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'''Petar II Petrović Njegoš''' (]: ''Петар II Петровић Његош'') (] ] - ] ]) | ||
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| Born in ], educated in the ] of ], he became the bishop and sovereign ruler of Montenegro at the age of 17. Seeing the necessity for Montenegro to become a modern state, he reconciled quarrelling ], established a Senate, the executive branch of government, courts, started collecting taxes, strengthened the borders of Montenegro, and built roads, as well as the first school and a printing press. And while doing that, he wrote his poems; '']'' is the most famous of them. He died in Cetinje of ]; he was buried in a small chapel on top of ] where |
Born in ], educated in the ] of ], he became the bishop and sovereign ruler of Montenegro at the age of 17. Seeing the necessity for Montenegro to become a modern state, he reconciled quarrelling ], established a Senate, the executive branch of government, courts, started collecting taxes, strengthened the borders of Montenegro, and built roads, as well as the first school and a printing press. And while doing that, he wrote his poems; '']'' is the most famous of them. He died in Cetinje of ]; he was buried in a small chapel on top of ] where his mausoleum was built contrary to his will and testament, after the de facto ] of Montenegro by ] in the aftermath of ]. | ||
| ==Major works== | ==Major works== | ||
| *Hermit of Cetinje (]) | *Hermit of Cetinje (]) | ||
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| :The whole his life is a fun for him! | :The whole his life is a fun for him! | ||
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==Quotes (Montenegrin)== | ||
| :Благо оном чије име довијека живи, | :Благо оном чије име довијека живи, | ||
| :Имао се зашта и родити! | :Имао се зашта и родити! | ||
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Petar II Petrović Njegoš (Cyrillic: Петар II Петровић Његош) (November 1 1813 - October 10 1851) was one of the greatest Montenegrin poets, ruler of Montenegro and Orthodox Christian Bishop of the then autochephalous Metropolitanate (Bishopric) of Montenegro.
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Petar II Petrović Njegoš
Born in Njeguši, educated in the monastery of Cetinje, he became the bishop and sovereign ruler of Montenegro at the age of 17. Seeing the necessity for Montenegro to become a modern state, he reconciled quarrelling Montenegrin clans, established a Senate, the executive branch of government, courts, started collecting taxes, strengthened the borders of Montenegro, and built roads, as well as the first school and a printing press. And while doing that, he wrote his poems; The Mountain Wreath is the most famous of them. He died in Cetinje of tuberculosis; he was buried in a small chapel on top of Mount Lovćen where his mausoleum was built contrary to his will and testament, after the de facto annexation of Montenegro by Serbia in the aftermath of World War I.
Major works
- Hermit of Cetinje (1834)
- Light of Microcosm (1845)
- The Mountain Wreath (English translation) (1847)
- Stephen the Little (Šćepan Mali), the tsar-pretender (1851)
Quotes (English)
- Blessed is he whose name lives forever,
- A good reason had he to be alive!
- What is man? (And it's his fate to be man!)
- A small creature deceived oft by the earth,
- Yet he sees that the earth is not for him.
- Is not the real more puzzling than the dream?
- Blessed is one who abandons his wits early,
- The whole his life is a fun for him!
Quotes (Montenegrin)
- Благо оном чије име довијека живи,
- Имао се зашта и родити!
- Благо оном тко рано полуди,
- Цијели му живот у весељу прође!
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| Preceded byPeter I | Vladika of Montenegro 1830-1851 |
Succeeded byDaniel II |