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Elena of Montenegro

1871 - 1952

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Elena of Montenegro (Serbian: Јелена Петровић Његош / Jelena Petrović Njegoš; 8 January 1873 – 28 November 1952) was Queen of Italy from 29 July 1900 until 9 May 1946 as the wife of King Victor Emmanuel III. As Victor Emmanuel's wife, she briefly claimed the titles Empress of Ethiopia and Queen of the Albanians; both titles were dropped when her husband formally renounced them in 1943. Elena was the daughter of King Nicholas I and Queen Milena of Montenegro. With the opening of the case for her canonization, she was made Servant of God by the Catholic Church in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elena of Montenegro is the 141st most popular companion (down from 110th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Montenegro (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Montenegrin Companion.

Elena of Montenegro was a Queen consort of Serbia, the wife of King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš. She was born as Princess Elena Petrović-Njegoš in Montenegro on December 12, 1873. She was Queen consort of Serbia from 1889 to 1903, when her husband was assassinated. She and her husband were crowned King and Queen of Montenegro in 1910.

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Among companions, Elena of Montenegro ranks 141 out of 784. Before her are Queen Anne of Romania, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Rosalynn Carter, and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. After her are Constance of Aragon, Sita, Gala Dalí, Caroline of Baden, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, and Alexandra Feodorovna.

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Among people born in 1871, Elena of Montenegro ranks 17. Before her are Paul Valéry, Albert Lebrun, Baroness Mary Vetsera, Lesya Ukrainka, Heinrich Mann, and Ioannis Metaxas. After her are Theodore Dreiser, Émile Borel, Georges Rouault, Maurice Garin, František Kupka, and Giacomo Balla. Among people deceased in 1952, Elena of Montenegro ranks 13. Before her are Chaim Weizmann, Wilm Hosenfeld, Paul Éluard, Karen Horney, Benedetto Croce, and Sven Hedin. After her are Walter Schellenberg, Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Paramahansa Yogananda, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Ferenc Molnár, and Kiichiro Toyoda.

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In Montenegro

Among people born in Montenegro, Elena of Montenegro ranks 7 out of 142. Before her are Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888), Radovan Karadžić (1945), Nicholas I of Montenegro (1841), Milovan Đilas (1911), Giovanni da Pian del Carpine (1182), and Stefan Nemanja (1113). After her are Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (1813), Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha (1459), Princess Zorka of Montenegro (1864), Milena Vukotić (1848), Leopold Mandić (1866), and Princess Milica of Montenegro (1866).

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Among COMPANIONS In Montenegro

Among companions born in Montenegro, Elena of Montenegro ranks 1. After her are Princess Zorka of Montenegro (1864), Milena Vukotić (1848), Princess Milica of Montenegro (1866), Princess Anastasia of Montenegro (1868), Princess Helen of Serbia (1884), and Princess Anna of Montenegro (1874).

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