Mara Thopia
| Mara Thopia Mara Topia | |
|---|---|
| Princess Consort of Zeta | |
 Coat of arms of the Thopia family | |
| Princess Consort of Zeta | |
| Tenure | 1407–1412 |
| Predecessor | Jelena Lazarević |
| Successor | Boglia Zaharia |
| Spouses | |
| Issue | Jelena Balsha |
| House | Thopia |
| Father | Niketa Thopia |
| Mother | Daughter of Komnen Arianiti or Daughter of Maurizio Bua Sgouros |
Mara Thopia (Albanian: Mara Topia), was a member of the Albanian Thopia family and the daughter of Niketa Thopia, the Lord of Krujë.
Life
[edit | edit source]Mara was the daughter of Niketa Thopia.[1][2] The identity of Mara's mother is disputed. According to Shuteriqi, she was the daughter of Komnen Arianiti.[3] Meanwhile, Karl Hopf suggests that Niketa Thopia married the daughter of Maurizio Bua Sgouros.[4] Much isn't known about her early life. Mara married Balsha III in 1407.[5] They had one daughter Jelena Balsha who was named after Balshas mother.[6] Mara's father and her husband allied to drive out the Venetians.[7] It is unknown when Balsha III divorced Mara but he was remarried to Boglia Zaharia by late 1412 or the beginning of 1413.[8][9] Mara Thopia is also the Grandmother of Catherine of Bosnia. Who was the Queen of the Kingdom of Bosnia.
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Spremić 2004, pp. 73–108
У јеку сукоба, Балша III. се 1407. оженио Маром, кћерком арбанашког господара Никете Топије. Брзо је добио кћер, којој је, по мајци, дао име Јелена.
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- ^ Albanološki institut u Prištini 1968 p. 125: "Poznato je takođe da se Balša III krajem 1412 ili početkom 1413 godine oženio u drugom braku ćerkom Koe Zaharije"
Works cited
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