Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro
| Nikola II Petrović-Njegoš | |||||
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Crown Prince Nicholas in May 1990
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| Head of the Royal House of Montenegro | |||||
| Period | 24 March 1986 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Mihajlo | ||||
| Heir apparent | Hereditary Prince Boris | ||||
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7 July 1944 Occupied Czechoslovakia |
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| Consort | Francine Navarro | ||||
| Issue |
Princess Altinaï Boris, Hereditary Prince of Montenegro |
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| House | Petrović-Njegoš | ||||
| Father | Mihajlo | ||||
| Mother | Geneviève Prigent | ||||
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| Full name | |
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| Nikola Mihajlo Frane |
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Styles of Nicholas II of Montenegro |
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Nikola II Petrović-Njegoš, Crown Prince of Montenegro (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Петровић-Његош; Serbian Latin: Nikola Petrović-Njegoš; born 7 July 1944) is the Head of the House of Petrović-Njegoš which once reigned over Montenegro. He is Hereditary Grand Master of the Dynastic Orders of Petrović-Njegoš, St. Peter of Cetinje and Prince Danilo I of Montenegro.
In 2011 Montenegro recognized an official role for the Royal House of Petrović-Njegoš in Montenegro: to promote Montenegrin identity, culture and traditions through cultural, humanitarian and other non-political activities.
The title of the Crown Prince is usually only borne by those persons who held it legally under monarchy and by courtesy after the monarchy ended (as in the case of his cousin, Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia). Nicholas II was born decades after Montenegro became a part of Yugoslavia and was thus officially never a Crown Prince as he was never an heir apparent or presumptive of a reigning sovereign. Nevertheless, this assumed title was never disputed by anyone and is considered as held by courtesy.
The house of Petrović came originally from Herzegovina and settled in Njeguši around 1400. Niegosch was born around 1425 and became the Voivode of Njegoš.
Prince Nikola II descends from Danilo Petrović-Njegoš who obtained the hereditary Dignity of Vladika (Prince-Bishop) of Montenegro in 1711 when it became a theocracy. Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš was recognized as Sovereign Prince of Montenegro by Russia on 21 March 1852, and established succession by male primogeniture. His successor, Prince Nikola I assumed the style of Royal Highness on 19 December 1900, and the title of King 28 August 1910.
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