Princess Zorka of Montenegro

Princess Ljubica " Zorka " of Montenegro (. * 11 Dezemberjul / December 23 1864greg in Cetinje, Montenegro, .. . † 4 Märzjul / March 16 1890greg ) was a member of the house Petrović - Njegoš and by marriage Princess of Serbia.

Life

Zorka was the eldest daughter of King Nikola I of Montenegro (1841-1921) and his wife Milena Vukotić ( 1847-1923 ). Zorka, as it was called in the family, grew up with her ​​siblings in Cetinje. She was educated Smolny Convent later in the Russian boarding school.

On 30 Julijul. / August 11 1883greg. . married Princess Zorka of Montenegro in Cetinje Prince Peter Karadjordjević (1844-1921), eldest son of Serbian prince Alexander I. The marriage were five children were born:

  • Elena (1884-1962) ∞ 1911 Prince Ivan Konstantinovich Romanov
  • Milena (1886-1887)
  • Georg (1887-1972), declared insane
  • Alexander (1888-1934) ∞ 1922 Princess Maria of Romania
  • Andrea (* / † 1890).

While, reigned after the abdication of her father in 1858, first with Mihailo Obrenović, Aleksandar Obrenović and Milan Obrenović I. the competing dynasties Obrenović, she lived in Geneva and in Cetinje, in exile. Crown Princess Ljubica " Zorka " of Serbia died in 1890 in Cetinje during the birth of her fifth child and was in the crypt at St. George church in Topola, Serbia, buried.

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