Michael, Prince of Montenegro

Michael Petrović-Njegoš
Head of the Royal House of Montenegro
Tenure	7 March 1921 – 24 March 1986
Predecessor	Crown Prince Danilo
Successor	Prince Nicholas
Born	(1908-09-14)14 September 1908 Podgorica, Montenegro
Died	24 March 1986(1986-03-24) (aged 77) Paris, France
Burial	Serbian section of the Thiais cemetery, Paris, France
Spouse	Geneviève Prigent
Issue	Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro
House	Petrović-Njegoš
Father	Prince Mirko of Montenegro
Mother	Natalija Konstantinović

Prince Michael Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro (Serbian Cyrillic: Принц Михаило Петровић Његош; 14 September 1908 – 24 March 1986) was the third (but eldest surviving) son of Prince Mirko of Montenegro, Grand Voivode of Grahovo and Zeta (1879–1918), and Natalija Konstantinović, a cousin of Aleksandar Obrenović of Serbia. He was pretender to the throne of Montenegro, holding the title Grand Duke of Grahovo and Zeta, in succession to his father. King Nicholas I of Montenegro was Michael's grandfather. Michael had recognized and acknowledged the Unification of Montenegro with Serbia, renouncing the throne. In World War II he was held prisoner by the Nazis after refusing to take up the throne of the Axis forces' re-established Montenegrin puppet-state. During the period of Yugoslav socialism, he was an active member of the Serb diaspora revolutionary organization and a diplomatic worker against the socialist government led by Marshal Tito.^{[citation needed]}

He was a member of the Crown Council of King Peter II of Yugoslavia. ^{[citation needed]}