What is Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro?
{{Infobox Monarch | name = Danilo I | image = Danilo Petrović Njegoš.jpg | image_size = 240px | caption = Portrait of Danilo Petrović-Njegoš by Johann Böss, 1855 | succession = [[List of rulers of Montenegro|Prince of Montenegro]] | reign = 1852–1860 | predecessor = Himself {{small|(as Prince-Bishop)}} | successor = [[Nicholas I of Montenegro|Nicholas I]] | succession1 = [[List of rulers of Montenegro|Prince-Bishop of Montenegro]] | reign1 = 1851–1852 | predecessor1 = [[Petar II Petrović-Njegoš|Petar II]] | successor1 = Himself {{small|(as Prince)}} | full name = Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš | native_lang1 = | native_lang1_name1 = Данило I Петровић-Његош | spouse = {{marriage|[[Darinka Kvekić]]|12 January 1855}} | issue = [[Olga Petrović Njegoš| Princess Olga]] | house = [[Petrović-Njegoš dynasty|Petrović-Njegoš]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1826|5|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Njeguši]], [[Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro|Montenegro]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1860|8|13|1826|5|25|df=y}} | death_place = [[Kotor]], [[Austrian Empire]] | burial_place = [[Cetinje Monastery]] }} '''Danilo I''' (25 May 1826 {{ndash}} 13 August 1860) was the first secular [[Prince of Montenegro]] from 1851 until his assassination in 1860. He was the third shortest ruling king of [[Montenegro]].{{sfn|Ćirković|2004|p=215}} He fought a war against the Ottomans in [[Montenegrin-Ottoman War (1852-53)|1852]]. He also defeated them in [[Ostrog]] in 1853 and in [[Battle of Grahovac|Grahovac]] 1858. The city [[Danilovgrad]] is named after him. ==Rise to power== When [[Petar II Petrović-Njegoš]] died, the Senate named his older brother Pero Tomov as Prince, not bishop. However, Pero lost to the younger Danilo, who had more support from the people. Before becoming leader, Danilo made peace between two tribes and gained support from most Montenegrin clans. He traveled to [[Vienna]] and [[Russia]], supposedly to become Vladika. In 1852, Danilo returned with the back