The Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje (
Serbian Cyrillic
The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...
: Орден Светог Петра Цетињског) is the a dynastic order of the
Royal House of Petrović-Njegoš.
As Montenegro is now a republic, the order is distributed as a private house order of the deposed family.
The Order is bestowed upon prominent members of the Petrović-Njegoš family, as well as to others.
The name of
Prince Danilo, the first Montenegrin ruler with a purely secular title, is inscribed on the Decoration.
The Order was named after the Patron Saint of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church, Prince-Bishop (
Vladika)
Peter I Petrović, the person who effectively obtained independence for Montenegro, and to whom is attributed the creation of the modern Montenegrin State.
Officers of the Order
* Grand Master:
Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro
Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyr, Никола I Петровић-Његош; – 1 March 1921) was the last monarch of Montenegro from 1860 to 1918, reigning as prince from 1860 to 1910 and as the country's first and only king from 1910 to 19 ...
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Grand Chancellor:
Boris, Hereditary Prince of Montenegro
Boris Petrović-Njegoš (born 21 January 1980), known professionally as Boris Petrovitch Njegosh, is a French-born designer, a member of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, and the only son and heir apparent to Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro.
Educa ...
(29 August 2012)
Recipients
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Princess Véronique of Montenegro, Grand Duchess of Grahavo and Zeta
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Princess Milena of Montenegro
Boris Petrović-Njegoš (born 21 January 1980), known professionally as Boris Petrovitch Njegosh, is a French-born designer, a member of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, and the only son and heir apparent to Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro.
Educa ...
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Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg[Annual Memorial Service in Mirow]
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* Alice, Duchess of Mecklenburg[
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References
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Montenegro
Peter of Cetinje