Ana Terter
Anna Анна Ана | |
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Queen consort of Serbia | |
Tenure | 1284–1299 |
Spouse |
Stefan Uroš II Milutin of Serbia Demetrios/Michael Doukas Koutroules |
Issue |
Stefan Uroš III Dečanski Anna Neda Constantine Palaiologos Angelos Andronikos Palaiologos Angelos wife of Alexios Raul |
House | Terter, Nemanjić |
Father | George I of Bulgaria |
Mother | Maria or Kira Maria? |
Born |
unknown Bulgaria |
Ana Terter (Bulgarian and Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Тертер; died after 1304) was a Bulgarian princess and Queen consort of Serbia (1284–1299). She was the fourth wife of King Stefan Uroš II Milutin of Serbia.
According to George Pachymeres, Ana 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 Ana was the daughter of George Terter and his first wife Maria,[2] a sister of Bulgarian tsar Theodore Svetoslav.
In 1284 Ana married King Stefan Uroš II Milutin of Serbia as his third wife. They had two children:
- Stefan Uroš III Dečanski, who succeeded as king of Serbia
- Anna Neda of Serbia, who married Michael Shishman of Bulgaria.
In 1299 Stefan Uroš II Milutin divorced Ana in order to marry Simonida, who was only 5 years old. Ana was sent to the Byzantine Empire where in 1301 she married Demetrios/Michael Doukas Koutroules. They had issue.
In 1304 Ana and Demetrios/Michael were accused of conspiracy against the Emperor. In 1305 they were imprisoned in the Great Palace of Constantinople and their property was confiscated. Later Ana and Michael made an attempt to escape to Bulgaria, but they failed and Michael was imprisoned in the jail of Blachernae.
Sources
- Krastev, Krasimir. "Съдбата на българската царкиня Анна Тертер" - Тангра. Сборник в чест на 70-годишнината на акад. Васил Гюзелев. С.: СУ, 2006, 649-657
- Pavlov, Plamen."Търновските царици". В.Т.:ДАР-РХ, 2006.
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Preceded by Elizabeth of Hungary |
Queen consort of Serbia 1284–1299 |
Succeeded by Simonida |
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