Michael, Prince of Montenegro
| Michael Petrović-Njegoš | |
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| Head of the Royal House of Montenegro | |
| Tenure | 7 March 1921 – 24 March 1986 |
| Predecessor | Crown Prince Danilo |
| Successor | Prince Nicholas |
| Born |
14 September 1908 Podgorica |
| Died | 24 March 1986 (aged 77) Paris, France |
| Burial | Serbian Cemetery near Orly, Val-de-Marne, France. |
| Spouse | Geneviève Prigent |
| Issue | Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro |
| House | Petrović-Njegoš |
| Father | Prince Mirko of Montenegro |
| Mother | Natalija Konstantinovic |
Prince Michael Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro (14 September 1908 in Podgorica, Montenegro – 24 March 1986 in Paris, France) was the third (but eldest surviving) son of Prince Mirko of Montenegro, Grand Voivode of Grahovo and Zeta (1879–1918), and Natalija Konstantinovic, a cousin of Aleksandar Obrenović of Serbia. He was pretender to the throne of Montenegro, holding the title Grand Duke of Grahovo and Zeta, in succession to his father. Nicholas I of Montenegro was Michael's grandfather. Michael had recognized and acknowledged the Unification of Montenegro with Serbia, renouncing the throne. In World War II he was held prisoner by the Nazis after refusing to take up the throne of the Axis forces' re-established Montenegrin puppet-state. During the period of Communism, he was an active member of the Serb diaspora revolutionary organization and a diplomatic worker against the Communist dictatorship of Marshal Tito.
He was a member of the Crown Council of King Peter II of Yugoslavia.
Michael was born in Cetinje in 1908, the son of Prince Mirko of Montenegro. In 1916, the defence of Montenegro against the invasion by Austria-Hungary during the First World War collapsed and he, along with the rest of the royal family, fled to Italy. There, he briefly attended a boarding school in Naples before joining his mother, who had taken up residence in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom where he completed his primary education.
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