Ana ( sr-cyr, Ана), Anka (Анка) or Anča (Анча),
was one of the daughters of
Nicolae Alexandru
Nicholas Alexander (), (died November 1364) was a Voivode of Wallachia (c. 1352 – November 1364), after having been co-ruler to his father Basarab I.
Reign
In the year 1359, he founded the Eastern Orthodox Metropolis of Ungro-Wallachia.
...
, Prince of
Wallachia
Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Munteni ...
and wife of the
Serbian Emperor
Between 1345 and 1371, the Serbian monarchs held the title of emperor (tsar). The full title was initially Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks, later Emperor of the Serbs, Greeks and Bulgarians in Serbian and ''basileus'' and '' autokrator'' of Ser ...
Stefan Uroš V
Saint Stefan Uroš V ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош V, ; 13362/4 December 1371), known in historiography and folk tradition as Uroš the Weak (), was the Emperor of the Serbs, second Emperor (Tsar#Serbia, Tsar) of the Serbian Empire (1355–13 ...
. Her sister,
Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654)
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...
, was the wife of Bulgarian Emperor
Ivan Stratsimir.
She most likely married Uroš in the summer of 1360.
[Konstantin Jireček, ''Istorija Srba'' (Belgrade 1952), p.237-238] She took monastic vows, becoming a nun, and adopted the name Jelena.
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