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Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje

The Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje (Montenegrin: Орден Светог Петра, Orden Svetog Petra) is the first dynastic of the Royal House of Petrović-Njegoš. The Order was introduced by King Nikola I of Montenegro in 1869.

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It is sometimes said that this order was actually introduced much earlier by Prince-Bishop (Vladika) Peter II Petrović-Njegoš. The Order is bestowed upon prominent members of the Petrović-Njegoš family, as well as to prominent foreign citizens, and is currently held by all four Princes and Princesses of the Royal House. The name of Prince Danilo, the first Montenegrin ruler with a purely secular title, is inscribed on the Decoration. This is often attributed to the fact that the Order was a prototype for the other dynastic Order of Prince Danilo I.

The Order was named after the Patron Saint of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church, Prince-Bishop (Vladika) Peter I Petrović, the person who effectively obtained independence for Montenegro, and to whom is attributed the creation of the modern Montengrin State.

The Order of Saint Peter is the House Order of the Royal House of Montenegro.

The Order consists of a single class, and is normally reserved for members of the Royal Family and their kinsmen and in exceptional circumstances prominent foreign citizens.

Officers of the Order

  • Grand Master : Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro
  • Vice-Grand Master : Boris, Hereditary Prince of Montenegro
  • Grand Chancellor: Boris, Hereditary Prince of Montenegro (29 August 2012)
  • Registrar
  • Grand Prefect
  • Classes and Post Nominals

  • Knight/Dame (OStP)
  • Living recipients

  • HRH Crown Prince Nicholas of Montenegro
  • HRH Hereditary Prince Boris of Montenegro, Grand Duke of Grahavo and Zeta
  • HRH Princess Véronique of Montenegro, Grand Duchess of Grahavo and Zeta
  • HH Princess Milena of Montenegro
  • HRH Princess Altinaï of Montenegro
  • HSH Prince Dimitri of Russia
  • HRH Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
  • HRH Marina, Princess of Naples
  • HRH Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice
  • HE John Gvozdenovic Kennedy
  • References

    Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje Wikipedia


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