Power and Passion... Empress of Bulgaria Anna-Neda and her Scandalous Parents

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Pages: 307-314
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/VMOV2708

Abstract:

The article is dedicated to Anna-Neda (Empress/“Tzaritza” of Bulgaria from 1323 to 1324 and 1330 to 1331) wife of tzar Michael III Shishman Asen. Her parents are the King of Serbia Stefan Milutin and the Hungarian princess Elizabeth Arpad. The king was married five times and the Hungarian princess was former nun… These scandalous circumstances for its time influenced on Anna-Neda’s character. She was overthrowned and banished from the country because of her despotic rule.

Keywords:

Second Bulgarian Empire; medieval Serbia; Anna-Neda; Stefan Uroš II Milutin; Elizabeth Arpad; Michael III Shishman Assen; Ivan Stefan

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