List of rulers of Montenegro

Monarchy of Montenegro
	Royal Coat of arms
	Nikola I
Details
Style	His Majesty
First monarch	Vojislav; (as Prince)
Last monarch	Nikola I; (as King)
Formation	1018
Abolition	1918
Residence	Royal Palace, Cetinje, Montenegro
Appointer	Hereditary
Pretender(s)	Nikola Petrović-Njegoš

Medieval Duklja (Dioclea)

Vojislav I (1018 – c. 1043)
Neda (1043—1046)
Gojislav (c. 1046)
Mihailo I (c. 1046 – 1081)
Konstantin (1081–1101)
Mihailo II (1101–1102)
Dobroslav II (1102)
Kočopar (1102–1103)
Vladimir (1103–1114)
Đorđe I (1114–1118)
Grubeša (1118–1125)
Đorđe I (1125–1131)
Gradihna (1131–1148)
Radoslav (1146–1148/62)
Mihailo III (1162–1186)
Desislava (c. 1186–1189)

Vukan (1189-1208)
Đorđe (1208-1216)
Radoslav (1216-1243)
Beloslava (1243-1267)
Uroš (1267-1276)
Jelena (1276-1309)
Stefan (1309-1314)
Konstantin (1314-1322)
Dušan (1322-1331)

Balša I (1356–1362)
Đurađ I (1362–1378)
Balša II (1378–1385)
Đurađ II (1385–1403)
Balša III (1403–1421)

Đurađ and Aleksa (1403–1435)
Gojčin (1435-1451)
Stefan I (1451–1465)
Ivan I (1465–1490)
Đurađ IV (1490–1496)
Stefan II (1496–1498)
Ivan II (1498–1515)
Đurađ V (1515–1516)

Vavila (Bishop from 1493) (1516–1520)
German II (1520–1530)
Pavle (1530–1532)
Vasilije I (1532–1540)
Nikodim (1540)
Romi (1540–1559)
Makarije (1560–1561)
Ruvim I (1561–1569)
Pahomije II (1569–1579)
Gerasim (1575–1582)
Venijamin (1582–1591)
Nikanor and Stefan (1591–1593)
Ruvim II (1593–1636)
Mardarije I (1639–1649)
Visarion I (1649–1659)
Mardarije II (1659–1673)
Ruvim III (1673–1685)
Vasilije II (1685)
Visarion II (1685–1692)
Sava I (1694 – July 1696)

^TitleName Born - Died	Reign	House	Notes
^{Prince-Bishop} Danilo I 1670 – January 11, 1735	July 1696 – January 11, 1735	Petrović-Njegoš	Founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš.
^{Prince-Bishop} Sava II January 18, 1702 – March 9, 1782	January 11, 1735 – March 9, 1782	Petrović-Njegoš	Ruled jointly with Vasilije III from 1750 until March 10, 1766.
^{Prince-Bishop} Vasilije III 1709 – March 10, 1766	1750 – March 10, 1766	Petrović-Njegoš	Ruled jointly with Sava II.
^"Tsar" Šćepan Mali c. 1739 – September 22, 1773	February 1768 – 22 September 1773	None	Impostor who was purported to be the dead Russian emperor Peter III in exile. Proclaimed leader by the people of Montenegro and ruled the country as an absolute monarch, sidelining Prince-Bishop Sava II.
^{Prince-Bishop} Petar I 1747 – October 30, 1830	March 1782 – October 30, 1830	Petrović-Njegoš	Canonized as Saint Peter of Cetinje by the Serbian Orthodox Church.
^{Prince-Bishop} Petar II November 13, 1813 – October 31, 1851	October 30, 1830 – October 31, 1851	Petrović-Njegoš	Most famous as a poet. His notable works include The Mountain Wreath, The Light of Microcosm, The Serbian Mirror and False Tsar Stephen the Little.
^{Prince-Bishop} Danilo II May 25, 1826 – August 13, 1860	1851 – March 13, 1852	Petrović-Njegoš	Proclaimed Prince of Montenegro.

Picture	^TitleName Born - Died	Reign	Territory	Notes
	^Prince Danilo I May 25, 1826 – August 13, 1860	March 13, 1852 – August 13, 1860	Principality of Montenegro	First secular ruler of Montenegro after centuries of theocratic rule. Assassinated in Kotor.
	^Prince Nikola I October 7, 1841 – March 1, 1921	August 13, 1860 – August 28, 1910	Principality of Montenegro	Proclaimed King of Montenegro.

Picture	^TitleName Born - Died	Reign	Territory	Notes
	^King Nikola I October 7, 1841 – March 1, 1921	August 28, 1910 – November 26, 1918	Kingdom of Montenegro	In exile from January 15, 1916 due to the Montenegrin Campaign. Deposed on the Podgorica Assembly on November 26, 1918.

Monarchs of Montenegro
Prince-Bishopric (1696–1852)	Danilo I Sava II Vasilije III Petar I Petar II Danilo II
Principality (1852–1910)	Danilo I Nikola
Kingdom (1910–1918)	Nikola I