WIC: What if The Kingdom of Montenegro survives WW1?

Montenegro grabs Herzegovina, the Bay of Kotor, and maybe Ragusa or northern Albania. The throne is inherited by the eldest branch of the Petrovic-Njegos dynasty, with Crown Prince Danilo. Though if he doesn't produce children, it may eventually default to the second branch like OTL's claim.

This also averts the creation of Yugoslavia. Although Montenegro itself might still enter a federation or some kind of supra-national body with the Kingdom of Serbia.
 
Montenegro grabs Herzegovina, the Bay of Kotor, and maybe Ragusa or northern Albania.
Considering that in our timeline it struggled to survive, and lost, what makes it able to go on this annexation spree? Serbia is much larger than them and has the added benefit of being able to paint itself as the first victim of the war and Austria-Hungary, if they want it I can't see Montenegro being able to stop them. Ragusa seems like a rather large stretch, and Albania whilst a mess was a recognised state supported by the US which stopped them from getting chopped up too heavily. The Bay of Kotor seems very logical, although it might require some concessions elsewhere. I could actually see them ending up with borders roughly the same as nowadays - they gain the Bay of Kotor but have to cede some territory in the south-east to Serbia in compensation, the main change being that instead of the border turning south-east just east of Plocice it continues south-west to the coast so that Montenegro also gains Molunat and the Prevlaka peninsula.


This also averts the creation of Yugoslavia. Although Montenegro itself might still enter a federation or some kind of supra-national body with the Kingdom of Serbia.
Err... excuse me? Do you mean a country called Yugoslavia since it wouldn't contain all the southern Slavs, in effect remaining a kind of super State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, or that the state itself wouldn't form?
 
Considering that in our timeline it struggled to survive, and lost, what makes it able to go on this annexation spree? Serbia is much larger than them and has the added benefit of being able to paint itself as the first victim of the war and Austria-Hungary, if they want it I can't see Montenegro being able to stop them. Ragusa seems like a rather large stretch, and Albania whilst a mess was a recognised state supported by the US which stopped them from getting chopped up too heavily. The Bay of Kotor seems very logical, although it might require some concessions elsewhere. I could actually see them ending up with borders roughly the same as nowadays - they gain the Bay of Kotor but have to cede some territory in the south-east to Serbia in compensation, the main change being that instead of the border turning south-east just east of Plocice it continues south-west to the coast so that Montenegro also gains Molunat and the Prevlaka peninsula.

It's reasonable to wonder how Montenegro managed to stay independent in this scenario...but OP doesn't specify. And - assuming Montenegro stays independent for whatever reason - it would have allies and sympathizers in Italy, in Russia and even in Serbia, who'd be willing to throw it a bone. I see the Bay of Kotor and the eastern half of Herzegovina as very likely gains. Annexing any territory beyond that would be ambitious, but not completely impossible.
Err... excuse me? Do you mean a country called Yugoslavia since it wouldn't contain all the southern Slavs, in effect remaining a kind of super State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, or that the state itself wouldn't form?

The state itself probably wouldn't be formed.
 
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