List of rulers of Montenegro

Non-hereditary Metropolitans

• Vavila (Metropolitan from 1493) (1516–1520)
• German II (1520–1530)
• Pavle (1530–1532)
• Vasilije I (1532–1540)
• Nikodim (1540)
• Romi (1540–1559)
• Makarije (1560–1561)
• Ruvim I (1561–1569)
• Pahomije II (1569–1579)
• Gerasim (1575–1582)
• Venijamin (1582–1591)
• Nikanor and Stefan (1591–1593)
• Ruvim II (1593–1636)
• Mardarije I (1639–1649)
• Visarion I (1649–1659)
• Mardarije II (1659–1673)
• Ruvim III (1673–1685)
• Vasilije II (1685)
• Visarion II (1685–1692)
• Sava I (1694 – July 1696)

Hereditary Metropolitans

Picture	TitleName Born - Died	Reign	Territory	Notes
	Prince-Bishop Danilo I 1670 – January 11, 1735	July 1696 – January 11, 1735	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš.
	Prince-Bishop Sava II January 18, 1702 – March 9, 1782	January 11, 1735 – March 9, 1782	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Ruled jointly with Vasilije III from 1750 until March 10, 1766.
	Prince-Bishop Vasilije III 1709 – March 10, 1766	1750 – March 10, 1766	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Ruled jointly with Sava II.
	Prince-Bishop Petar I 1747 – October 30, 1830	March 1782 – October 30, 1830	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Canonized as Saint Peter of Cetinje by the Serbian Orthodox Church.
	Prince-Bishop Petar II November 13, 1813 – October 31, 1851	October 30, 1830 – October 31, 1851	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Most famous as a poet. His notable works include The Mountain Wreath, The Light of Microcosm, The Serbian Mirror and False Tsar Stephen the Little.
	Prince-Bishop Danilo II May 25, 1826 – August 13, 1860	1851 – March 13, 1852	Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro	Proclaimed Prince of Montenegro.

House of Petrović-Njegoš

Picture	TitleName Born - Died	Reign	Territory	Notes
	Prince Danilo I May 25, 1826 – August 13, 1860	March 13, 1852 – August 13, 1860	Principality of Montenegro	First secular ruler of Montenegro after centuries of theocratic rule. Assassinated in Kotor.
	Prince Nikola I October 7, 1841 – March 1, 1921	August 13, 1860 – August 28, 1910	Principality of Montenegro	Proclaimed King of Montenegro.

House of Petrović-Njegoš

Picture	TitleName Born - Died	Reign	Territory	Notes
	King Nikola I October 7, 1841 – March 1, 1921	August 28, 1910 – November 26, 1918	Kingdom of Montenegro	In exile from January 15, 1916 due to the Montenegrin Campaign. Deposed on the Podgorica Assembly on November 26, 1918.

House of Petrović-Njegoš

• Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš (26 November 1918 – 1 March 1921)
• Danilo Petrović-Njegoš (1 March 1921 – 7 March 1921)
• Mihajlo Petrović-Njegoš (7 March 1921 – 24 March 1986)
• Nikola Petrović-Njegoš (24 March 1986 – present)