Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina
Maria Angelina of Epirus | |
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Basilissa of Epirus | |
Reign | 23 December 1384 – February 1385 |
Predecessor | Thomas Preljubović |
Successor | Esau de' Buondelmonti |
Consort of Epirus | |
Tenure | 1366 – 23 December 1384 (as wife of Thomas) February 1385 – 28 December 1394 (as wife of Esau) |
Born | 1350/51 |
Died | 28 December 1394 Eastern Orthodox Christian |
Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina or Marija Angelina Nemanjić or Anna Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina (
Life
Maria was the daughter of the Serbian Emperor of
The population of Ioannina acclaimed Maria as ruler. She used the title of basilissa, female form of basileus.[3] She summoned her brother John Uroš Doukas Palaiologos (who became a monk in Meteora monastery by the name of Joasaph)[4] to advise her in the affairs of state, though he didn't stay long.
John Uroš suggested that Maria marry Esau de' Buondelmonti, one of the Latin noblemen captured by Thomas in 1379. It has been alleged[5] that Maria was already enamored of the captive before the murder of her husband, and that this affair had resulted in the assassination of Thomas.[5] Of course, all of this is pure conjecture.
Maria married Esau ("who sought recognition from Byzantium") in February 1385. Maria survived for a further decade, dying on 28 December 1394. She was 55.
Upon Esau's assumption of power, John Uroš left for Meteora where he was tonsured and took the name of Joasaph. He died in 1422.[4][6]
The Chronicle of Ioannina, so hostile towards Thomas Preljubović, describes Maria in very flattering terms; the Byzantine historian Laonikos Chalkokondyles, however, describes her as an unfaithful wife of questionable morality. Both accounts may be biased. Maria does not appear to have had surviving children from either marriage.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ "Byzantion: Revue Internationale des Études Byzantines". 2002.
- ^ "Historical Studies". 1968.
- ^ a b "Saint Joasaph of Meteora". April 20, 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0-472-08260-4.
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