NIKOLA I OF MONTENEGRO: (1841-1921) Nikola I Petrovic-Njegos. He first reigned as Prince ...

NIKOLA I OF MONTENEGRO: (1841-1921) Nikola I Petrovic-Njegos. He first reigned as Prince 1860-1910 and later as the first and only ever King of Montenegro 1910-18. His grandsons were kings Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Umberto II of Italy among others.Rare D.S., `Nikola´, in Serbian Cyrillic, two pages, folio, Cetinje, former Royal capital of Montenegro, 4th June 1868, in Serbian Cyrillic. Wriiten to the first and third pages of the bifolium, being the second page an official contemporary translation into French. The document bears to the heading the large printed title "By the Grace of God, Nikola I, Prince of Montenegro and Berdas", and is the grant of a decoration to Monsieur Clairval, stating `In consideration of the services you have rendered to our people and to us, we have deemed it appropriate to grant you the decoration of the Order of the Cross of Prince Danilo I, instituted in memory of the independence of Montenegro...´ Bearing at the base and alongside the Prince´s signature a Royal ink stamp, also stamped to the third page. Small overall age wear, with small tear to the edge fold, otherwise G

Danilo I Petrović-Njegoo (1826-1860) Ruling Prince of Montenegro from 1851 to 1860. Danilo was assassinated in August 1860, as he was boarding a ship at the port of Kotor (Cattaro).While he was still a student in Paris, Nikola succeeded his assassinated uncle Danilo I as prince of Montenegro.