Katarina Konstantinović
Katarina Konstantinović (Serbian Cyrillic; Катарина Константиновић; 1848–1910) was a Serbian noblewoman and a descendant of the Obrenović dynasty as the daughter of Princess Anka Obrenović. She was also the first cousin of King Milan I to whom she acted as his de facto first lady of the royal court after the Queen, Natalie Keshko, separated from him.
Katarina Konstantinović | |
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| Known for | Mistress of Mihailo Obrenović III |
| Born | Katarina Konstantinović 1848 Šabac, Principality of Serbia |
| Died | 1910 Niš, Kingdom of Serbia |
| Noble family | Obrenović dynasty (cognatic) |
| Spouse(s) | Milivoje Blaznavac Mihailo Bogicević |
| Issue | Vojislav Milica |
| Father | Alexander Konstantinović |
| Mother | Princess Anka Obrenović |
Katarina married twice. Prior to her first marriage, she was the mistress of her cousin, the Serbian ruler, Prince Mihailo Obrenović III, who was considering a divorce from his childless wife Julia Hunyady de Kéthely to make Katarina his consort. On 10 June 1868, while she, Prince Mihailo and Princess Anka were strolling through Kosutnjak park near the royal country residence, assassins shot and killed her lover and mother, and left her wounded. That same year (1868) she married General Milivoje Blaznavac, by whom she had two children. Following his death in 1873, she married her cousin Mihailo Bogičević.