Šćepan Mali
Ruler of Montenegro · Montenegro · On the map · Politicians · Died 1773
Šćepan Mali, translated as Stephen the Little, was the first and only "tsar" of Montenegro, ruling the country as an absolute monarch from 1768 until his death.
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1761 portrait of Peter III of Russia
Approximate political map of the Balkans c. 1750, Montenegro, the small country marked with green at the centre of the map, was surrounded by the Ottoman Empire to the east and the Republic of Venice to the west
1780s portrait of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia
1780s portrait of Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgorukov
Portrait of Sava Petrović, Prince-Bishop of Montenegro 1735-1782
The Donji Brčeli Monastery, where Šćepan held his court and where he was murdered in 1773
Etching of Stefano Zannowich (here under the pseudonym "Castriotto of Albania"), who wrote the first biography on Šćepan Mali (published in 1784) and at one point impersonated the deceased "tsar"About this person
Of unclear origins, Šćepan became the ruler of Montenegro through a rumour that he was in fact the deposed Russian emperor Peter III, who had died several years before Šćepan surfaced in the Balkans.
Country
Montenegro
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Died 1773
