Olga Petrović Njegoš (

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, March 19, 1859 –

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, September 21, 1896), was a Montenegrin princess. She was the daughter and the only child of

Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyr, Данило I Петровић-Његош; 25 May 1826 – 13 August 1860) was the ruling Prince of Montenegro from 1851 to 1860. The beginning of his reign marked the transition of Montenegro from an archai ...

and

Darinka, Princess of Montenegro Darinka Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Даринка Петровић-Његош; 19 December 1838 – 2 February 1892) was a Princess consort of Montenegro by her marriage to Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro. She was the first Princess cons ...

. In 1860, her father died, and was succeeded by Nicholas I.Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 9781405142915. In 1867, she left Montenegro with her mother and settled in Venice. Princess Olga was described as quite pretty, and as a timid and sweet tempered personality. In accordance with the will of her father, Olga was be placed under the guardianship of her mother until she reached the age of eighteen, and after that she was to come in to the inheritance and lands of her father. However, Nicholas I did not give permission to her or her mother to return to Montenegro again once they had left, so she was never able to take control of her inheritance. Reportedly, she had not recollection of Montenegro. Having no real property but still of royal birth, she remained unmarried, since she was expected to marry a royal but her lack of dynastic importance or property never made her a valuable on the royal marriage market. She lived her live in Venice, where she died unmarried and childless. Her remains was buried in Montenegro.

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