Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Prince of Montenegro
Date of Birth: 25-May-1826
Place of Birth: Njeguši, Old Royal Capital Cetinje, Montenegro
Date of Death: 13-Aug-1860
Profession: priest
Nationality: Montenegro
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
- Danilo I Petrovic-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: ?????? I ????????-?????; 25 May 1826 – 13 August 1860), was ruling Prince of Montenegro, from 1851 to 1860.
- Beginning of his reign marked the transition of Montenegro from an archaic form of government (Prince-Bishopric) into a secular Principality.He became involved in a war with the Ottoman Empire in 1852, the Porte claiming jurisdiction in Montenegro, and the boundaries between the two countries were not defined until 1858.
- Danilo, with the help of his elder brother, Voivode Mirko, defeated the Ottomans at Ostrog in 1853 and in the Battle of Grahovac in 1858.
- The town of Danilovgrad is named after him.
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