In 1421, Zeta turned into annexed to the Serbian Despotate, but after 1455, any other noble family

from
Zeta, the Crnojevićs, became sovereign rulers of the usa, making it the closing unfastened monarchy of
the Balkans before it fell to the Ottomans in 1496, and got annexed to the sanjak of Shkodër. During the
reign of Crnojevićs, Zeta became regarded under its contemporary call – Montenegro. For a quick time,
Montenegro existed as a separate self reliant sanjak in 1514–1528 (Sanjak of Montenegro). Also, Old
Herzegovina vicinity was part of Sanjak of Herzegovina.

Early cutting-edge duration

Main articles: Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro and Venetian Albania

Battle of Vučji Do, 1876

From 1392, severa components of the territory that is now Montenegro had been managed by using
Republic of Venice, together with the town of Budva, in that point called "Budua". The Venetian territory
turned into targeted on the Bay of Kotor, and the Republic also delivered governors who meddled in
Montenegrin politics. Venice could manage territories in present-day Montenegro till its fall in 1797.[17]
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Large quantities fell beneath the control of the Ottoman Empire from 1496 to 1878. In the 16th century,
Montenegro developed a unique shape of autonomy within the Ottoman Empire permitting
Montenegrin clans freedom from certain restrictions. Nevertheless, the Montenegrins have been
disgruntled with Ottoman rule, and in the seventeenth century, raised numerous rebellions, which
culminated within the defeat of the Ottomans within the Great Turkish War on the cease of that
century.