The small Adriatic nation of Montenegro was ruled by Prince-Bishops until Danilo I became Prince. His heir, from 1910 to 1918 was elevated to the status of King of Montenegro. After World War I the country was handed over to the Serbs as part of the creation of Yugoslavia. King Nicholas I was a poet-monarch and had 12 children who lived very eventful lives even after the loss of their own monarchy. One daughter married the famous WW1 Russian commander Grand Duke Nicholas Romanov and another married King Victor Emanuel III of Italy. Although they have claimed the royal rights no native Montenegrin monarch has reigned since Nicholas I.

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