Stanislav Popov Radonjić ( sr-cyr, Станислав Радоњић) or Staniša Stanišić (Станиша Станишић); 1690 – 17 March 1758), known as Stano (Стано), was a ''
vojvoda'', ''
serdar
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'' and the first ''
guvernadur'' (governor) of the
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro from 1756 until he died in 1758, serving Metropolitan
Sava II Petrović-Njegoš.
Life
He was born in
Njeguši,
Old Montenegro. His father was the priest and serdar Vukolaj, while his grandfather and namesake was serdar
Staniša Radonjić "Stano". He was elected by the Montenegrin ''
zbor'' in
Cetinje
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following the victory against the Ottomans at Bijele Poljane, where he killed their commander, Ahmet-paša. The diploma that confirmed his title as gubernadur appears: "Did wonders in the battlefield – Bijele poljane".
He died in
St. Petersburg and was buried with great honor by the Russian court in a tomb bearing the family
coat of arms
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. After his death, his eldest son Vukajlo Radonjić (1758–1764) succeeded him as guvernadur, succeeded in turn by his younger brother
Jovan Radonjić (1764–1802) and Jovan's son
Vukolaj Radonjić (1804–1832).
Diplomacy with Russia
During his stay as Metropolitan Vasilija's escort in
Moscow
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and
St. Petersburg, Radonjic received an allowance of 100 rubles per month from the Russian government, while the other heads of the Metropolitan escort received only 50. This implies that the Russian government considered him more important than the others.
["Guvernadurs in Montenegro 1711-1832" -Risto J. Dragicevic- Cetinje i Crna Gora, 1927.]
As the mandator of the Montenegrin people, Bishop Vasilije traveled to
Russia
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in June 1752. Accompanying him to
Vienna
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was serdar Stanislav Radonjic. He received a courtesy audience with Empress
Maria Theresa. Seen off with gifts and
medals, Stano visited
Pope Benedict XIV (1740–1758), seeking assistance in an amount of 50,000 SCA for reconstruction and maintenance of
monasteries on the territory from
Kotor
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to
Venetian Albania, which was then under the religious authority of Cetinje mitropholy.
Annotations
*Name: Stanislav Vukolajev Radonjić
References
External links
Radonjic coat of arms
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Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro
Serbs of Montenegro
Military personnel from Cetinje
1690 births
1758 deaths
Stanislav