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Ćirković 2009d

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ID 131845
System Class Bibliography
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Case Study Byzantino-Serbian Border Zones in Transition (1282–1355) , Historical Region of Macedonia TIB 16

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Sima Ćirković, Jelena/Lena, Alena, Jevrosima (monahinja Jelisaveta), kraljica, žena kralja Vukašina (?, prva polovina XIV v.–Makedonija, posle 1389, in: Srpski biografski rečnik 4 (Novi Sad 2009) 360.

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Name Class Begin End Relation Type Description
Lena Person Mentioned in the sources from 1348 to 1388/1389. The sources refer to her as kyra. She was Serbian queen (kralica). She became nun probably before 1385. She was married to Demetrios Blukasinos (Δημήτριος Βλουκασῖνος). They had together four sons (Marko, the King, Andrěašь, Dmitьrь, Ivaniša) and one daughter (Olivera). She made her testament during the Great Plague at Dubrovnik in 1348 (Item a Chiralegna mare de Peter de Tolen). She is attested along with her sons Marko and Andrěašь in the charter of the Serbian King Demetrios Blukasinos for the Ragusan Republic, which was issued on 5th April 1370 (i po vʼse dni veselešti mi se vь zemʼli kraljevstva mi sь prěvьzljubljenʼnomь kraljestva mi kralicomь kyra Lěnom i sь prěvьzʼljubʼljenʼnimi synovi kraljevstva mi Markomь i Andrějašemь). The executors of the last will of Pavle Barabić from the Ragusan republic contacted on 8th June 1374 her logotet Dabiživь (cum logofeto, misso per consortem condam dicti domini regis et per heredes suos) in order to control the treasury of Demetrios Blukasinos, which the Serbian King had deposited at Pavle Barabić. Dabiživь became 30 ducats for his expenses. Her name appears in the ktitorial inscription above the south door in the interior of the Church of the so-called Marko’ Monastery (Saint Demetrius Monastery in Sušice near Skopje), which was completed in 1376/1377 (Izvōlenïemь ōtca i voplьšenïem sina i sьšestviemь svetago duha ōbnovi se i popisa si svety i božestavni hramь svetago velikōmučenika Hristova pobědōnosca i myrotočьca Dimitrija sь usrьdïemь i potštanïemь blagověrnago kralja Vlkašina sь blagověrniei kralice Eleny i sь prěvazljublenym eju i prьvorodnimь sinomь blagověrnimь kraljemь Markomь i Andreašemь i Ivanïšemь i Dimïtrom vь lěto ·ѕ·ō·p·e· si že monastirь nače se zdati lěto ·ѕ·ō·n·g· vь dni blagověrnago cara Stefana i hristoljubivago kralja Vlьkašina a sьvrši se vь dьni blagověrnago i hristoljubivago kralja Marka). She is mentioned as the mother of Andrěašь in the ktitorial inscription of the Saint Andreas Monastery by the river Treska from 1388/1389 (trudomь i podvigom hristoljubivago raba božija andrěaša sina ftorago blagověrnago kralě Vlьkašina i kralice Eleni monahini Elisaveti). Her name appears in the Bigorski pomenik (prisnopominaemuju kralicu monahïju Elisavethu).