Mirko Petrović-Njegoš

Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, circa 1860

Mirko Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian-Cyrillic Мирко Петровић-Његош ; born August 19, 1820 in Njeguši , Principality of Montenegro ; † August 1, 1867 ) was a Montenegrin military commander, diplomat and poet . He belonged to the Petrović-Njegoš house . He was awarded the title veliki vojvoda ( German : Grand Prince) of Grahovo . He is also known as Vojvoda Mirko .

Career

Mirko Petrović-Njegoš was the son of Stanko Petrović-Njegoš and his wife Krstinja Vrbica. He was the older brother of Danilo II. Petrović-Njegoš and nephew of Petar II. Petrović-Njegoš , both Prince-Bishops of Montenegro. Mirko Petrović-Njegoš became known for his victory in the battle of Grahovac on May 1, 1858, in which he led the Montenegrin army against the army of the Ottoman Empire .

His epic work Junački spomenik (German: "Heldendenkmal") was published in 1864 in what was then the Montenegrin capital, Cetinje . It glorifies Montenegro and the Montenegrins. It also tells of the great victories over the Ottoman Empire.

Petrović-Njegoš married on October 26th ^July. / 7th November 1840 ^greg. his wife Stana Martinović (born June 15 ^{. jul} / 27 June 1824 ^greg. in Bajice , Principality of Montenegro, † December 31, 1893 ^jul. / January 12, 1894 ^greg. in Cetinje, Montenegro Principality) in Njeguši. The couple had three children, Nikola (born September 25th ^July / 7th October 1841 ^greg. † March 1, 1921), Princess Anastasia († March 29, 1879), married to Sava Plamenac, and Princess Maria, married to Captain Y. Gopcević

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Marinko Paunović: Srbi: biografije znamenitih: A-Š , Emka, 1998, p. 195
2. ^ Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, Risto J. Dragićević: Junački spomenik , Narodna knjiga, 1951
3. ↑ Junački spomenik , njegos.org

Web links

• Mirko Petrović-Njegoš on the genealogy.euweb.cz website
• Mirko Petrović-Njegoš on the portalanalitika.me website