Njeguši (tribe)

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Birth house of Njegoš in Njeguši

Njeguši in the late-19st century

Interior of an old house, Njeguši

Njeguši (Montenegrin: Његуши) is a tribe in the Cetinje Municipality of southern Montenegro, located on the slopes of Mount Lovćen, within the Lovćen national park.

The tribe is best known as the birthplace of the Petrović dynasty, which ruled Montenegro from 1697 to 1918, as well as the Montenegrin office of the ''serdar'' and ''guvernadur'', held by the Radonjić family. The village is also significant for its well-preserved traditional folk architecture. Njeguški sir and Njeguški pršut (local forms of cheese and prosciutto respectively), made solely in area around Njeguši, are genuine contributions to Montenegrin cuisine. The village is situated in the Njeguši field and historically used to be a center of the tribe of the same name that formed a part of Katunska Nahija, one of the provinces of Old Montenegro. The tribe consists of the settlements: Njeguši, Dugi Do, Žanjev Do, Erakovići, Kopito, Vrba, Raićevići, Velji and Mali Zalazi, Majstori and Mirac. The name Njeguši is according to Ilija Ruvarac derived from Negusius Podcupica, mentioned in an 11th-century document. The original house the Petrović Family used to live in is located at 42.432271, 18.808675.

Notable people descending from Njeguši

• House of Petrović-Njegoš
  • Metropolitan Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš
  • Sava II Petrović Njegoš
  • Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš
  • Petar I Petrović Njegoš
  • Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
  • Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
  • Mirko Petrović-Njegoš
  • Nicholas I of Montenegro
  • Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro
  • Prince Mirko of Montenegro
  • Prince Peter of Montenegro
  • Princess Zorka of Montenegro
  • Princess Milica of Montenegro
  • Princess Anastasia of Montenegro
  • Elena of Montenegro
  • Princess Anna of Montenegro
  • Princess Xenia of Montenegro
  • Michael, Prince of Montenegro
  • Prince Milo of Montenegro
• House of Radonjić-Rajićević
  • Staniša Radonjić, priest, chieftain and military commander
  • Stanislav Radonjić, guvernadur and military commander
  • Vukale Stanišić Radonjić, guvernadur and military commander
  • Jovan Radonjić, guvernadur and military commander
  • Vukolaj Radonjić, guvernadur and military commander
• Rufim Njeguš, Metropolitan of Montenegro
• Mašo Vrbica, vojvoda and military commander
• Mladen Kašćelan, Montenegrin footballer
• Vasko Ševaljević, Montenegrin handball player
• Momčilo Otašević, Montenegrin actor

References

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