List of Serbian royal consorts

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

Middle Ages

Princess- and Grand Princess consorts (–1217)

Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Princess	Ceased to be Princess	Spouse
Theodora Kosara	Samuel of Bulgaria (Cometopuli)	fl. 1010–16	1010–14		22 May 1016 husband's death	Jovan Vladimir
Monomachina	niece of Constantine IX Monomachos (Monomachos)	–	–		–1081 (husband's death)	Mihailo I
Jaquinta of Bari	Archiriz of Bari (Normans)	–	–		–1101 (husband's death)	Konstantin Bodin
Anna Diogenissa	Constantine Diogenes II (Diogenes)	c. 1074 – 1145		Before 1112	–1140 (husband's abdication)	Uroš I
Anastasija	Undetermined	fl. 1196 – d. 22 June 1200			–1196 (husband's abdication)	Stefan Nemanja
Eudokia Angelina	Alexios III Angelos (Angeloi)	fl. 1186–1211		1186–91	after 1198 or 1201–02 (divorce)	Stefan Nemanjić^[1]

Queen consorts

Nemanjić dynasty (1217–1365)

Name	Ancestry	Lifespan	Marriage	Term	Spouse
Anna Dandolo	Raniero Dandolo (Dandolo)	?–1264	1216/1217	1217 – 24 September 1228	Stefan Nemanjić
Anna Angelina Komnene Doukaina^[2]	Theodore Komnenos Doukas (Angeloi)	–1258	1219/20	24 September 1228 – 1233	Stefan Radoslav
Beloslava of Bulgaria	Ivan Asen II (Asen dynasty)	– after 1285	1233	1233/4–1243	Stefan Vladislav
Helen of Anjou	(Capetian)	1236–8 February 1314	1245/50	1236–autumn 1276	Stefan Uroš I
Catherine of Hungary	Stephen V of Hungary (Árpád)	1256 – after 1314	1268–71	1276–1282	Stefan Dragutin
Helena Doukaina Angelina	John Doukas, Sebastokratōr (Angeloi)	– after 1294	after 1272	1282–1283	Stefan Milutin
Elizabeth of Hungary	Stephen V of Hungary (Árpád)	1255–1313/26	1283	1283–1284
Ana Terter	George I of Bulgaria (Terter)	1256 – after 1304	before 11 August 1284	1284–1299
Simonis Palaiologina^[3]	Andronikos II Palaiologos (Palaiologoi)	1289/94–1340	1299	1299 – 29 October 1321
Teodora of Bulgaria	Smilets of Bulgaria (Smilets)	– 20 December 1322	24 August 1296	29 October 1321 – 20 December 1322	Stefan Dečanski
Maria Palaiologina^[4]	John Palaiologos (Palaiologoi)	1313/14–1355	1325/26	1326 – 8 September 1331	Stefan Dečanski
Helena of Bulgaria	Sratsimir of Kran (Shishman)	–1374	19 April 1332	1332 – 16 April 1346	Stefan Dušan

Empress consorts

Nemanjić dynasty (1346–71)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Helena of Bulgaria	Sratsimir of Kran (Shishman)	-	19 April 1332	16 April 1346 became Empress	20 December 1355 husband's death	1374	Stefan Dušan
	Anna of Wallachia	Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia (Basarab)	-	July 1360		4 December 1371 husband's death	-	Stefan Uroš V

Magnate era

Mrnjavčević family (1365–95)

Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
Alena	-	-	-	August/September 1365 husband's coronation as co-King under Stefan Uroš V	26 September 1371 husband's death	-	Vukašin of Serbia
Helena Hlapena	Radoslav Hlapen, Lord of Kastoria and Edessa (Hlapen)	-	-	1366 husband's association as junior-King 26 September 1371 husband's accession	- repudiated	-	Marko Mrnjavčević
Helena Hlapena	Radoslav Hlapen, Lord of Kastoria and Edessa (Hlapen)	-	-	26 September 1371 husband's accession	- repudiated	-
Teodora	Grgur	-	-		-	-
Helena Hlapena	Radoslav Hlapen, Lord of Kastoria and Edessa (Hlapen)	-	- remarried		17 May 1395 husband's death	-

Lazarević family (1371–1402)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Milica Nemanjić of Serbia	Vratko Nemanjić (Nemanjić)	1300s	1353	2/4 December 1371 husband's accession	28 June 1389 husband's death	11 November 1405	Lazar Hrebeljanović

Despotess consort

Lazarević dynasty (1402–27)

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)

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Consort	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
	Irene Kantakouzene	Theodore Kantakouzenos (Kantakouzenoi)	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 II Branković

Kotromanić dynasty (1459)

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

Despotess consorts (in exile)

Branković dynasty (1459–1504)

Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Ceased to be Consort	Death	Spouse
Angelina Arianiti	Gjergj Arianiti (Arianiti)	-	November 1460	9 October 1476 husband's death	30 July 1520	Stefan Branković
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	c. 1497 husband's retirement	-	Đorđe Branković
Jelena Jakšić	Stefan Jakšić (Jakšić)	-	-	10 December 1502 husband's death	after 1529	Jovan Branković

Berislavić dynasty (1504–36)

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 1529	Ivaniš Berislavić
	Catherine Batthyány	Boldizsár Batthyány, Ban of Jajce (Batthyány)	-	-		1536 husband's death	after 1542	Stefan Berislavić

Bakić family (1537)

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

Modern

Consort of the Grand Leader

Karađorđević dynasty (1804–13)

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

Obrenović dynasty (1815–42)

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)

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)

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

Obrenović dynasty (1882–1903)

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 consort of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

Karađorđević dynasty (1918–29)

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		6 January 1929 became queen of Yugoslavia	22 June 1961	Alexander I

Queen consorts of Yugoslavia

Karađorđević dynasty (1929–45)

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	6 January 1929 became queen of Yugoslavia	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

References

^ Laskaris 1926, pp. 7–37.
^ Laskaris 1926, pp. 38–52.
^ Laskaris 1926, pp. 53–82.
^ Laskaris 1926, pp. 83–97.

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[FOOTNOTELaskaris19267–37-1] Laskaris 1926, pp. 7–37.

[FOOTNOTELaskaris192638–52-2] Laskaris 1926, pp. 38–52.

[FOOTNOTELaskaris192653–82-3] Laskaris 1926, pp. 53–82.

[FOOTNOTELaskaris192683–97-4] Laskaris 1926, pp. 83–97.

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v t e Royal consorts of Serbia
Serbian Principality of Duklja, 998–1101	Theodora Kosara Monomachina Jaquinta of Bari Raška re-emerging as seat (Grand Principality)
Grand Principality of Serbia, 1101–1217	Anna Diogenissa Anastasia Eudokia Angelina Proclamation of Kingdom
Kingdom of Serbia, 1217–1346 Serbian Empire, 1346–1371	Anna Dandolo Anna Angelina Komnene Doukaina Beloslava of Bulgaria Helen of Anjou Catherine of Hungary Helena Doukaina Angelina Elizabeth of Hungary Ana Terter Simonida Teodora of Bulgaria Maria Palaiologina Helena of Bulgaria Proclamation of Empire Helena of Bulgaria Anna of Wallachia Fall of the Serbian Empire
Moravian Serbia, 1371–1402 Serbian Despotate, 1402–1537	Milica of Serbia Proclamation of Despotate Helena Gattilusio Irene Kantakouzene Helena Palaiologina Maria of Serbia Ottoman annexation, titular: Angelina Arianiti Barbara Frankopan Isabella del Balzo Jelena Jakšić Catherine Batthyány Theodora Ottoman annexation
Revolutionary Serbia, 1804–1837	Jelena Jovanović Ljubica Vukomanović
Principality of Serbia, 1837–1882	Ljubica Vukomanović Persida Nenadović Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely Natalija Obrenović Proclamation of Kingdom
Kingdom of Serbia, 1882–1918	Natalija Obrenović Draga Mašin Proclamation of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

Middle Ages

Princess- and Grand Princess consorts (–1217)

Queen consorts

Nemanjić dynasty (1217–1365)

Empress consorts

Nemanjić dynasty (1346–71)

Magnate era

Mrnjavčević family (1365–95)

Lazarević family (1371–1402)

Despotess consort

Lazarević dynasty (1402–27)

Branković dynasty (1427–59)

Kotromanić dynasty (1459)

Despotess consorts (in exile)

Branković dynasty (1459–1504)

Berislavić dynasty (1504–36)

Bakić family (1537)

Modern

Consort of the Grand Leader

Karađorđević dynasty (1804–13)

Princess consorts

Obrenović dynasty (1815–42)

Karađorđević dynasty (1842–58)

Obrenović dynasty (1858–82)

Queen consorts

Obrenović dynasty (1882–1903)

Queen consort of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

Karađorđević dynasty (1918–29)

Queen consorts of Yugoslavia

Karađorđević dynasty (1929–45)

See also

References

Sources