Anto Gvozdenović (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Анто Гвозденовић; 26 January 1853 – 2 September 1935) was a
Montenegrin, Russian, and French general, a member of the
Imperial Russian Privy Council, and a diplomat and statesman.
Biography
A descendant of the Montenegrin royal family and close associate of the exiled
King Nikola, he was appointed ambassador of Montenegro to the
United States of America
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in 1918.
[Srdja Pavlovic, ''The Annexation of Montenegro and the Creation of the Common South Slavic State'', Purdue University, 2008: pp. 88, 133ff] Later he served as the President (Prime Minister) of the Government-in-exile of Montenegro for two terms and the Regent to
Michael, Prince of Montenegro
Prince Michael Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro (; 14 September 1908 – 24 March 1986) was the third (but eldest surviving) son of Prince Mirko of Montenegro, Grand Voivode of Grahovo and Zeta (1879–1918), and Natalija Konstantinović, a co ...
.
References
Further reading
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External links
The Njegoskij Fund Public Project: Biography of General Dr. Anto Gvozdenović (1853–1935).
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Montenegrin generals
Montenegrin diplomats
People from the Russian Empire of Serbian descent
Ambassadors of Montenegro to the United States
1853 births
1935 deaths
20th-century regents