Ivan Vukotić ( sr-cyrl, Иван Вукотић) was a Montenegrin vojvoda, diplomat, politician and the first head of the

Governing senate From 1711 to 1917, the Governing Senate was the highest legislative, judicial, and executive body subordinate to the Russian emperors. The senate was instituted by Peter the Great to replace the Boyar Duma and lasted until the very end of the R ...

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, established in 1831, during the reign of prince-bishop

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyrl, Петар II Петровић-Његош, ; – ), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš (), was a List of rulers of Montenegro, Prince-Bishop (''vladika'') of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose ...

. In 1831, Vukotić was appointed one of the 16 Montenegrin senators. in January 1832 he was elected president of this body, and Matija Vučićević vice-president. Both Vukotić and Vučićević, although ethnic Montenegrins, were Russian citizens. In early 1834, Vukotić and Vučićević were removed from their positions, after disagreements with the Montenegrin ruler Petar II Petrović-Njegoš. Vukotić was replaced as president by Peter II's brother

Pero Tomov Petrović-Njegoš Vojvoda Pero Tomov Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyrl, Перо Томов Петровић-Његош; 1800–1854) was a Montenegrin politician, president of the Governing senate of Montenegro and elder brother of Montenegrin prince-bishop Petar II Pe ...

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