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The Debauched Woman of the Serbian Court! They Called Her the Sinful and Mangy Princess, and No One Could Resist Her Beauty
However, it won't be long before Eudokia will bear other epithets. They will call her "sinful," "disobedient," "mangy," her marriage will have a shameful end, and the Byzantine beauty will become the first princess expelled from Serbia... and all within a single decade.
TL;DR
- Eudokia Anđel, niece of Byzantine Emperor Isaac II Angelos, married Stefan Nemanjić, son of Stefan Nemanja, becoming the first foreign princess in Serbia.
- She had four children with Stefan Nemanjić, playing a significant role in their upbringing, particularly their eldest son, Radoslav.
- Her marriage deteriorated due to Stefan's infidelity and Eudokia's perceived inappropriate behavior, leading to conflict.
- Various reasons for her expulsion are cited, including infidelity, contracting the scabies disease, or a political shift towards the West by Stefan Nemanjić.
- After her divorce, Eudokia had a series of unfortunate relationships and marriages in Byzantium and its successor states, experiencing further loss and tragedy.
- She eventually moved to Asia Minor to live with her sister Anna and is believed to have died around 1211.