Royal House Petrović Njegoš

As Head of House, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro is Hereditary Grand Master of:
1.— The Independence Order of Danilo I (Orden Danila I. za Nezavisnost), former State Order of Merit instituted on St. George’s Day April 23/May 5, 1852, which became de facto dynastic after 1919;
2.— The Order of Saint Petar of Cetinje (Orden Sveti Petar Cetinjski), family Order of Merit instituted in 1869/1871; and
3.— The Order of the Golden Obilić (Orden Zlatna Obilića), instituted in 1847.
INDEPENDENCE ORDER OF DANILO I
Orden Danila I. za Nezavisnost
(five classes)
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First Montenegrin State Order of Merit instituted in 1852 and become de facto dynastic since 1919 [1], the Independence Order of Danilo I (DO) is the prerogative of the only Head of the Royal House of Montenegro.
On November 11, 2004 in Cetinje, Montenegro, as part of his family patrimony, H.R.H. Crown Prince Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh, Hereditary Grand Master, revived and reformed the ancient Order, keeping the organisation of 1873 in five classes, but renaming them into Grand Cross (GCDO), Knight Commander (KCDO), Knight (KDO), Lieutenant (LDO) and Member (MDO).
Most of the 1873 original articles were just rewrited to put them in accordance with the modern status of the Royal House of Montenegro. Among the differences, there are notably the wear of a Collar — specific distinction of both the Grand Master and the Grand Chancellor (during its lifetime until the appointment of a successor) — and the dividing of the Grand Cross class in four grades: GCDO Diamond Star, GCDO Gold Star, GCDO Silver Star and GCDO.
The Order, conferred upon Grand Master own initiative or on recommendation of his Officers, rewards services rendered to Montenegro or to its Royal Family, as well as to the whole humanity.
The Order of Danilo I is registered in Montenegro as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). Revised statutes of the Order have been enacted on April 23/May 5, 2005.
Hereditary Grand Master: H.R.H. Crown Prince Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro, GCDO Diamond Star & Collar
Deputy Grand Master: H.R.H. Hereditary Prince Boris Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro, Grand Voivode of Zeta and Grahovo, GCDO (formally since the reorganisation of the Order on November 11, 2004)
Successive Grand Masters since 1852:
— As a Dynastic Order: 1919-... —
• H.R.H. Prince Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro (º1944), from 24.III.1986
• H.R.H. Prince Mihajlo Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro (º1908, †1986), from 7.III.1921 to 24.III.1986
• H.R.H. Prince Royal Danilo Aleksandar Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro (º1871, †1939), from 1.III.1921 to 7.III.1921
• H.M. King Nikola I Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro, from 29.I.1919 to 1.III.1921
— As a State Order: 1852-1919 —
• Sovereign Prince then H.M. King Nikola I Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro (º1841, †1921), from 13.VIII.1860 to 29.I.1919
• Sovereign Prince Danilo I Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro (º1826, †1860), from 23.IV/5.V.1852 to 13.VIII.1860
ORDER OF SAINT PETAR OF CETINJE
Orden Sveti Petar Cetinjski
(single class)
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As a Family Order of Merit, the Order of Saint Petar of Cetinje (OStP) is the prerogative of the only Head of the Royal House of Montenegro.
Never abolished and maintains alive over the years by T.S.H. Princes Nikolai and especially Dmitri Romanovich Romanovsky-Cheremetev, great-grandsons of H.M. King Nikola I, who always worn it publicly, the Order is now revived by H.R.H. Crown Prince Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh.
The Order consists of a single class, normally reserved to members of the Royal Family and their kinsmen, in exceptional circumstances bestowed upon prominent foreign citizens.
Among the living descendants of H.M. King Nikola I, recipients of the Order, there are:
• Boris Petrovitch Njegosh (º1980), H.R.H. Prince Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro, Grand Voivode of Zeta and Grahovo, OStP
• Altinaï Petrovitch Njegosh (º1977), H.R.H. Princess Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro, OStP
• Miléna Petrovitch Njegosh (º2008), H.R.H. Princess Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro, OStP
• Nikolai Romanovich, H.S.H. Prince Romanovsky-Cheremetev, OStP
• Dmitri Romanovich, H.S.H. Prince Romanovsky-Cheremetev, OStP
• Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, H.R.H. Duke of Savoy, Prince of Naples, OStP
• Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, H.R.H. Prince of Venice, OStP
Consorts:
• Véronique Petrovitch Njegosh (º1976), H.R.H. Princess of Montenegro, OStP
• Marina of Savoy, H.R.H. Duchess of Savoy, Princess of Naples, OStP
Hereditary Grand Master: H.R.H. Crown Prince Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro, OStP
Successive Grand Masters:
• H.R.H. Prince Nicolas Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro (º1944), from 24.III.1986
• H.R.H. Prince Mihajlo Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro (º1908, †1986), from 7.III.1921 to 24.III.1986
• H.R.H. Prince Royal Danilo Aleksandar Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro (º1871, †1939), from 1.III.1921 to 7.III.1921
• Sovereign Prince then H.M. King Nikola I Petrovitch Njegosh of Montenegro (º1841, †1921), from 1869/1871 to 1.III.1921
[1] “La Descendance de Nicolas 1er, roi du Monténégro”, by Michel Sementéry, p. 12, 1985 (with collaboration of T.R.H. the Prince and Princess Nicolas of Montenegro.
Photograph credits: © [?DR|Document of the Editor] 2005.
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