Theodora of Wallachia

Theodora
Empress consort of Bulgaria
Tenure 1331–1345
Predecessor Theodora Palaiologina
Successor Sarah-Theodora
Spouse Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
Issue
Michael Asen
Ivan Sratsimir
Ivan Asen
Vasilisa?
House House of Basarab
Father Basarab I of Wallachia
Mother Lady Margareta
Born Wallachia
Died Bulgaria

Theodora (Bulgarian: Теодора) of Wallachia was the daughter of Basarab I of Wallachia (1310–1352) and Lady Margareta.[1][2] She married Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria as his first wife. This marriage produced four children — Michael Asen, Ivan Sratsimir, Ivan Asen and Vasilisa. In 1345 Tsar Ivan Alexander divorced Tsaritsa Theodora and sent her into a monastery as a nun under the name Teofana.

References

  1. ^ P. P. Panaitescu, Mircea cel Bătrân, Corint, Bucureşti, 2000, p. 37 and p. 45, n. 25
  2. ^ Constantin C. Giurescu, Istoria Românilor, All Educaţional, Bucureşti, 2003, p. 299-300
Preceded by
Theodora Palaiologina
Empress consort of Bulgaria
1331–1345
Succeeded by
Sarah-Theodora