Milica Despina of Serbia | |
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Regent of Wallachia | |
Regency | 1521–1522 |
Voivode | Teodosie of Wallachia |
Princess Consort of Wallachia | |
Tenure | 1512–1521 |
Born | c.1485 |
Died | 30 January 1554 Sibiu, Transylvania |
Spouse | Neagoe Basarab of Wallachia |
Issue | Teodosie of Wallachia Ioan Petru Stana of Wallachia Angelina of Wallachia Ruxandra of Wallachia |
House | House of Branković (by birth) House of Craiovești (by marriage) |
Father | Jovan Branković, Despot of Serbia or Đorđe Branković, Despot of Serbia |
Mother | Jelena Jakšić or Isabella del Balzo |
Milica Despina (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица Деспина; Romanian: Milița Despina; c. 1485 – 30 January 1554) was the Princess consort of Wallachia by marriage to Neagoe Basarab (r. 1512–1521). She was regent of Wallachia from 1521 to 1522, on the behalf of her son Teodosie of Wallachia. In later years, she became a nun, and took the name Platonida.