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О ПРВОМ БРАКУ КРАЉА МИЛУТИНА
ABOUT THE FIRST MARRIAGE OF KING MILUTIN

Author(s): Predrag Komatina
Subject(s): History, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU
Keywords: Stephen Uroš II (Milutin); Andronicus II Palaeologus; George Pachymeres; Royal marriage; morganatic marriage

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the problem of the first marriage of the Serbian king Stephen Uroš II (Milutin), mentioned by the Byzantine author George Pachymeres, wtih the aim to reinforce the existing thesis that it was a marriage with a Serbian noble Helen, concluded in the 1270-ies, but divorced soon after he came to the Serbian throne in 1282. It also provides an overview of the nature and character of that marriage and the possible reasons why it was dissolved and declared invalid.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 57
  • Page Range: 45-59
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Serbian
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