Cuce (Serbian Cyrillic: Цуце, [t͡sût͡se̞]) is a tribe (pleme) of Old Montenegro, situated in the historical Katun nahiya (Katunska nahija).
The toponym Cuce is first mentioned in 1431 in documents from Kotor, then again in a chrysobull of the Cetinje Monastery from the end of the 15th century. In Ottoman defters from 1521 and 1523, Cuce is mentioned as a village. The majority of inhabitants migrated to Cuce in the 16th and 17th century, from Old Herzegovina and Old Kuči. In 1718, after the Peace of Passowitz, the Cuce along with 9 other tribes of the Katun nahiya, became de facto independent from the Ottoman Empire.
In 1829 Bjelice struggled against Ozrinići and Cuce, two neighboring tribes, and Petar I Petrović-Njegoš sent Sima Milutinović Sarajlija and Mojsije to negotiate peace among them.
Smail-aga Cengic wrote a letter in 1838 to Njegos, complaining about the Cuce who had raided Ottoman territory.
Traditionally, the Vojvode (Dukes) of tribe were from the House of Krivokapić and the Serdari (Counts) were from the House of Perović.
Jovan Cvijić extensively studied the tribes of Old Montenegro. Cuce are divided into Upper Cuce and Lower Cuce. Most of the inhabitants of Upper Cuce descend from Herzegovina, while the inhabitants of Lower Cuce generally descend from the Kuči tribe.
Kovači
Kovačevići
Krivokapići, brotherhood originally from Old Herzegovina
Mijanovići
Šakići
Zviceri, originally from Old Kuči
Simovići
Živkovići
Perovići
Đuričići (oldest family in Cuce)
Vujadinovići
Roganovići
Perišići
Popovići
Jovovići
Ivanovići, brotherhood originally from Old Herzegovina, descending from Šćepan Ivanov; today all four brotherhoods are included in the Krivokapići; slava of St. Nicholas
Mijatovići
Ivanovići
Zukovići
Đukanovići, base in Krajište
Đurovići
Otaševići
Tomanovići, originally from Old Kuči
The Djer-didije is a dance of the Cuce.
Nikac Tomanović, Montenegrin chief
Slavko Perović, famous Montenegrin politician.
Ilarion Roganović, Metropolitan of Montenegro (1860-1882)
Knez (Prince) Rogan, Montenegrin clan chief of Lower Cuce & eponymous founder of house Roganović
Krsto Zrnov Popović, leader of the 1919 Christmas Uprising
Andrija Popović, Montenegrin politician and former water polo player
Predrag Mijatović, former Montenegrin football player
Radovan Krivokapić, Montenegrin football player
Miodrag Krivokapić, former Montenegrin football player
Goran Krivokapić, Montenegrin classical guitarist
Miodrag Živković, Montenegrin politician
Dragoljub Đuričić, prominent Serbian and Montenegrin musician
Nenad Knežević Knez, popular Montenegrin singer, by ancestry
Ranko Krivokapić, Montenegrin politician, by ancestry
Miodrag Krivokapić, Serbian actor; by paternal ancestry
Boris Krivokapić, Serbian professor of Public International Law and Human rights and author; by paternal ancestry
Milorad Krivokapic, Serbian-Hungarian handballer; by paternal ancestry
Milorad Krivokapić, former Montenegrin water polo player, by ancestry
Ana Pešikan, former minister of science and technology in the Government of Serbia
Blažo Pešikan, former Montenegrin footballer
