Anna of Wallachia, Empress of Serbia

Ana
Empress consort of Serbia
Tenure c.1360–1371
Spouse Stefan Uroš V of Serbia
House House of Basarab
Father Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia
Mother Clara Dobokai

Ana (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана), Anka (Анка) or Anča (Анча),[1] was one of the daughters of Nicolae Alexandru, Prince of Wallachia and wife of the Serbian Emperor Stefan Uroš V. Her sister, Anna, was the wife of Bulgarian Emperor Ivan Stratsimir.

She most likely married Uroš in the summer of 1360.[2] She took monastic vows, becoming a nun, and adopted the name Jelena.[3]

References

  1. Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti (1934). Društveni i istoriski spisi 44. p. 28–29, 545. Ана (Анка, Анча), жена Уроша цара, 28-29
  2. Konstantin Jireček, Istorija Srba (Belgrade 1952), p.237-238
  3. Dejan Nikolić (1996). Svi vladari Srbije. Narodna biblioteka "Resavska škola". p. 114. Ана (Анка), монахиња Јелена, кћер влашког војводе Александра Басарабе
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