Career
After the marriage, she became Despina Hatun (Turkish for "Lady Despina"). Olivera Despina Hatun was born around 1372, the youngest daughter of Prince Lazar and Princess Milica of Serbia. After the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, Olivera was sent to the harem of sultan Bayezid I, where she remained for the next 12 years and became one of sultan"s four wives (in addition to his concubines).
She had a great influence on the sultan, which helped her people, country, and family survive the turbulent times.
In the Battle of Ankara on 20 July 1402, Olivera and Bayezid were captured by Timur. She was released in 1403, after her husband"s death in captivity.
Olivera died sometime after 1444.