to the monarch

The Kingdom of Montenegro (Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевина Црнa Горa; Serbian Latin alphabet Kraljevina Crna Gora) was a kingdom in southeastern Europe.

The capital of the kingdom was Cetinje. The currency of the Kingdom was the Montenegrin perper. It was a constitutional monarchy, but absolutist in practice.

Contents 1 History 2 Rulers (1910-1918) 2.1 Titular Rulers (1918-Present) 3 Prime ministers 3.1 Prime ministers-in-exile 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

The Kingdom of Montenegro was proclaimed by Knjaz Nikola in Cetinje, on 28 August 1910.

The Balkan Wars (1912 – 1913) turned out to be the beginning of the king's undoing. Montenegro did make further territorial gains by splitting up Sandžak with Serbia on 30 May 1913. However, the critics would say, by doing this he tried to bite off more than he could chew, incorporating a large population that did not feel any allegiance to his country.

In addition, the newly-captured city of Skadar had to be given up to the new state of Albania at the insistence of the Great Powers despite the Montenegrins having invested 10,000 lives into the capture of the town from the Ottoman (Albanian) forces of Esad Pasha.

During World War I (1914 – 1918) Montenegro was allied with the Allied Powers. From 15 January 1916 to October 1918, Montenegro was occupied by its enemy, Austria-Hungary.

On 20 July 1917, the Corfu Declaration was signed; it declared the unification of Montenegro with Serbia. On 26 November 1918, Montenegrin unification with Serbia was proclaimed. Knez Nicholas was a staunch supporter of unification with Serbia to form a great Serbian state for all Serbs but was in conflict with King Alexander who was the ruler of Serbia. The disagreement was on who would be the ruler of the new kingdom. Knez Nicholas was eventually dethroned and exiled.

[edit] Rulers (1910-1918)

• Nicholas I of Montenegro, king from 1910 to 1918

[edit] Titular Rulers (1918-Present)

• Nicholas I of Montenegro (1918 - 1921)
• Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro (Danilo III) (1921)
• Michael, Prince of Montenegro (Michael I) (1921 - 1986)
• HRH Prince Nicholas of Montenegro (Nikola II) (1986 - Present)
  • (Heir Apparent) Prince Boris of Montenegro (born 1980)

[edit] Prime ministers

• Lazar Tomanovic (1910-1912)
• Mitar Martinovic (1912-1913)
• Janko Vukotic (1913-1915)
• Milo Matanovic (1915-1916)

[edit] Prime ministers-in-exile

• Lazar Mijuskovic (1916)
• Andrija Radovic (1916-1917)
• Milo Matanovic (1917)
• Evgenije Popovic (1917-1919)
• Jovan Plamenac (1919-1921)
• Anto Gvozdenovic (1921-1922)
• Milutin Vucinic (1922)
• Anto Gvozdenovic (1922)

[edit] See also

• History of Montenegro
• Principality of Montenegro

[edit] External links

• Kingdom of Montenegro in 1918
• Map
• Map
• Montenegro - World Statesmen

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