Montenegrin Noble Titles - Montenegrin Princesses, Prince-Bishops of Montenegro, Princes of Montenegro, Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro, Michael (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Montenegrin Princesses, Prince-Bishops of Montenegro, Princes of Montenegro, Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro, Michael, Prince of Montenegro, Princess Anastasia of Montenegro, Elena of Montenegro, Princess Zorka of Montenegro, Boris, Hereditary Prince of Montenegro, Prince Mirko of Montenegro, Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, Princess Milica of Montenegro, Prince Milo of Montenegro, Archbishop Vavila, Ruvim Iii Boljevi?. Excerpt: Elena of Montenegro Helen of Montenegro (born Princess Jelena Petrovi -Njego of Montenegro ) (8 January 1873 28 November 1952) was the daughter of King Nikola I Petrovi -Njego of Montenegro and his wife, Milena Vukoti . As the result of Jelena's marriage to King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy on 24 October 1896 converting to Catholicism, she became Queen of Italy when her husband acceded to the throne in 1900.Due to the Fascist conquest of Ethiopia in 1936 and Albania in 1939, Queen Elena briefly used the claimed titles of Empress of Ethiopia and Queen of Albania; both titles were dropped when her husband formally renounced them in 1943.She influenced her husband to lobby Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy for the creation of the independent Kingdom of Montenegro in 1941. In 1943 she subsequently obtained the release from a German prison of her nephew, Prince Michael of Montenegro and his wife, Genevive. Prince Michael had been imprisoned after refusing to become king of Montenegro under the protection of Italy.Children King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Queen Elena had 5 children: Websites (URLs online) Elena of MontenegroHouse of Petrovi -Njego Born: 8 January 1873 Died: 28 November 1952 item Italian royalty item Preceded by Margherita of Savoy: Queen consort of Italy 29 July 1900 9 May 1946: Succeeded by Marie-Jos of Belgium item Alba...