- Keratsa of Bulgaria
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Marriage
On
17 August 1355 Keratsa was betrothed to the future EmperorAndronikos IV Palaiologos . The marital document issued by the Patriarchate stated that "it would be beneficial to the Christians: Byzantines and Bulgarians, and pernicious to the infidels (the Turks)".On
12 August ,1376 , Andronikos IV deposed his fatherJohn V Palaiologos and replaced him as Emperor of theByzantine Empire . With Keratsa as his Empress consort. The new imperial couple remained in control ofConstantinople until1 July ,1379 . John V was then restored to his throne. Andronikos IV was declared co-emperor but conflict between father and son lasted until the death of the latter in 1385.Keratsa spent the later part of her life as a nun under the name Mathissa. She died in 1390.
Children
Keratsa and
Andronikos IV Palaiologos had three children, a son and two daughters. Their son became EmperorJohn VII Palaiologos , reigning for five months in 1390.External links
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/BULGARIA.htm#Keratzadied1390 Her listing in "Medieval lands" by Charles Cawley.] The project "involves extracting and analysing detailed information from primary sources, including contemporary chronicles, cartularies, necrologies and testaments."
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