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Francine, Princess of Montenegro

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Father
  
Antoine Navarro

Mother
  
Rachel Wazana


Name
  
Francine, of

House
  
Petrovic-Njegos dynasty

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Born
  
27 January 1950 Casablanca, Morocco (
1950-01-27
)

Burial
  
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris, France

Issue
  
Princess Altinai Boris, Hereditary Prince of Montenegro

Died
  
August 6, 2008, Paris, France

Spouse
  
Nicholas, Crown Prince of Montenegro (m. 1976)

Children
  
Boris Petrovitch Njegosh, Princess Altinai of Montenegro

Parents
  
Antoine Navarro, Rachel Wazana

Similar People
  
Nicholas - Crown Prince of, Boris Petrovitch Njegosh, Michael - Prince of Montenegro, Princess Milica of Montenegro

Princess Francine Petrović Njegoš of Montenegro (27 January 1950 – 6 August 2008) was the wife of Prince Nicholas of Montenegro, the pretender to the throne of Montenegro.

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Biography

Princess Francine was born in Casablanca, Morocco, the daughter of Antoine Navarro (1922–1989) and Rachel Wazana (b. 1929).

Living in Morocco until the age of 12, her family emigrated to France and settled in Bouches-du-Rhône, Marseille, where her father made a career in the French Foreign Legion.

She studied Law in Paris. She was established as a stylist and fashion designer.

She died in Paris on 6 August 2008.

Marriage and children

In 1976 she married Prince Nikola of Montenegro in Trebeurden, Côtes-du-Nord on 27 November. Together they raised a family at Les Lilas, France;

  • Princess Altinaï of Montenegro, (born Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis on 27 October 1977).
  • Boris, Hereditary Prince of Montenegro (Petrovic-Njegoš), Grand Duke of Grahovo and Zeta, (born Les Lilas on 21 January 1980).
  • Honours

  • Royal Order of Francis I
  • Order of Saint Michael of the Wing
  • Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
  • References

    Francine, Princess of Montenegro Wikipedia