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List of Serbian royal consorts

This is a list of consorts of Serbian monarchs during the history of Serbia.

Middle Ages

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Princess and Queen consorts of Duklja (10th–12th century)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse
Theodora Kosara Samuel of Bulgaria
(Cometopuli) 		c. 1000 1016
husband's death 		Jovan Vladimir
Neda niece of Samuel of Bulgaria
(Cometopuli) 		1043
husband's death 		1046 Stefan Vojislav
Monomachina niece of Constantine IX Monomachos
(Monomachos) 		1081
(husband's death) 		Mihailo I Vojislavljević
Jaquinta of Bari Argyritzos 1101
(husband's death) 		1118 Konstantin Bodin Vojislavljević

Grand Princess consorts of Serbia (1091–1217)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Princess Ceased to be Princess Death Spouse
Anna Diogenissa Constantine Diogenes II
(Diogenes) 		before 1075 c. 1112 1145
(husband's abdication) 		Uroš I Vukanović
  Anastasija Undetermined 1196
(husband's abdication) 		1200 Stefan Nemanja
Eudokia Angelina Alexios III Angelos
(Angeloi) 		1173 c. 1190 1196 after 1198 or 1201–02
(divorce) 		c. 1211 Stefan Nemanjić[1]

Queen consorts of Serbia and Syrmia

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Nemanjić dynasty (1217–1346)

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Image Name Ancestry Lifespan Marriage Term Spouse
  Anna Dandolo Raniero Dandolo
(Dandolo) 		?–1258 1217 1217–1228 Stefan Nemanjić
Anna Angelina Komnene Doukaina[2] Theodore Komnenos Doukas
(Angelos) 		1219/1220 1228–1234 Stefan Radoslav
  Beloslava of Bulgaria Ivan Asen II
(Asen dynasty) 		1234–1243 Stefan Vladislav
  Saint Helen of Serbia Undetermined 1235–8 February 1314 1245–1250 1245–1276 Stefan Uroš I
  Catherine of Hungary Stephen V of Hungary
(Árpád) 		1256–after 1314 c. 1268 1276–1314 Stefan Dragutin
Jelena Undetermined (daughter of an unknown Serbian nobleman) Stefan Milutin
Helena Doukaina Angelina John Doukas, Sebastokratōr
(Angelos) 		1273–1276 1273/76–c. 1283
  Elizabeth of Hungary Stephen V of Hungary
(Árpád) 		c. 1255–c. 1322 1283 1283–1284
  Ana Terter George I of Bulgaria
(Terter) 		?–after 1304 1284 1284–1299
  Simonis Palaiologina[3] Andronikos II Palaiologos
(Palaiologos) 		c. 1294–after 1345 1299 1299–1321
  Constanza Morosini granddaughter of Albertino Morosini
(Morosini) 		1275–1324 1316–1324 Stefan Vladislav II
  Teodora of Bulgaria Smilets of Bulgaria
(Smilets) 		?–1322 1296 1321–1322 Stefan Dečanski
  Maria Palaiologina[4] John Palaiologos
(Palaiologos) 		?–1355 1324 1324 – 8 September 1331
  Helena of Bulgaria Sratsimir
(Sratsimir) 		c. 1315–1374 1332 1332–1346 Stefan Dušan

Empress consorts of the Serbian Empire

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Nemanjić dynasty (1346–73)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Helena of Bulgaria Sratsimir
(Sratsimir) 		c. 1315 1332 1346
became Empress 		1355
husband's death 		1374 Stefan Dušan
  Anna of Wallachia Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia
(Basarab) 		1360 1371
husband's death 		Stefan Uroš V
  Thomais Orsini John II Orsini
(Orsini) 		c. 1330 1359 1370
husband's death 		Simeon Uroš
Unnamed daughter of Radoslav Hlapen Radoslav Hlapen
(Hlapenović) 		1370 1373
husband's abdication 		John Uroš

Magnate era

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Mrnjavčević family of the Lordship of Prilep (1371–95)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Jelena Radoslav Hlapen
(Hlapenović) 		1371 1395
husband's death 		Marko Mrnjavčević
Todora Grgur

Lazarević dynasty of Moravian Serbia (1371–1402)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Princess Milica of Serbia Vratko Nemanjić
(Nemanjić) 		1335 1371
husband's accession 		1389
husband's death 		1405 Lazar of Serbia

Dejanović noble family of the Principality of Velbazhd (1371–95)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Eudokia of Trebizond Alexios III of Trebizond
(Komnenos) 		1387 1395
husband's death 		after 1395 Konstantin Dejanović

Žarković family of the Principality of Valona (1396–1417)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Ruđina Balšić Balša II
(Balšić) 		1391 1396 1414
husband's death 		1420 Mrkša Žarković

Preljubović family of the Despotate of Epirus (1366–85)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina Simeon Uroš
(Nemanjić) 		1349 1361 1366 1384
husband's death 		1394 Thomas Preljubović

Branković dynasty of the District of Branković (1371–1412)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Mara Lazarević Lazar of Serbia
(Lazarević) 		1371 1396
husband's imprisonment 		1426 Vuk Branković
Elena of Trebizond Alexios IV of Trebizond
(Komnenos) 		c. 1395 1410 Đurađ Branković

Balšić noble family of Zeta (1371–1421)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Teodora Dejanović Dejan
(Dejanović) 		after 1371 1378
husband's death 		Đurađ I Balšić
  Comita Muzaka Andrea II Muzaka
(Muzaka) 		1372 1378 1385
husband's death 		1396 Balša II
  Jelena Lazarević Lazar of Serbia
(Lazarević) 		1365/66 1386/87 1403
husband's death 		1443 Đurađ II Balšić
  Mara Thopia Niketa Thopia
(Thopia) 		1407 1412
divorce 		Balša III
  Boglia Zaharia Koja Zaharia
(Zaharia) 		1412/13 1421
husband's death

Crnojević noble family of Zeta (1451–96)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Mara Kastrioti Gjon Kastrioti
(Kastrioti) 		1365
husband's death 		Stefan Crnojević
  Goisava Arianiti Gjergj Arianiti
(Arianiti) 		Ivan Crnojević
  Mara Kosača Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
(Kosača) 		1469 1490
husband's death
  Yela Thopia Karl Muzaka Thopia
(Thopia) 		Đurađ Crnojević
  Elisabetta Erizzo Unknown
(Erizzo family) 		1496
Ottoman conquest

Despotess consort of the Serbian Despotate

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Lazarević dynasty (1402–27)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Helena Gattilusio Francesco II Gattilusio
(Gattilusio) 		- 1405 19 July 1427
husband's death 		- Stefan Lazarević

Branković dynasty (1427–59)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Irene Kantakouzene Theodore Kantakouzenos
(Kantakouzenos) 		1400 26 December 1414 1427
husband's accession 		24 December 1456
husband's death 		2 May/3 May 1457 Đurađ Branković
  Helena Palaiologina, Despotess of Serbia Thomas Palaiologos
(Palaiologos) 		1430 1446 24 December 1456
husband's accession 		20 January 1458
husband's death 		7 November 1473 Lazar Branković

Kotromanić dynasty (1459)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Helena-Maria of Serbia Lazar Branković
(Branković) 		1447 1 April 1459 20 June 1459
Ottoman conquest 		1498 Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia

Despotess consorts (in exile)

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Branković dynasty (1471–1502)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Barbara Frankopan Sigismund Frankopan
(Frankopan) 		- 1482 16 April 1485
husband's death 		1508 Vuk Grgurević Branković
  Isabella del Balzo Agilberto, Duke of Nardò
(del Balzo) 		- 1486 1497
husband's retirement 		- Đorđe Branković
  Jelena Jakšić Stefan Jakšić
(Jakšić) 		- - 10 December 1502
husband's death 		after 1536 Jovan Branković

Berislavić family (1504–35)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Jelena Jakšić Stefan Jakšić
(Jakšić) 		- May 1504 1514
husband's death 		after 1536 Ivaniš Berislavić
  Catherine Batthyány Boldizsár Batthyány, Ban of Jajce
(Batthyány) 		- - 1535
husband's death 		after 1542 Stjepan Berislavić

Bakić family (1537)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Teodora 1537
husband's accession 		1537
husband's death 		after 1540 Pavle Bakić

Modern

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Consort of the Grand Leader of the Revolutionary Serbia

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Karađorđević dynasty (1804–13)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Jelena Jovanović Nikola Jovanović (Jovanović) 1765 or 1771 1785 15 February 1804 21 September 1813 9 February 1842 Karađorđe Petrović

Princess consorts of the Principality of Serbia

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Obrenović dynasty (1815–42)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Ljubica Vukomanović Radosav Vukomanović (Vukomanović) September 1788 1805 6 November 1817
husband's election 		25 June 1839
husband's abdication 		26 May 1843 Miloš Obrenović I

Karađorđević dynasty (1842–58)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Persida Nenadović Voivode Jevrem Nenadović (Nenadović) 15 February 1813 1 June 1830 14 September 1842
husband's election 		24 October 1858
husband's abdication 		29 March 1873 Alexander Karađorđević

Obrenović dynasty (1858–82)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely Count Ferenc Hunyady de Kéthely
(Hunyady de Kéthely) 		26 August 1831 1 August 1853 26 September 1860
husband's accession 		10 June 1868
husband's assassination 		19 February 1919 Michael Obrenović III
  Natalia Keshko Peter Keshko
(Keshko) 		15 May 1859 17 October 1875 6 March 1882
became queen of Serbia 		8 May 1941 Milan Obrenović IV

Queen consorts of the Kingdom of Serbia

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Obrenović dynasty (1882–1903)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Natalia Keshko Peter Keshko
(Keshko) 		15 May 1859 17 October 1875 6 March 1882
became queen of Serbia 		24 October 1888
controversial divorce 		8 May 1941 Milan I
  Draga Mašin Pantelija Lunjevica Milićević
(Lunjevica) 		23 September 1861 5 August 1900 11 June 1903 Alexander I

Queen consorts of Yugoslavia

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Karađorđević dynasty (1918–45)

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Maria of Romania Ferdinand I of Romania
(Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen) 		6 January 1900 8 June 1922 9 October 1934
husband's death 		22 June 1961 Alexander I
  Alexandra of Greece and Denmark Alexander of Greece
(Glücksburg) 		25 March 1921 20 March 1944 29 November 1945
kingdom abolished 		30 January 1993 Peter II

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Laskaris 1926, pp. 7–37.
  2. ^ Laskaris 1926, pp. 38–52.
  3. ^ Laskaris 1926, pp. 53–82.
  4. ^ Laskaris 1926, pp. 83–97.

Sources

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  • Ivić, Aleksa (1928). Родословне таблице српских династија и властеле. Novi Sad: Matica Srpska.
  • Laskaris, Mihailo (1926). Vizantiske princeze u srednjevekovnoj Srbiji [Byzantine princesses in medieval Serbia]. Belgrade: Knj. Franja Baha.
  • Nikolić, Dejan (1996). Svi vladari Srbije. Resavska škola.
  • Purković, Miodrag (1996). Принцезе из куће Немањића. Belgrade.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Veselinović, Andrija; Ljušić, Radoš (2002). Rodoslovi srpskih dinastija. Platoneum. ISBN 9788683639021.
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