Spouse Stana Martinovic House Petrovic-Njegos dynasty | Role Poet Name Mirko Petrovic-Njegos | |
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Born 19 August 1820Njegusi ( 1820-08-19 ) Issue Nikola I Petrovic-NjegosPrincess AnastasiaPrincess Maria Occupation Military commander, diplomat, poet Siblings Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro Similar People Nikola I Petrovic‑Njegos, Danilo I - Prince of Montenegro, Michael - Prince of Montenegro, Princess Milica of Montenegro, Prince Peter of Montenegro | ||
Children Nikola I Petrovic-Njegos Grandchildren Elena of Montenegro | ||
Mirko Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирко Петровић-Његош; 19 August 1820 – 1 August 1867), was a Montenegrin military commander, diplomat and poet, belonging to the House of Petrović-Njegoš. He was given the title of veliki vojvoda (Grand Duke) of Grahovo, and is thus also known as Vojvoda Mirko. He was the father of Nikola, the future ruler of Montenegro.
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Life
Mirko was born on 19 August 1820, in Njeguši, the son of Stanko Petrović-Njegoš and Krstinja Vrbica. He was the older brother of Prince Danilo I, while his uncle was Petar II Petrović-Njegoš. He is famous for winning the Battle of Grahovac on 1 May 1858, leading the Montenegrin army against the Ottoman Empire.
His epic corpus Junački spomenik (Heroic Monument), published in the Montenegrin capital of Cetinje in 1864, glorifies Montenegro and Montenegrins, and tells of the great victories over the Ottoman Empire.
He was married in Njeguši on November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1840 to Stana Martinović (Bajice, June 27 [O.S. June 15] 1824 – Cetinje, December 23 [O.S. January 12] 1894).
They had three children:
Work
His writings include this book of poetry owned by the Library of Congress in Washington, DC: