Day of declaration of Montenegro Kingdom

King Nicholas I Petrovich and Queen Milena 28 Augusta 1910From 1515 to 1851, Montenegro was ruled by bishops - clergy leaders, when Danilo I renounced his priesthood and became the first secular leader of the state. Power after his assassination in 1860 was inherited by Nicholas I. On August 28, 1910, he became king of Montenegro, after the principality was declared a kingdom. In this form, the state existed until November 13, 1918, after which it merged into the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and Nicholas I emigrated. August 28 does not have state status in Montenegro, but it is celebrated quite widely.