Maria Voichița
| Maria Voichița | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Princess Consort of Moldavia | |
| Reign | 1480 – 1511 |
| Predecessor | Maria of Mangup |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Stephen the Great |
| Issue | Bogdan III the One-Eyed Maria Cneajna |
| House | House of Drăculești (by birth) House of Bogdan-Mușat (by marriage) |
| Father | Radu the Handsome |
| Mother | Maria Despina |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Maria Voichița (c. 1463[1] – 26 February 1511) was the daughter of a voivode of Wallachia. Later, she became princess consort of Moldavia.
Life
Born into the powerful House of Drăculești, Maria was daughter of Radu III the Handsome and his wife, Maria Despina, who was the daughter of Gjergj Arianiti and Maria Muzaka.[2][3][4] When she was born is not known; however, her parents appear to have married sometime before 1463[1] and she was wed in 1478, making her birth year 1462 at the very earliest, but more likely 1463 or 1464.[5] She was niece of Vlad the Impaler.
She married Prince Stephen III of Moldavia in 1478.[3][6][7] This marriage linked Stephen to the ruling family of Wallachia, and opened the possibility that he might later claim that throne.[8][9] Maria gave birth to their son, Bogdan III, on March 18, 1479. She may have had one or two daughters with Stephen as well, and potentially other sons.[10]
She was regarded to have an influence upon the policy of her spouse. Additionally, she was a patron of the arts and church; for example, she is recorded as having commissioned a manuscript for the monastery of Pătrăuți.[11]
She is buried in the Putna Monastery, Romania.[12]
Issue
- Bogdan III the One-Eyed, Voivode of Moldavia.
- Maria Cneajna,[13] who married to Fedor Wiśniowiecki (d. 1533).[14]
References
- ^ a b Gorovei 2006.
- ^ Guy Star Sainty (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George. Boletín Oficial del Estado. p. 497. ISBN 978-84-340-2506-6.
- ^ a b Eagles, Jonathan (2013-10-25). Stephen the Great and Balkan Nationalism: Moldova and Eastern European History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85773-458-7.
- ^ Andrei Pippidi, Traditia politicã bizantină in Tãrile Române in secolele XVI-XVIII! Bucuresti, 1983, p. 149-150, nota 35 (editia a Il-a, Bucuresti, 2001, p. 213, nota 35, fãră precizar că, în răstimpul dintre cele două editii, autorul a renuntat la aceastã ipotezã - cf. nota următoare).
- ^ Székely, Maria Magdalena. "Născută spre a fi doamnă: Maria, ultima soţie a lui Ştefan cel Mare".
- ^ Haynes, Rebecca (2020-03-19). Moldova: A History. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78831-812-9.
- ^ Simon, Alexandru (2021-10-07). In the World of Vlad: The Lives and Times of a Warlord. Frank & Timme GmbH. ISBN 978-3-7329-0799-1.
- ^ Transylvanian Review. Romanian Cultural Foundation. 2005.
- ^ Hurduzeu, Nicolae (2016). "Images as Teaching Aid Materials within the History Class". Philosophy, Communication, Media Sciences. 4 (4): 147–158. ISSN 2498-4884.
- ^ Voiculescu, Mircea (1991). "O invitație la nuntă de acum cinci veacuri". Magazin Istoric. 25: 84–85 – via https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=n2:0541-881X.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|via= - ^ Romania: Pages of History. AGERPRES Publishing House. 1986.
- ^ Johnstone, Pauline (1967). The Byzantine Tradition in Church Embroidery. London.
- ^ Eagles, Jonathan (2014). Stephen the Great and Balkan Nationalism: Moldova and Eastern European History. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-78076-353-8.
- ^ Sacerdoțeanu, Aurelian (1969). "Descălecători de țară, dătători de legi și datini (II)". Magazin Istoric. III (1): 37–47. ISSN 0541-881X.
Sources
- George Marcu (coord.), Dicționarul personalităţilor feminine din România, Editura Meronia, București, 2009.
- Gorovei, Ştefan S. (2006). "Maria Despina, doamna lui Radu cel Frumos" [Maria Despina, the wife of Radu the Beautiful]. Analele Putnei (in Romanian). II (1–2): 145–152 – via Central and Eastern European Online Library.