Angelina of Serbia

Angelina Branković (Albanian: Angjelina Arianiti, Serbian Cyrillic: Ангелина Бранковић, Church Slavonic: Преподобная Ангели́на Сербская (Бра́нкович), королева;[1] ca.

1440–1520), née Arianiti, was an Albanian princess who served as Despotess Consort of Serbia through her marriage to Despot Stefan Branković (r. 1458–1459).

She was a daughter of Prince Gjergj Arianiti, an important military leader against Ottoman invasion, and Princess Maria Muzaka, his first wife.

[8] In 1485, their cousin, titular Serbian Despot Vuk Branković died, and Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus invited Angelina's sons to take over their dynastic inheritance.

They had children: Members of the Branković dynasty were known among contemporaries for their devotion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity,[10][11] and Angelina belonged to the same tradition.

Eastern Orthodox icon (from the 17th century) representing Angelina and her family