Danilo of Montenegro
Crown Prince Danilo Alexander of Montenegro (born June 29, 1871 in Cetinje , Montenegro , † September 24, 1939 in Vienna , Austria ) was a member of the House of Petrović-Njegoš and titular king of Montenegro .
Life
Danilo was the eldest son of King Nikola I of Montenegro (1841-1921) and his wife Milena Vukotić (1847-1923). He grew up with his siblings in Cetinje. His sisters, Zorka , Militza , Anastasia , Elena and Anna married into prestigious European noble houses, Russia , Italy and Germany .
On July 27, 1899, Crown Prince Danilo Alexander of Montenegro married Princess Jutta von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1880-1946), second daughter of Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V and Princess Elisabeth von Anhalt in Cetinje , who changed her name to Militza after the wedding . The marriage remained childless.
After the death of his father in 1921, Crown Prince Danilo became King Danilo III on March 1, 1921 . called out. Since he was only king in exile, he abdicated after a week in favor of his nephew, Prince Michael of Montenegro , and went into exile in Italy with his wife Militza.
Worth mentioning
- The princely house around Prince Nikola I was the inspiration for Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow . Even if the name Montenegro was renamed in the original libretto to the name of the similar sounding Spanish city Pontevedro for reasons of censorship : South Slavic music numbers and above all the personal names Danilo and Njegoš (name of the Montenegrin dynasty) make this easy to recognize; Just like Princess Jutta von Mecklenburg-Strelitz once did, the funny operetta widow Hanna Glawari marries a Danilo.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Nikola I. Petrović-Njegoš |
Titular King of Montenegro in 1921 |
Mihajlo Petrović-Njegoš |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Danilo of Montenegro |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | King of Montenegro |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Member of the House of Petrović-Njegoš and King of Montenegro |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1871 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cetinje , Montenegro |
DATE OF DEATH | September 24, 1939 |
Place of death | Vienna |