the medal for his guest to examine which reads on the legend Montenegro, Nicolas Rex and on its reverse: Major Jay Gatsby - For Valour Extraordinary. The character of the King in Maurice Chevalier's movie The Merry Widow (1934) is based on Nicholas. Notes References Sources Further reading External links (in Croatian) |- |- |- 1841 births 1921 deaths People from Cetinje People of the Principality of Montenegro People of the Kingdom of Montenegro Serbs of Montenegro Rulers of Montenegro 19th-century Montenegrin people 20th-century Montenegrin people Founding monarchs Petrović-Njegoš dynasty Eastern Orthodox monarchs Pretenders to the Montenegrin throne Lycée Louis-le-Grand alumni Field marshals of Russia People of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Montenegrin poets Montenegrin male writers Serbian nationalists Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Takovo Grand Crosses of the Order of St. Sava 2 2 Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Second Degree Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Burials at Serbian Orthodox monasteries and churches Burials in Montenegro