 Knjaz Danilo was assassinated in August, 1860 as he was boarding a ship at the port of Kotor.The assassin, "Chief" Todor Kadić of the Bjelopavlići, was said to be assisted by Austrian authorities in carrying out the assassination.Some speculate that there was a personal feud between the two, the fact that Danilo had an affair with Todor's wife and the ongoing mistreatment of the Bjelopavlići tribe by Danilo's guards and his forces.