Đorđije Savov Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђије Савов Петровић-Његош) was a Montenegrin vojvoda, politician and president of the Governing senate of Montenegro and the Highlands during the reign of his cousin prince Danilo II.[1]

Đorđije Savov was known as the wealthiest person of his time in the Old Montenegro. As the member of the ruling House of Petrović-Njegoš, he was vice-president of the governing senate of Montenegro, from 1834 until 1853, when he replaced his cousin Pero Tomov Petrović-Njegoš as the new president. He served as president of the senate until 1857, when he was succeeded by vojvoda Mirko Petrović-Njegoš.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Crnogorski Senat: Zbornik dokumenata (1857-1879)", prired. N. Rajkovic. PODGORICA, CID, 1997.g.
  2. ↑ J.Jovanovic, Stvaranje Crnogorske drzave i razvoj Crnogorske nacionalnosti, 1947, Obod-Cetinje


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.