Helena Doukaina Angelina (, ''Helene Doukaina Angelina''; ) was a Greek noblewoman of

Thessaly Thessaly ( ; ; ancient Aeolic Greek#Thessalian, Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic regions of Greece, geographic and modern administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient Thessaly, a ...

and Queen-consort of

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. Her parents were

John I Doukas of Thessaly John I Doukas (), Latinized as Ducas, was an illegitimate son of Michael II Komnenos Doukas, Despot of Epirus in –1268. After his father's death, he became ruler of Thessaly from to his own death in 1289. From his father's family he is also i ...

and his wife Hypomone (a daughter of the Thessalian

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chieftain Taronas). In ca. 1273/76, Helena married Serbian king

Stefan Milutin Stefan Uroš II Milutin ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош II Милутин, Stefan Uroš II Milutin; 1253 – 29 October 1321), known as Saint King, was the King of Serbia between 1282–1321, a member of the Nemanjić dynasty. He was one ...

(r. 1282–1321), but Milutin abandoned her in ca. 1283. It is possible that their sons were Kings

Stefan Konstantin Stefan Konstantin ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Константин; c. 1283–1322) was the King of Serbia from 29 October 1321 to the spring of 1322. The younger son of King Stefan Milutin (1253–1321), he initially held the appanage of Zeta (wit ...

and

Stefan Dečanski Stefan Uroš III, , known as Stefan of Dečani ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Дечански, Stefan Dečanski, ( – 11 November 1331), was King of Serbia from 6 January 1322 to 8 September 1331. Dečanski was the son of King Stefan Milutin (). He ...

. It seems Helena then returned to Greece.

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Nemanjić dynasty Queens consort of Serbia 13th-century Serbian women 13th-century Greek women 13th-century Byzantine women Medieval Serbian royal consorts Greek women of the Byzantine Empire Greek people of Aromanian descent 13th-century Serbian royalty