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  First World War.com - Who's Who - King Peter I
In the intervening years before his appointment as King, Peter had served with the French during the unsuccessful Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 and, in 1875, joined the Bosnian insurrection against the Ottomans.
The first years of King Peter's reign saw reforms to the constitution, the army and the school system, as well as improvements to the system of agriculture.
With Serbia's epic defeat towards the close of 1915 at the hands of combined Austro-Hungarian, German and Bulgarian forces led by Mackensen, King Peter had to be carried (along with similarly ill Putnik) through the wintry mountains of Albania to Corfu.
www.firstworldwar.com /bio/peter.htm   (204 words)

  
 Early Montenegro Stamps
Nikola I Petrovic Njegos (1841-1921) was the only king of Montenegro, reigning as a king from 1910 to 1918 and as a prince from 1860 to 1910.
Nikola became sovereign prince of Montenegro on the assassination of his uncle Danilo II in 1860.
The Montenegrin parliament declared Nikola king in 1910.
www14.brinkster.com /philayu/CG/mont1.htm   (385 words)

  
 Nikola and Milena
When the Museum of King Nikola I in Cetinje invited Leppi Publications to consider a collaboration using material from the royal archives we were taken aback by the remarkable historic material that had been collected and preserved.
Nikola and Milena, King and Queen of the Black Mountain, is the culmination of years of research into the royal family of Montenegro and its role in European history.
Drawing on a wealth of material from the archives held by the Museum of King Nikola I in Cetinje, the story of Montenegro’s last ruler and his family is told as never before – the remarkable marriages, political triumphs and disasters, their pivotal role in WWI and their lives in exile.
www.leppi.com /html/nikola___milena.html   (646 words)

  
 King Nikola I of Montenegro
The territory of Montenegro was doubled and consolidated under Nikola's central authority in Cetinje.
In 1910, the parliament proclaimed Montenegro a constitutional monarchy with Nikola as king.
King Nikola died in Can Antibe, France and was buried in San Remo, Italy in 1921.
www.montenegro.org /kingnik1.html   (1082 words)

  
 King Nikola's return to the Fatherland by Jovan Markus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
King Nikola I was the seventh and the last ruler from the holy family of the Petrovics that ruled Montenegro for two hundred and twenty years.
The preventing of the carrying of the king and his family's remains to the fatherland was a clear sign of the deviation of the twentieth century in these areas.
The king and his shadow, like two twins, watched over Montenegro throughout the entire twentieth century, and on the threshold of the new millennium it is not difficult to see that King Nikola I marked the epoch for a longer time than those who ruined it in a shorter time.
www.njegos.org /petrovics/markus.htm   (1279 words)

  
 AIM | DOSSIERS > MONARCHS IN THE BALKAN
King Nikola's attempts to restore his influence and Montenegro from exile, through his remaining diplomatic relations with the leading European countries, were in vain.
His son, King Danilo, wore the royal insignia only formally, and that is why it was easy for him to transfer his "power" to his infant son, Mihailo I, on behalf of whom all decisions were to be made by a regent, Queen Milena, Nikola's wife.
Prince Nikola II Petrovic-Njegos, however, would see another Montenegro after the remains of the royal couple were transferred from San Remo, Italy, to Cetinje, in October, 1989.
www.aimpress.ch /dyn/dos/archive/data/2001/10719-dose-01-02.htm   (1136 words)

  
 Montenegro
At that time, King Nikola I Petrovic of Montenegro became increasingly surrounded by advisors and politicians who were plotting the subsequent annexation of Montenegro by Serbia.
King Nikola, his family, and several members of the Government fled to Italy, where King Nikola's daughter Elena was Queen.
Following the occupation by Serbian troops, the Montenegrin kingdom was abolished and annexed to Serbia and King Nikola was banned from returning to Montenegro.
members.tripod.com /kosovo99/monteneg.htm   (588 words)

  
 Osmanlı Tarihi Kültürü Medeniyeti Edebiyatı Sanatı
In the intervening years before his appointment as King, Peter had served with the French during the unsuccessful Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71 and, in 1875, joined the Bosnian insurrection against the Ottomans.
With Serbia's defeat towards the close of 1915 at the hands of combined Austro-Hungarian, German and Bulgarian forces led by August von Mackensen, King Peter had to be carried, along with similarly ill marshall Radomir Putnik, through the snow-covered mountains of Albania to Corfu.
On December 1, 1918, Peter reappeared briefly to accept his position as monarch of the newly declared Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which was to become Yugoslavia.
www.osmanlimedeniyeti.com /wiki/Peter_I_of_Serbia_.html   (215 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | Royal exiles who dream of returning to power
SIMEON II is one of an array of exiled kings and princes to have dreamed of a return to a position of authority in their homelands.
King Michael of Romania returned from exile in Switzerland a year after the 1989 revolution that overthrew Nicolae Ceausescu but was expelled by the ruling former Communists.
King Constantine of Greece made clear last year that he did not seek restoration of the throne for himself or for his children.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/06/18/wbulg218.xml   (435 words)

  
 PLANTICH, NIKOLA King of Paraguay-Priest
The Jesuit autobiographies, giving brief data about the persons to whom they refer and including details about their work and experience, were submitted to the local Croatian authorities in writing upon the enactment of the local decree of suppression (1773), when every Jesuit was required to file a curriculum vitae.
King of Paraguay and organized uprisings and war by Indians against the Spanish regular army in an attempt to overthrow the legitimate Spanish and Portuguese governments.
His case gave rise to a considerable local literature providing a great deal of information on the history of the Jesuits in the reductions of Paraguay and generally in the estuary of La Plata in the period of the Spanish decree of banishment (1767).
www.croatians.com /INDIAN-KING-PLANTICH.htm   (196 words)

  
 Montenet - History of Montenegro: Nicholas I Petrovic (1860-1918)
Prior to his trip to France Prince Danilo assigned in a testament his nephew Nicholas (Nikola) Petrovic, the son of Duke Mirko, to be his successor.
In 1910, the parliament proclaimed Montenegro a constitutional monarchy with Nicholas as King (Nicholas I).
King Nicholas and his government made the Balkan Pact with Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia during 1912.
www.montenet.org /history/nikola.htm   (2459 words)

  
 Royalty.nu - Balkan Royalty - History, News, Books
King Zog assumed the throne of Albania in 1928.
Crown of Thorns: The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria by Stephane Groueff.
Nikola and Milena, King and Queen of the Black Mountain by Marco Houston is about the rise and fall of Montenegro's royal family.
www.royalty.nu /Europe/Balkan/index.html   (1745 words)

  
 Nicholas I of Montenegro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On the August 28, 1910, during the celebration of his jubilee, he assumed the title of king, in accordance with a petition from the Skupština.
Nikola went into exile in France 1918, but continued to claim the throne until his death in Antibes three years later.
The present heir of his throne is Nikola II, grandson of king Nikola's younger son Mirko.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_Nikola_I   (1383 words)

  
 Montenegro's Prince Backs Independence
His grandfather, King Nikola I Petrovic, tripled his realm's territory in the second half of the 19th century through a series of military victories against the Turks.
The king was exiled and died in Italy in 1921.
Prince Nikola says he isn't looking to restore it; he just wants its "rehabilitation" and the return of some of its property.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/20/AR2006052000582_pf.html   (415 words)

  
 The fascinating world of Nikola Tesla - Sherdog Mixed Martial Arts Forums
A documentary film Nikola Tesla, The Genius Who Lit the World, produced by the Tesla Memorial Society and the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade, The Secret of Nikola Tesla (Orson Welles), BBC Film Masters of the Ionosphere are other tributes to the great genius.
Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, Lika, which was then part of the Austo-Hungarian Empire, region of Croatia.
Young Nikola Tesla came to the United States in 1884 with an introduction letter from Charles Batchelor to Thomas Edison: “I know two great men,” wrote Batchelor, “one is you and the other is this young man.” Tesla spent the next 59 years of his productive life living in New York.
www.sherdog.net /forums/showthread.php?t=405754   (2028 words)

  
 Baltazar Baldo Bogisic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In 1872 Montenegro's king Nikola invited him to produce the Civil laws.
By the first half of 1888 the Montenegro's king had already signed the laws that Baltazar had written.
King Nikola then made him the Minister of Justice of Montenegro so he could oversee the execution of the said laws.
www.cavtatportal.com /pages/baltazar_baldo_bogisic.htm   (384 words)

  
 Montenegro.com - Montenegro Accommodation - Montenegro Real Estate - Montenegro Disapora - Crmnica - the village of ...
King Nikola was asked to send a representative of Montenegro to this important competition.
When King Nikola asked her, why she hadn’t married in London, she said that the King hadn’t sent her to get married but to show off Montenegrin beauty.
To this day there is a house in Godinje where they have kept pictures and cuttings from famous international newspapers telling the story of the beautiful Montenegrin girl who turned down riches and fame and came back to live in Montenegro, in very difficult conditions.
www.montenegro.com /en/Crmnica_-_the_village_of_Godinje.html   (701 words)

  
 Prelude To World War I: Balkan Wars and Serbo-Albanian Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Nikola Pasic of Serbia told King Nikola of Montenegro: "The sacrifice is difficult, but it must be borne when the whole of Europe demands it." And Tsar Nicholas II of Russia advised the same thing.
Nikola, the king of Montenegro, did not believe it when, from his mountain view of the sea, he observed an international naval force (Austria-Hungary, France, and England) poised in the blue waters.
In Cetinje, the impervious and durable ruler of Montenegro, King Nikola, the "European father-in-law" as he was known, could never forgive Europe for taking Skadar away from him.
www.srpska-mreza.com /bookstore/kosovo/kosovo5.htm   (4747 words)

  
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During his rule the Prince and King Nikola enabled Montenegro to achieve significant political objectives.
In 1916, after surrendering to Austro-Hungary, King Nikola went to exile.
The attempts of the King and his Government to influence the events in Montenegro at the time were not successful.
www11.asphost4free.com /becko/m2s2.html   (1033 words)

  
 Montenegro (Serbia and Montenegro), 1993-2004
Gules a double headed eagle displayed or crowned with one crown proper holding in dexter claw a sword and a sceptre and in sinister the orb, and on escutcheon azure a lion passant or on a mount vert.
In the time of Prince (1860) then King (1910-1917) Nikola, the sword was removed and later, in conformity with the Constitution of 1905, the color of the eagle was changed from golden to silver, as well as the colour of the background of the shield with the lion, to red instead of blue.
The Constitution of 1993 maintained King Nikola's "tradition": the coat of arms is a crowned silver eagle with the saru in one claw and the scepter in the other claw, charged on its breast with a red shield with the lion passant.
flagspot.net /flags/cs-cg.html   (871 words)

  
 Family of King Nikola Petrovic Njegos
Montenegrin ruler Nikola Petrovic Njegos (1841-1921) became Prince of Montenegro and the Highlands in 1860 and in same year he married Milena Vukotic (1847-1923).
In 1910 Nikola Petrovic Njegos became King of Montenegro.
Prince Mihailo, married 1941 to Genevieve, daughter of French doctor, and in this marriage was born Prince Nikola in 1944.
www.njegos.org /petrovics/family.htm   (359 words)

  
 NJEGOSKIJ.ORG :: CONTEXTUAL HISTORY OF MONTENEGRO: 1914-1948   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
King Peter I of Serbia (°1844, †1921) orders the retreat of his army to Adriatic by the Albanian Alps.
King Nikola I concludes an armistice including the redition of the Montenegrin Army.
Montenegrin heads of clan challenge armistice concluded by King Nikola I. Rupture of the pourparlers with Austria-Hungary by King Nikola I. King Nikola I, the Court, the Government and Diplomats leave Podgorica to Shkodra (Scutari)
www.njegoskij.org /menu_history/menu_history1914.php   (1610 words)

  
 PCNEN - Prve crnogorske elektronske novine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
She was renamed, apparently immediately after the purchase, at the request of the prince Nikola, who previously had another, but smaller yacht with such name.
Franetovic hints that probably prince Nikola was even more interested in purchasing this yacht, because her owner was the famous French writer.
In his book Franetovic gives additional information on the crew that was in charge of the Sankt Mikaël III on her voyage from France to Montenegro, giving the names of all members of the crew, as well as their wages for this voyage.
www.pcnen.com /index1.php?module=1&menu=4   (1561 words)

  
 The 1914 Army of Montenegro: The postage stamp sized kingdom that fought for every hill in world war one
The army was set to be mobilized within a period of 48 hours through the use of flag and lamp signals being sent from hill to hill.
The army was in particular lacking in the region of medicine with not a single military doctor, dentist, or veterinarian of any kind held on the rolls.
The Commander-in-Chief was King Nikola and the army Chief of Staff was General Bozidar Jankovic
militaryhistory.suite101.com /article.cfm/the_1914_army_of_montenegro_   (745 words)

  
 Exiled King's Body Returned - New York Times
LEAD: Thousands of people turned out in Yugoslavia's southern republic of Montenegro today for the return of the remains of their last king, who died in exile in Italy in 1921.
The remains of the King, Nikola Petrovic, the Queen, Milena, and their two daughters, Vjera and Ksenija, were carried to the ancient Montenegrin capital of Cetinje, 125 miles south of Belgrade, for reburial.
Thousands of people turned out in Yugoslavia's southern republic of Montenegro today for the return of the remains of their last king, who died in exile in Italy in 1921.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE0DD1031F932A35753C1A96F948260   (173 words)

  
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Through marriages of his daughters with European dynasties King Nikola of Montenegro was called, "The Father in law of Europe." Elena, Queen of Italy, was King Nikola's daughter.
The culture history of Montenegro was influenced by Venezia, its Italian neighbor across the Adriatic sea.
Nikola Tesla holding a gas-filled phosphor-coated light bulb which was illuminated without wires by an electromagnetic field from the "Tesla Coil".
www.teslasociety.com /montenegro.htm   (392 words)

  
 Republic of Montenegro Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
King Nikola's Palace (Dvor kralja Nikole) has been preserved as a museum showing the rooms as they were when Nikola and Milena reigned as king and queen.
King Nikola's reign as King of Montenegro began in 1910 when the Kingdom of Montenegro was proclaimed.
In 1918, Montenegro was annexed to the new Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia), but King Nikola did not recognize the annexation, so he was forced into exile.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Republic_of_Montenegro/Things_To_Do-Republic_of_Montenegro-BR-1.html   (835 words)

  
 Nikola I, King of Montenegro - Romanov Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Nikola I, King of Montenegro - Romanov Genealogy
Assumed the title "King of Montenegro" in 1910.
Forced into exile in 1918 when Montenegro was annexed to the new Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
members.surfeu.fi /thaapanen/data/x069.html   (48 words)

  
 State symbols
In the time of prince then king Nikola, the sword was removed and later, in conformity with the Constitution of 1905, the color of the eagle was changed from golden to silver as well as the of the background of the shield with the lion - to red instead of blue.
The Constitution of 1993 maintained "the tradition" of king Nikola: the adopted Coat of Arms was a crowned silver eagle with the sara in one and the scepter in the other claw, and charged on its breast was a red shield with the lion passant.
Prince/King Nikola made many different flags in his time.
www.montenegro.yu /english/podaci/symbols.htm   (535 words)

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