Princess Elena of Montenegro

HM The Dowager Queen of Italy
Titles	Dowager Queen of Italy Dowager Queen of Sardinia Princess of Montenegro
Reign	29 July 1900 - 9 May 1946
Coronation	12 April 1901
Predecessor	Princess Margherita of Genoa
Successor	Princess Marie Jose of Belgium
Biographical Information
Born	8 January 1873 Cetinje, Montenegro
Died	28 November 1952 (aged 79) Turin, Sardinia, Italy
Spouse	King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (m. 1896; w. 1947)
Issue	Princess Yolanda Princess Mafalda Umberto II Princess Giovanna Princess Maria Francesca
Name	Elena
House	Petrovic-Njegos (by birth) Savoy (by marriage)
Father	King Nicholas I of Montenegro
Mother	Milena Vukotic
Religion	Eastern Orthodox

General

Life

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Marriage and Issue

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Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Princess Yolanda	1 June 1901	16 October 1986 (aged 85)	Giorgio Carlo, Count of Bergolo (m. 1923); had issue
	Princess Mafalda	19 November 1902	28 August 1944 (aged 41)	Grand Duke Philipp of Hesse (m. 1925); had issue
	Umberto II	15 September 1904	18 March 1983 (aged 78)	Princess Marie Jose of Belgium (m. 1930); had issue
	Princess Giovanna	13 November 1907	26 February 2000 (aged 92)	Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria (m. 1930); had issue
	Princess Maria Francesca	26 December 1914	4 December 2001 (aged 86)	Prince Luigi of Parma (m. 1939); had issue

Titles and Honours

• 1873-1896 Princess Elena of Montenegro
• 1896-1900 Elena, Princess of Piedmont
• 1900-1947 Queen Elena of Italy
• 1947-1952 Elena, Dowager Queen of Italy

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
King Nicholas I of Montenegro	Grand Voivode Mirko of Grahovo Anastasija Martinovic	Prince Stanko Petrovic-Njegos Kristinia Vrbica Drago Martinovic Anastasija Martinovic	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Milena Vukotic	Voivode Petar Vukotic Jelena Voivodic	Peter Vukotic Stana Milic Tadija Volvodic Militza Pavicevic	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A