НИКОЛА I ПЕТРОВИЋ ЊЕГОШ И ДРОБЊАЦИ
Nikola I Petrović Njegoš and the Drobnjaks

Summary/Abstract: The relationship of Prince and King Nikola toward Drobnjak tribe was very specific. During the first part of his reign, he supported rebellions in this region, hoping for the enlargement of his state in this area. Troughout these wars and uprisings, the Drobnjaks were fully loyal and relied upon. But, at the end of XIX century, the educated youth and intelectual circles started to resist the king’s apsolutism, so the Drobnjaks found themselves among the most eager Nikola’s opponents. Political quarrels in the area, especially before the introduction of Constitution in Montenegro, provided that the tribe became the strong point of People’s Party, which confronted the unilateral wish of Montenegrin monarch

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