Queen Elena of Montenegro's arms
Posted: 18 Sep 2012, 23:25
by Ryan Shuflin
So I saw that Queen Elena's arms are this.
, does anyone know why they are different than those of Montenegro?
Re: Queen Elena of Montenegro's arms
Posted: 19 Sep 2012, 00:38
by Jonathan Webster
Because those are the family arms of the Princely (and later Royal) House of Petrovic-Njegos. Only the reigning Vladika/Prince/King of Montengro actually used the Montenegrin Arms of Dominion/State. A rather odd method of differencing Royal Arms (though the contemporary Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal House used a similar system) But a method of differencing nonetheless.