Petar II Petrović-Njegoš

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар II Петровић-Његош, pronounced [pětar drûɡi pětroʋitɕ ɲêɡoʃ]; 13 November [O.S. 1 November] 1813 – 31 October [O.S. 19 October] 1851), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš (Његош), was a Prince-Bishop (vladika) of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered some of the most important in Montenegrin and Serbian literature. Njegoš was born in the village of Njeguši, near Montenegro's then-capital Cetinje. He was educated at several Serbian monasteries and became the country's spiritual and political leader following the death of his uncle Petar I. After eliminating all initial domestic opposition to his rule, he concentrated on uniting Montenegro's tribes and establishing a centralized state. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš has received more than 457,992 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Petar II Petrović-Njegoš is the 830th most popular writer (up from 970th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Montenegro and the most popular Montenegrin Writer.

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš was a Montenegrin prince who served as the Metropolitan of Cetinje from 1851 to 1860. He is most famous for writing the epic poem "The Mountain Wreath" (1847), which is considered one of the most important works of Montenegrin literature.