| Theodora Теодора |
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| Tenure | 1321–1322 |
| Spouse | Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia |
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| Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia, Dusica | |
| House | Smilets, Palaiologos, Nemanjić |
| Father | Smilets of Bulgaria |
| Mother | Smiltsena Palaiologina |
| Born | unknown Bulgaria |
| Died | 20 December 1322 Zvečan, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Burial | Zvečan |
Theodora Smilets (Bulgarian, Serbian: Теодора Смилец, Teodora Smilec) was a Bulgarian princess and queen consort of Serbia, the first wife of king Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia.
Theodora was the second daughter of Bulgarian tsar Smilets and his Byzantine wife, who in the histories was called just Smiltsena (Bulgarian: Смилцена; the wife of Smilets) without a name being given, but who was the daughter of sebastocrator Constantine Palaiologos and niece of Michael VIII Palaiologos.
Theodora was married to Serbian crown prince Stefan Uroš (later king) on 24 August 1296. They had two children:
In 1314, her husband's father, Stefan Milutin, quarreled with Stefan, and sent him to Constantinople to be blinded. Theodora and the family went with him and established a household there until 1320 when they were allowed to return. Theodora died 20 December 1322 at the royal residence at Zvečan, Kosovska Mitrovica. She was buried in the nearby monastery Banjska.
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| Preceded by Simonida |
Queen consort of Serbia 1321–1322 |
Succeeded by Maria Palaiologina |
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