Petar Vukotić.
Petar Vukotić (Serbian Cyrillic language: Петар Вукотић , 1826–1907) was a Montenegrin voivode who participated in the Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1852–53) and Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1876–78), notably at the great victory at Vučji Do (18 July 1876).
Life[]
Born in Ozrinići, he was the son of Montenegrin serdar Stevan Perkov Vukotić. With Jelena Vojvodić born in village of Viš Danilovgrad-Montenegro, he had the sons Šale, Matan and Šćepan (nicknamed Šarac), and daughter Milena. He was one of the greatest landowners in Montenegro and a close friend of Vojvoda Mirko Petrović-Njegoš with whom he had fought in the wars of the 1850s.[1] The two friends decided to consolidate their alliance with the union of their children.[1] In 1853, Milena, age only six, was betrothed to Mirkos's only son, Nikola, age twelve. Nikola was the nephew and heir of the childless reigning prince of Montenegro Danilo I.[1] Milena had twelve children. Of them was Elena, who married Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.
References[]
- Houston, Marco, Nikola & Milena: King and Queen of the Black Mountain, Leppi publications, ISBN 0-9521644-4-2
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