Milo Petrović-Njegoš

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Milo Petrović-Njegoš (Cyrillic: Мило Петровић-Његош; 3 October 1889 – 22 November 1978) was a prince of Montenegro. He was a direct descendant of Radul Petrović, Danilo I’s brother. Milo was born in Njeguši on 3 October 1889 to Đuro Petrović-Njegoš and Stane-Cane Đurašković. In World War I, he commanded the Lovćen Brigade. In 1919 he left Montenegro and spent more than 50 years living in many countries, working to defend Montenegrin rights and the renewal of Montenegrin statehood. He married Helena Grace Smith in Santa Barbara, California, on 3 September 1927. Their daughter Milena was born in Los Angeles on 23 October 1928. He left his family the following year and settled in London. He later lived in Dublin, Ireland, where he owned an antiques shop, and then moved to Connemara, County Galway. He died in Barringtons Hospital, Limerick, on 22 November 1978 and is buried in the graveyard of St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick.