List of monarchs of Montenegro

This article lists monarchs of Montenegro, from the establishment of Duklja to the Kingdom of Montenegro which merged into the Kingdom of Serbia in 1918.

Medieval Duklja (Dioclea)

Non-hereditary archons

Petar (late 10th century)
Vladimir (c. 1000 –1016)
Dragimir (1016 –1018)

House of Vojislavljević

Vojislav I (1018 – c. 1043)
Neda (1043—1046)
Gojislav (c. 1046)
Mihailo I (c. 1046 – 1081)
Konstantin (1081–1101)
Mihailo II (1101–1102)
Dobroslav II (1102)
Kočopar (1102–1103)
Vladimir (1103–1114)
Đorđe I (1114–1118)
Grubeša (1118–1125)
Đorđe I (1125–1131)
Gradihna (1131–1148)
Radoslav (1146–1148/62)
Mihailo III (1162–1186)
Desislava (c. 1186–1189)

Zeta, crown land

House of Nemanjić

Vukan (1189-1208)
Đorđe (1208-1216)
Radoslav (1216-1243)
Beloslava (1243-1267)
Uroš (1267-1276)
Jelena (1276-1309)
Stefan (1309-1314)
Konstantin (1314-1322)
Dušan (1322-1331)

Non-hereditary governors

Đuraš Ilijić (1331-1362)

Principality of Zeta/Montenegro

House of Balšić

Balša I (1356–1362)
Đurađ I (1362–1378)
Balša II (1378–1385)
Đurađ II (1385–1403)
Balša III (1403–1421)

House of Crnojević

Đurađ and Aleksa (1403–1435)
Gojčin (1435-1451)
Stefan I (1451–1465)
Ivan I (1465–1490)
Đurađ IV (1490–1496)
Stefan II (1496–1498)
Ivan II (1498–1515)
Đurađ V (1515–1516)

Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro

Non-hereditary Metropolitans

Vavila (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)
Ruvim II (1593–1636)
Mardarije I (1639–1649)
Visarion I (1649–1659)
Mardarije II (1659–1673)
Ruvim III (1673–1685)
Vasilije II (1685)
Visarion II (1685–1692)
Sava I (1694–1697)

Hereditary Metropolitans

^ a b c d e f g The official theocratic title was; "Bishop (or Vladika) and the Lord of Montenegro" (Владика и господар Црне Горе).

Principality of Montenegro (1852–1910)

House of Petrović-Njegoš

^ a b The official royal title was; "Knjaz (or Prince) and the Lord (Gospodar) of Montenegro" (Књаз и господар Црне Горе).

Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918)

House of Petrović-Njegoš

Pretenders to the Montenegrin throne since 1918

House of Petrović-Njegoš

Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš (26 November 1918 – 1 March 1921)
Danilo Petrović-Njegoš (1 March 1921 – 7 March 1921)
Mihajlo Petrović-Njegoš (7 March 1921 – 24 March 1986)
Nikola Petrović-Njegoš (24 March 1986 – present)

Family tree

See also

List of heads of state of Montenegro, for a comprehensive list of Montenegrin heads of state since 1696.