Sarah-Theodora
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Sarah, Theodora or Sarah-Theodora was an
Empress of Bulgaria during the Second Bulgarian Empire and second wife of Tsar Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
(ruled 1331–1371).
Biography
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Sources[Eastern Orthodox Christianity, accepted the name Theodora and soon became the Tsar’s second consort. Their marriage took place in the late 1340s.
The new Tsaritsa was renowned for her fierce support of her new religion, the Eastern Orthodox Christianity. She was one of the instigators of
Bulgarian Church
.
There is no doubt that Theodora played a significant role in the separation of the
Ottoman invasion
.
The date of the death of the Tsaritsa is unknown, although some historians assume she died in the late 1380s.
Family
There are five known children born to Tsar Ivan Alexander and Tsaritsa Theodora:[1]
- Kera Tamara
- Kera-Maria
- Ivan Shishman
- Ivan Asen
- Desislava of Bulgaria
- Vasilisa
Honours
Mount Sara Teodora on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica is named after Sarah-Theodora.
Sources
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- ^ Иван Божилов, "Фамилията на Асеневци (1186-1460). Генеалогия и просопография", Издателство на Българската академия на науките "Марин Дринов", София, 1994, стр. 168 - 170 (in Bulgarian; in English: Ivan Bozhilov, "The family of the Asens (1186-1460). Genealogy and prosopography", Publishing house of the Bulgarian Academy of sciences "Marin Drinov", Sofia, 1994, p. 168-170).
