Mausoleum of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš

 memorial, mausoleum, place with historical importance

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар II Петровић Његош, pronounced [pɛ̝̂tar drûgiː pɛ̝̌trɔ̝vitɕ ɲɛ̝̂gɔ̝ʃ]), was a Prince-Bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church of Montenegro and a ruler who transformed Montenegro from a theocracy into a secular state. However, he is most famous as a poet. The first notable writer from Montenegro, his notable works include The Mountain Wreath (Горски вијенац or Gorski vijenac), the Ray of the Microcosm (Луча микрокозма or Luča mikrokozma), the Serbian Mirror (Огледало српско or Ogledalo srpsko), and False Tsar Stephen the Little (Лажни цар Шћепан Мали or Lažni car Šćepan Mali).

Peter II Njegoš died in Cetinje of tuberculosis on 31 October (October 19 Old Style) 1851 - exactly 21 year after his accession to the throne; he was buried in a small chapel on top of Mount Lovćen where his mausoleum was built. During the period of Communist rule in Yugoslavia it was demolished for ideological reasons by the authorities to make way for a secular monument.