Princess Anna of Montenegro
| Anna of Montenegro | |||||
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| Princess Francis Joseph of Battenberg | |||||
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18 August 1874 Cetinje, Montenegro |
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| Died | 22 April 1971 (aged 96) Montreux, Switzerland |
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| Spouse | Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (m. 1897; d. 1924) |
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| House | Petrović-Njegoš | ||||
| Father | Nicholas I of Montenegro | ||||
| Mother | Milena Vukotić | ||||
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| Ana Petrović-Njegoš, Princess of Montenegro |
Anna Petrović-Njegoš, Princess of Montenegro (18 August 1874 - 22 April 1971) was the seventh child and sixth daughter of Nicholas I of Montenegro and his wife Milena Vukotić.
Anna was born on 18 August 1874 to Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro and his consort Milena Vukotić; on 28 August 1910, Nicholas would become King of Montenegro.
Anna's sisters were particularly noted for achieving marriages with powerful royal figures, causing their father, like the contemporary Christian IX of Denmark, to earn the sobriquet "father-in-law of Europe"; one source declared that these advantageous marriages "had done more for [Montenegro] than all the brave deeds of this nation of warriors". For instance, Princesses Zorka, Milica, Anastasia and Elena all made important marriages into the royal families of Serbia, Russia and Italy, respectively. Like all her sisters, Anna was educated in Russia at the expense of the Russian imperial family, and upon each of their marriages, were given dowries by the Russian emperor.
Anna met Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg at Cimiez, France, where the prince was a guest of the visiting Queen Victoria and Anna was visiting her sister Princess Milica of Montenegro and brother-in-law Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia. In La Turbie, a small party composed of Queen Victoria, Princess Alice of Battenberg, Prince Francis Joseph, Princess Anna, and others went on an afternoon drive together. While most of the party went to a booth to view a camera obscura, Anna and Francis Joseph broke away; soon afterwards, Francis Joseph's brother Prince Louis of Battenberg announced the engagement to Princess Anna.
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