Ana Terter

Ana
Анна
Ана
Queen consort of Serbia
Tenure1284–1299
SpousesStefan Milutin
Demetrios Koutroules
IssueAndronikos Palaiologos Angelos
Constantine Palaiologos Angelos
Wife of Alexios Raoul
HouseTerter
Nemanjić (first marriage)
Komnenodoukas dynasty (second marriage)
FatherGeorge I of Bulgaria
MotherMaria or Kira Maria?

Ana Terter (Serbian and Bulgarian Cyrillic: Ана Тертер; died after 1304) was the Queen consort of Serbia from 1284 to 1299. She was the fourth wife of the Serbian King Stefan Milutin, their marriage having been arranged following the Deževa Agreement of 1282.

Ana Terter and King Stefan Milutin likely had no children. In 1299, Stefan Uroš II Milutin divorced Ana in order to marry his fifth wife, the Byzantine princess Simonida.

In her second marriage, with Byzantine nobleman Demetrios Koutroules, she had several children.[1]

Origin

According to Bulgarian historiography, Anna Terter was the daughter of George I of Bulgaria.[2][3]

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.

References

  1. ^ Nicol, D. M. (1980-01-01). "Prosopographisches Lexikon der Palaiologenzeit". Byzantinische Zeitschrift. 73 (1). doi:10.1515/bz-1980-0162. ISSN 1868-9027.
  2. ^ Georgius Pachymeres. Relationes Historicas. Edidit, notisque instruxit Albertus Failler. Gallice vertit Vitalianus Laurent. (CFHB XXIV/2). Paris, 1999
  3. ^ Pavlov, Plamen