This article lists rulers of Montenegro, from the establishment of
Duklja to the
Kingdom of Montenegro which merged into the
Kingdom of Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Princi ...
in 1918.
Medieval Duklja (Dioclea)
Non-hereditary archons
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Petar (late 10th century)
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Vladimir (c. 1000 –1016)
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Dragimir (1016 –1018)
House of Vojislavljević
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Vojislav I (1018 – c. 1043)
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Neda (1043—1046)
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Gojislav (c. 1046)
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Mihailo I
Mihailo Vojislavljević ( sr-cyr, Михаило Војислављевић) was a medieval Serbian king and the ruler of Dioclea (Duklja), from 1046 to 1081 initially as a Byzantine vassal holding the title of ''protospatharios'', then after 10 ...
(c. 1046 – 1081)
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Konstantin (1081–1101)
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Mihailo II (1101–1102)
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Dobroslav II
Dobroslav II ( sr-Cyrl, Доброслав; 1081–1103) was King of Duklja, between 1101 and 1102.
Life
His life is only known from the information given in the ''Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja'', according to which he is sometimes called Do ...
(1102)
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Kočopar (1102–1103)
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Vladimir (1103–1114)
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Đorđe I (1114–1118)
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Grubeša
Grubeša Branislavljević ( sr-cyrl, Грубеша Бранислављевић) (died 1125) was Prince and ruler of Duklja from 1118 to 1125. After the Byzantine Empire defeated King George I of Duklja in 1118, Grubeša assumed the throne as a B ...
(1118–1125)
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Đorđe I (1125–1131)
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Gradihna
Gradinja ( sr-cyr, Градиња) or Gradihna (; 1125–46) was the ruler of Duklja, from either 1131 to 1142 or 1135 to 1146. Gradinja is one of many persons (alongside Branislav, Gojislav, Georgije and Grubeša among others) mentioned only in ...
(1131–1148)
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Radoslav
Radoslav () is a common Slavic masculine given name, derived from ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "eager glory". It is known since the Middle Ages. Th ...
(1146–1148/62)
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Mihailo III (1162–1186)
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Desislava Desislava ( bg, Десислава) or Dessislava is a feminine Bulgarian given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Desislava Bozhilova (born 1992), Bulgarian international snooker referee
*Desislava of Bulgaria (fl. 14th c.), Princess of ...
(c. 1186–1189)
Zeta, crown land
House of Nemanjić
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Vukan (1189-1208)
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Đorđe (1208-1216)
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Radoslav
Radoslav () is a common Slavic masculine given name, derived from ''rad-'' ("happy, eager, to care") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "eager glory". It is known since the Middle Ages. Th ...
(1216-1243)
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Beloslava (1243-1267)
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Uroš __NOTOC__
Uroš ( sr-Cyrl, Урош) is a South Slavic given or last name primarily spread amongst Serbs, and Slovenians (mostly of Serbian descent). This noun has been interpreted as "lords", because it usually appears in conjunction with ''velmõ ...
(1267-1276)
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Jelena Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. It is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helen, which is of uncertain origin. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenotschka, Jeca, Lenka, and Alena.
Not ...
(1276-1309)
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Stefan (1309-1314)
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Konstantin (1314-1322)
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Dušan
Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Душан) is a Slavic given name primarily used in countries of Yugoslavia; and among Slovaks and Czechs. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duša'' "soul".
Occurrence
In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular name ...
(1322-1331)
Non-hereditary governors
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Đuraš Ilijić
Đuraš Ilijić ( sr-cyrl, Ђураш Илијић, 1326–62) was a nobleman who served the Serbian monarchs Stefan Dečanski (r. 1321–1331), Stefan Dušan (r. 1331–1355) and Uroš V (r. 1355–1371), from 1326 until his death in 1362. He had ...
(1331-1362)
Principality of Zeta/Montenegro
House of Balšić
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Balša I
Balša ( sr-Cyr, Балша) or Balsha ( sq, Balsha) 1362) was a provincial lord of the Zeta in ca. 1362. He is the eponymous founder of the Balšić noble family.
Life
He was a nobleman and military commander during the rule of Emperor Dušan t ...
(1356–1362)
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Đurađ I
Đurađ ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ, ; ) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Greek ''Georgios''. It is also transliterated as Djuradj.
It is, along with the variant '' Đorđe'', the equivalent of the English ''George''. It was widesp ...
(1362–1378)
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Balša II (1378–1385)
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Đurađ II (1385–1403)
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Balša III (1403–1421)
House of Crnojević
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Đurađ and
Aleksa (1403–1435)
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Gojčin (1435-1451)
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Stefan I (1451–1465)
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Ivan I (1465–1490)
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Đurađ IV (1490–1496)
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Stefan II (1496–1498)
* Ivan II (1498–1515)
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Đurađ V (1515–1516)
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
Non-hereditary Metropolitans
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Vavila
Vavila ( sr-Cyrl, Вавила, before 1485 – 1520) was the Metropolitan of Zeta from c. 1494 to 1504.
Biography
The first mention of Vavila dates to January 4, 1485, in the charter issued by Ivan Crnojević (r. 1465–1490); the Old Cetinje ...
(Bishop from 1493) (1516–1520)
*German II (1520–1530)
*Pavle (1530–1532)
*Vasilije I (1532–1540)
*Nikodim (1540)
*Romi (1540–1559)
*Makarije (1560–1561)
*Ruvim I (1561–1569)
*Pahomije II (1569–1579)
*Gerasim (1575–1582)
*Venijamin (1582–1591)
*Nikanor and Stefan (1591–1593)
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Ruvim II (1593–1636)
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Mardarije I (1639–1649)
*Visarion I (1649–1659)
*Mardarije II (1659–1673)
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Ruvim III (1673–1685)
*Vasilije II (1685)
*Visarion II (1685–1692)
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Sava I (1694–1697)
Hereditary Metropolitans
Principality of Montenegro (1852–1910)
House of Petrović-Njegoš
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Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918)
House of Petrović-Njegoš
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Pretenders to the Montenegrin throne since 1918
House of Petrović-Njegoš
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Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš (26 November 1918 – 1 March 1921)
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Danilo Petrović-Njegoš (1 March 1921 – 7 March 1921)
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Mihajlo Petrović-Njegoš (7 March 1921 – 24 March 1986)
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Nikola Petrović-Njegoš (24 March 1986 – present)
Family tree
See also
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List of heads of state of Montenegro, for a comprehensive list of Montenegrin heads of state since 1696.
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