WRITER
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
1813 - 1851

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар II Петровић-Његош, pronounced [pětar drûɡi pětroʋitɕ ɲêɡoʃ]; 13 November [O.S. 1 November] 1813 – 31 October [O.S. 19 October] 1851), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš (Његош), was a Prince-Bishop (vladika) of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered some of the most important in Montenegrin and Serbian literature. Njegoš was born in the village of Njeguši, near Montenegro's then-capital Cetinje. He was educated at several Serbian monasteries and became the country's spiritual and political leader following the death of his uncle Petar I. After eliminating all initial domestic opposition to his rule, he concentrated on uniting Montenegro's tribes and establishing a centralized state. He introduced regular taxation, formed a personal guard and implemented a series of new laws to replace those composed by his predecessor many years earlier. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petar II Petrović-Njegoš is the 645th most popular writer (down from 543rd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Montenegro (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Montenegrin Writer.
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš was a Montenegrin prince who served as the Metropolitan of Cetinje from 1851 to 1860. He is most famous for writing the epic poem "The Mountain Wreath" (1847), which is considered one of the most important works of Montenegrin literature.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ranks 645 out of 7,302. Before him are Hermann Broch, Mikael Agricola, Hellanicus of Lesbos, Giambattista Basile, Tibor Sekelj, and Anton Makarenko. After him are Laurence Sterne, Nestor the Chronicler, Klaus Mann, Eugenio Montale, Jon Fosse, and Alexander Pope.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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1886 - 1951
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 639
Mikael Agricola
1510 - 1557
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 640
Hellanicus of Lesbos
490 BC - 405 BC
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 641
Giambattista Basile
1566 - 1632
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 642
Tibor Sekelj
1912 - 1988
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 643
Anton Makarenko
1888 - 1939
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 644
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
1813 - 1851
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 645
Laurence Sterne
1713 - 1768
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 646
Nestor the Chronicler
1056 - 1106
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 647
Klaus Mann
1906 - 1949
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 648
Eugenio Montale
1896 - 1981
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 649
Jon Fosse
1959 - Present
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 650
Alexander Pope
1688 - 1744
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 651
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1813, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ranks 8. Before him are Richard Wagner, Søren Kierkegaard, David Livingstone, John Snow, Claude Bernard, and Ivar Aasen. After him are Franz Miklosich, Georg Büchner, Baron Alexander von Bach, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, and Henry Bessemer. Among people deceased in 1851, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ranks 11. Before him are J. M. W. Turner, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, James Fenimore Cooper, Karl Drais, and Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi. After him are Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Gaspare Spontini, Manuel Godoy, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, John James Audubon, and Mikhail Lazarev.
Others Born in 1813
Go to all RankingsRichard Wagner
COMPOSER
1813 - 1883
HPI: 88.15
Rank: 2
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 3
David Livingstone
EXPLORER
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 4
John Snow
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1858
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 5
Claude Bernard
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1878
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 6
Ivar Aasen
WRITER
1813 - 1896
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 7
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
WRITER
1813 - 1851
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 8
Franz Miklosich
LINGUIST
1813 - 1891
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 9
Georg Büchner
WRITER
1813 - 1837
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 10
Baron Alexander von Bach
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1893
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 11
Charles-Valentin Alkan
MUSICIAN
1813 - 1888
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 12
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
ASTRONOMER
1813 - 1890
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 13
Henry Bessemer
INVENTOR
1813 - 1898
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1851
Go to all RankingsJ. M. W. Turner
PAINTER
1775 - 1851
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 5
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1851
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 6
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1851
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 7
James Fenimore Cooper
WRITER
1789 - 1851
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 8
Karl Drais
INVENTOR
1785 - 1851
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 9
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
MATHEMATICIAN
1804 - 1851
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 10
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
WRITER
1813 - 1851
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 11
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1788 - 1851
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 12
Gaspare Spontini
COMPOSER
1774 - 1851
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 13
Manuel Godoy
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1851
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 14
Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1851
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 15
John James Audubon
BIOLOGIST
1785 - 1851
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 16
Mikhail Lazarev
EXPLORER
1788 - 1851
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 17
In Montenegro
Among people born in Montenegro, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ranks 8 out of 142. Before him are Radovan Karadžić (1945), Nicholas I of Montenegro (1841), Milovan Đilas (1911), Giovanni da Pian del Carpine (1182), Stefan Nemanja (1113), and Elena of Montenegro (1871). After him are Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha (1459), Princess Zorka of Montenegro (1864), Milena Vukotić (1848), Leopold Mandić (1866), Princess Milica of Montenegro (1866), and Milo Đukanović (1962).
Others born in Montenegro
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POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 2
Nicholas I of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1921
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 3
Milovan Đilas
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1995
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 4
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine
EXPLORER
1182 - 1252
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 5
Stefan Nemanja
POLITICIAN
1113 - 1199
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 6
Elena of Montenegro
COMPANION
1871 - 1952
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 7
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
WRITER
1813 - 1851
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 8
Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1517
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 9
Princess Zorka of Montenegro
COMPANION
1864 - 1890
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 10
Milena Vukotić
COMPANION
1848 - 1923
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 11
Leopold Mandić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1866 - 1942
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 12
Princess Milica of Montenegro
COMPANION
1866 - 1951
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 13
Milo Đukanović
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 14
Among WRITERS In Montenegro
Among writers born in Montenegro, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ranks 1. After him are Mihailo Lalić (1914), Miodrag Bulatović (1930), Borislav Pekić (1930), Ćamil Sijarić (1913), Mirko Kovač (1938), and Stanislava Staša Zajović (1953).
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
1813 - 1851
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 1
Mihailo Lalić
1914 - 1992
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 2
Miodrag Bulatović
1930 - 1991
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 3
Borislav Pekić
1930 - 1992
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 4
Ćamil Sijarić
1913 - 1989
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 5
Mirko Kovač
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 6
Stanislava Staša Zajović
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 7