| Anna Анна Ана |
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| Tenure | 1284–1299 |
| Spouse | Stefan Uroš II Milutin of Serbia Michael (Demetrios) Doukas Komnenos Koutroules |
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| Stefan Uroš III Dečanski Anna Neda Constantine Palaiologos Angelos Andronikos Palaiologos Angelos wife of Alexios Raul |
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| House | Terter, Nemanjić |
| Father | George I of Bulgaria |
| Mother | Maria or Kira Maria? |
| Born | unknown Bulgaria |
Anna Terter (Bulgarian: Анна Тертер, died after 1304) was a Bulgarian princess and Queen consort of Serbia (1284–1299). She was the third wife of King Stefan Uroš II Milutin of Serbia.
According to George Pachymeres, Anna was "the daughter of Terter, borne to him by the sister of Asen.[1] The sister of Asen was Kira Maria- second wife of George I Terter. According another theory Anna was the daughter of tsar George I of Bulgaria and his first wife Maria.[2] Anna was sister of Bulgarian tsar Theodore Svetoslav.
In 1284 Anna married King Stefan Uroš II Milutin of Serbia as his third wife. They had two children:
In 1299 Stefan Uroš II Milutin divorced Anna in order to marry Simonida, who was only 5 years old. Anna was sent to the Byzantine Empire where in 1301 she married Michael (Demetrios) Doukas Komnenos Koutroules, son of the Despot Michael II Komnenos Doukas of Epirus. They had issues.
In 1304 Anna Terter and Michael (Demetrios) Doukas were accused of conspiracy against the Emperor. In 1305 they were imprisoned in the Great Palace of Constantinople and their property was confiscated. Later Anna and Michael made an attempt to escape to Bulgaria, but they failed and Michael was imprisoned in the jail of Blachernae.
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| Preceded by Elizabeth of Hungary |
Queen consort of Serbia 1284–1299 |
Succeeded by Simonida |
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