Montenegrin Vespers

…converted to Islam (the “Montenegrin Vespers” of Christmas Eve, 1702), there is contested evidence that Montenegrin lineages shifted in a very fluid manner not only between the Roman Catholic and Muslim faiths but also between Montenegrin and Albanian identity. It seems that, given the uncertainty over who held power…

…in the principality (the “Montenegrin Vespers”) on Christmas Eve, 1702; the great defeat of the Turkish invaders at Tzarevlatz (1712); the capture of Cetinje by the Turks and the destruction for the third time of its monastery (1714); and the inauguration of intimate relations with Russia when Danilo visited…