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Catherine Of St Sava
Catherine of Bosnia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Katarina Kosača, Катарина Косача; 1424/1425 – 25 October 1478) was Queen of Bosnia as the wife of King Thomas, the penultimate Bosnian sovereign. She was born into the powerful House of Kosača, staunch supporters of the Bosnian Church. Her marriage in 1446 was arranged to bring peace between the King and her father, Stjepan Vukčić. The queenship of Catherine, who at that point converted to Roman Catholicism, was marked with an energetic construction of churches throughout the country. Following her husband's death in 1461, Catherine's role receded to that of queen dowager at the court of her stepson, King Stephen Tomašević. Two years later, forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Mehmed the Conqueror invaded Bosnia and put an end to the independent kingdom. Catherine's stepson was executed, while Sigismund and Catherine, her son and daughter by Thomas, were captured and taken to Constantinople, where they c ...
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Queen Consort Of Bosnia
Duchesses of Bosnia :''The Duke of Bosnia, Ladislaus of Hungary, was engaged to Judith of Poland for a time but the engagement was broken off. Ladislaus did have a wife whose name is unknown.'' , Maria of Bosniac. 1353–1403, , , , daughter of Stephen II of Bosnia , , Ulrich V, Count of Helfenstein6 children, , 27 April 1403 , - Banesses of Bosnia , Elizabeth of Serbia1283–1314, , , , daughter of Stephen Dragutin of Serbia , , Stephen I5 children, , c. 1331 , - , Elizabeth of Kuyavia1315/20 – after 22 August 1345, , , , daughter of Kazimierz III of Gniewkowo , , Stephen II number of children disputed (at least one) , , c. 22 August 1345 , - , Dorothea of Bulgaria1374–1377, , , , daughter of Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria , , Tvrtko I Ilinci8 December 1374no children , , before 1390 , - Queens of Bosnia , Dorothea of Bulgaria26 October 1377 – 1390 , , daughter of Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria , Tvrtko I Ilinci8 December 1374no child ...
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