Dragana was a daughter of Lazar and Milica Nemanjić, thus belonged to the Lazarević and Nemanjić dynasties. She was likely the second of five daughters, and was named after her paternal aunt Dragana, the wife of magnate Musa.[1]
Dragana married into the Bulgarian dynasty in ca. 1386 at a time when her father tried to consolidate the Balkan rulers and magnates through marriage alliances in order to plan for conflict with the Ottoman Empire.[2]
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There are almost no historical sources about her. There is a text in the Boril Obituary concerning the consorts of Ivan Shishman:
...To Kira Maria, the pious empress to the great emperor Ivan Shishman, eternal memory. To mistress Desislava, mother of the pious empress Maria - to the great emperor Ivan Shishman, called in angel's form Debora, eternal memory...[3]
Based on that text, Bulgarian historian Plamen Pavlov suggested a new theory about her; he assumed that since Lazar had no wife named Desislava, it is possible that the first wife of Ivan Shishman was Maria and Dragana was called Kira Maria, unless there is a mistake in the paragraph.[3]
Божилов, Иван (1994). Фамилията на Асеневци (1186–1460). Генеалогия и просопография [The Family of the Asens (1186–1460). Genealogy and Prosopography] (in Bulgarian). София: Издателство на Българската академия на науките. ISBN954-430-264-6.
Mihaljčić, Rade (2001) [1984]. Лазар Хребељановић: историја, култ, предање. Belgrade: Srpska školska knjiga; Knowledge. ISBN86-83565-01-7.
dragana, serbia, dragana, lazarević, serbian, bulgarian, Драгана, Лазаревић, 1371, 1395, serbian, princess, empress, consort, bulgaria, second, wife, ivan, shishman, 1371, 1395, daughter, serbian, prince, lazar, princess, milica, nemanjić, draganaempress, cons. Dragana Lazarevic Serbian Bulgarian Dragana Lazareviћ 1371 1395 was a Serbian princess and the Empress consort of Bulgaria as the second wife of Ivan Shishman r 1371 1395 She was a daughter of the Serbian Prince Lazar and Princess Milica Nemanjic DraganaEmpress consort of BulgariaTenure1390s 1395Born1371PrilepacDied1395 1395 00 00 aged 23 24 SpouseEmperor Ivan Shishman of BulgariaHouseLazarevicFatherPrince Lazar Hrebeljanovic of SerbiaMotherPrincess Milica Nemanjic Contents 1 Early life 2 Consort 3 References 4 SourcesEarly life editDragana was a daughter of Lazar and Milica Nemanjic thus belonged to the Lazarevic and Nemanjic dynasties She was likely the second of five daughters and was named after her paternal aunt Dragana the wife of magnate Musa 1 Dragana married into the Bulgarian dynasty in ca 1386 at a time when her father tried to consolidate the Balkan rulers and magnates through marriage alliances in order to plan for conflict with the Ottoman Empire 2 Consort editThere are almost no historical sources about her There is a text in the Boril Obituary concerning the consorts of Ivan Shishman To Kira Maria the pious empress to the great emperor Ivan Shishman eternal memory To mistress Desislava mother of the pious empress Maria to the great emperor Ivan Shishman called in angel s form Debora eternal memory 3 Based on that text Bulgarian historian Plamen Pavlov suggested a new theory about her he assumed that since Lazar had no wife named Desislava it is possible that the first wife of Ivan Shishman was Maria and Dragana was called Kira Maria unless there is a mistake in the paragraph 3 It is possible that she was the mother of Fruzhin and Alexander 4 References edit Purkovic 1996 p 67 Mihaljcic 2001 pp 116 118 a b Pavlov 2006 Bozhilov 1994 pp 229 241 Sources editBozhilov Ivan 1994 Familiyata na Asenevci 1186 1460 Genealogiya i prosopografiya The Family of the Asens 1186 1460 Genealogy and Prosopography in Bulgarian Sofiya Izdatelstvo na Blgarskata akademiya na naukite ISBN 954 430 264 6 Mihaljcic Rade 2001 1984 Lazar Hrebeљanoviћ istoriјa kult predaњe Belgrade Srpska skolska knjiga Knowledge ISBN 86 83565 01 7 Pavlov Plamen 2006 Trnovskite carici V T DAR RH Purkovic Miodrag 1956 Princeze iz kuce Nemanjica Avala Purkovic Miodrag 1996 1957 Kћeri kneza Lazara Daughters of Prince Lazar Belgrade a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Veselinovic Andrija Ljusic Rados 2008 2001 Srpske dinastije in Serbian Sluzbeni glasnik ISBN 978 86 7549 921 3 Dragana of SerbiaBorn Died Royal titles Preceded byKira Maria Empress consort of Bulgaria1380s 1395 VacantAnnexation byOttoman EmpireTitle next held byEleonore Reuss of Kostritzas Princess of Bulgaria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dragana of Serbia amp oldid 1219194698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
