![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Danilo_%25C5%25A0%25C4%258Dep%25C4%2587evi%25C4%2587%252C_The_Mountain_Wreath.jpg/640px-Danilo_%25C5%25A0%25C4%258Dep%25C4%2587evi%25C4%2587%252C_The_Mountain_Wreath.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Danilo of Montenegro.
Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило I Петровић-Његош; 1670 – 11 January 1735) was the Metropolitan of Cetinje between 1697 and 1735, and the founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, which ruled Montenegro from 1697 to 1918.
Quick Facts Native name, Church ...
Danilo I | |
---|---|
Metropolitan of Cetinje | |
![]() Romanticized illustration from The Mountain Wreath, 1847 | |
Native name | Данило I |
Church | Serbian Orthodox Church |
See | Skenderija and Primorje |
Elected | 1697 |
In office | 1697–1735 |
Predecessor | Savatije |
Successor | Sava Petrović |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 1700 by Arsenije III Crnojević |
Personal details | |
Born | 1670 |
Died | 11 January 1735 Podmaine monastery, Republic of Venice |
Buried | Orlov krš (Eagle's Rock), Cetinje |
Nationality | Montenegrin |
Residence | Cetinje |
Coat of arms | ![]() |
Close
He was also known by the patronymic Danilo Šćepčević.