Doamna Elena Ecaterina Rareş ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Бранковић; died 1553) was a princess consort of

Moldavia Moldavia (, or ; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ) is a historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. An initially in ...

by marriage to

Peter IV Rareș Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

. She was regent in Moldavia in 1551–1553 on the behalf of her son Ştefan VI Rareş. She was the daughter of Serbian Despot

Jovan Branković Jovan Branković ( sr-Cyrl, Јован Бранковић, ; c. 1465 – 10 December 1502) was the titular Despot of Serbia from 1493 until his death in 1502. The title of Despot (court title), despot was given to him by Hungarian king Vladislas I ...

References

* George Marcu (coord.), Dicţionarul personalităţilor feminine din România, Editura Meronia, București, 2009. 1553 deaths 16th-century women rulers 16th-century Moldavian people Princesses consort of Moldavia Monarchs of Moldavia Year of birth unknown Branković dynasty {{Romania-bio-stub