Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro

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Was an ecclesiastical principality that existed in modern-day Montenegro.

Establishment

January 1517: Montenegro was independent from 1516, when Vladika Vavila was elected as ruler of Montenegro by its clans, and it became a theocratic state.

Chronology

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1. French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Were a series of conflicts between France and several European monarchies between 1792 and 1815. They encompass first the French Revolutionary Wars against the newly declared French Republic and from 1803 onwards the Napoleonic Wars against First Consul and later Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. They include the Coalition Wars as a subset: seven wars waged by various military alliances of great European powers, known as Coalitions, against Revolutionary France - later the First French Empire - and its allies.

1.1.War of the First Coalition

Were a series of wars between the Kingdom of France (later the French Republic) and several European Monarchies. The French Revolution had deteriorated the relations of France with the other European countries, that tried several times to invade France in order to crash the revolutionary government.

1.1.1.Treaty of Campo Formio

Was a treaty between France and Austria that ended the War of the First Coalition.

October 1797: The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed on 17 October 1797 (26 Vendémiaire VI). The treaty transferred the Austrian Netherlands to France. The territories of Venice were partitioned, most were acquired by Austria. Austria recognized the Cisalpine Republic and the newly created Ligurian Republic. Extension of the borders of France up to the Rhine, the Nette, and the Roer.

1.2.Adriatic campaign of 1807-1814

Was the theatre of war in the Adriatic Sea during the Napoleonic Wars.

January 1814: Cattaro, a strategic port city in modern-day Montenegro, was captured by Austrian forces in collaboration with Montenegrin ground troops in 1814 during the Napoleonic Wars. This victory was part of the Sixth Coalition's efforts to defeat Napoleon Bonaparte.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1624: The Ottomans occupy Cetinje.

February 1624: Montenegrin forces retake Cetinje from the Ottomans.

January 1688: The Ottomans occupy Cetinje.

February 1688: Montenegrin forces retake Cetinje from the Ottomans.

January 1713: The Ottomans occupy Cetinje.

February 1713: Montenegrin forces retake Cetinje from the Ottomans.

March 1852: Montenegro became a secular state (principality) under Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš.

Disestablishment

March 1852: Montenegro became a secular state (principality) under Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš.

Selected Sources

Articles secrets et convention additionelle du traité de Campo Formio. Retrieved on March, 24th 2024 on https://books.google.de/books?id=SStJAAAAcAAJ&dq=Trait%C3%A9%20de%20paix%20de%20Campo%20Formio&hl=de&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=Trait%C3%A9%20de%20paix%20de%20Campo%20Formio&f=false

Droysen, G. (1886): Historischer Handatlas, Bielefeld and Leipzig (Germany), p. 48

Frieden von Campoformio. Retrieved on March, 24th 2014 on https://books.google.de/books?id=UbGMtENHaBIC&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q&f=false