Assumption of Absolute Monarchy
- When
- February 1768
- Where
- Montenegro
In February 1768 Sava was sidelined and confined to his monastery; Šćepan became Montenegro's first and only "tsar".
In early February 1768, Prince-Bishop Sava received word from the Russian ambassador to Constantinople that Šćepan was an impostor. Nevertheless, in February 1768 Sava was sidelined and confined to his monastery, and Šćepan subsequently assumed the powers of an absolute monarch, establishing himself as Montenegro's absolute ruler and becoming the country's first and only "tsar". This formalized the break in the Petrovic succession.
Sources
- Šćepan Mali Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23
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