Kingdom of Montenegro

The Kingdom of Montenegro is a Puppet State of the Italian Empire since it was conquered by Italy during it's conquest of Greece, Montenegro and Albania during the German campaign to conquer the Eastern Front. The Kingdom is only consists of the Southwestern half of what Montenegro once was before World War I.

## History

### Origin

Prince Nicholas of Montenegro proclaimed the Kingdom of Montenegro in Cetinje on 28 August 1910, elevating the country from the rank of Principality. King Nicholas I had ruled the country as Prince since 1860, and had initiated several modernising reforms at the beginning of the 20th century, such as introducing a constitution and a new currency, the Montenegrin perper.

Montenegro joined the First Balkan War in 1912, hoping to win a share in the last Ottoman-controlled areas of Rumelia. Montenegro did make further territorial gains by splitting Sandžak with Serbia on 30 May 1913. But the Montenegrins had to abandon the newly captured city of İşkodra (*Skadar* in Serbian, modern-day Shkodër) to the new state of Albania in May 1913, at the insistence of the Great Powers. Esad Pasha made a deal to surrender the town to the Montenegrins in exchange for Montenegro supporting his claims in Central Albania. However, as Shkodër and the surroundings had a large ethnic Albanian majority, the area went to the state of Albania instead. When the Second Balkan War broke out in June 1913, Serbia fought against Bulgaria, and King Nicholas sided with Serbia.

During World War I (1914–1918) Montenegro allied itself with the Triple Entente, in line with King Nicholas' pro-Serbian policy. Accordingly, Austria-Hungary occupied Montenegro from 15 January 1916 to October 1918. The Crown Prince Danilo had abandoned his wife Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as a way to appease his father and the Kingdom of Serbia because Jutta was of a German household. Jutta then returned to her mother's estate and lived there the rest of her life and never married again.

### Getting Conquered by Italy

During the German campaign to conquer the Eastern Front, Italy conquered Montenegro with Greece and Albania and declared Nicholas I, the King of Montenegro. Nicolas I then became the King of Montenegro under Italian domination.

### After Italian Conquest

The Crown Prince then married Maude Adams, an American Actress who visited Nice in the Kingdom of Monaco with her American Actress mother in 1918 after her retirement in the Industry. She met Danilo and married him 2 years later in which she found out he was the Crown Prince of Montenegro. In 1921 king Nicolas I died and was succeeded by Danilo who became Danilo I of Montenegro and Maude Adams herself as Queen Consort. The two have no children of their own which makes Danilo's brother Prince Mirko of Montenegro his heir.

## Government

The Government of Montenegro is a Constitutional Monarchy ruled by the King who rules as a Ceremonial ruler who is the symbolic figurehead of the Government, Military and all institutions of the Kingdom. Otherwise Political Control of all those institutions is a Praetor who is appointed by the King of Italy. The Praetor appoints all the members of the Parliament who are elected by the people as they elect a Prime Minister appointed by the King of Montenegro himself. The Prime Minister then elects members of his cabinet as they are appointed by the Praetor.

## Military

### Army

The Army consists of 12 Infantry Divisions and 120 Artillery Batteries as their official Army due to Montenegro's current small size.

### Navy

The Navy consists of 6 Patrol boats as their official Navy.

## Foreign Relations

* Colonial Relations with the Italian Empire
* Great Relations with the Kingdom of Albania, Tsardom of Serbia and Kingdom of Greece
* Bad Relations with the Tsardom of Bulgaria.