Doamna Maria Voichița (1457 – 26 February 1511) [1] [2] was a Princess consort of Moldavia (1480–1511). [3] [1]
Born into the powerful House of Drăculești, Maria was daughter of Radu III the Handsome and his wife, Maria Despina. [3] She was niece of Vlad the Impaler.
She married Prince Stephen III of Moldavia in 1478. [3] [4] [5] This marriage linked Stephen to the ruling family of Wallachia, and opened the possibility that he might later claim that throne. [6] [7]
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. [8]
She is buried in the Putna Monastery, Romania. [9]
Doamna Maria Voichița (1457 – 26 February 1511) [1] [2] was a Princess consort of Moldavia (1480–1511). [3] [1]
Born into the powerful House of Drăculești, Maria was daughter of Radu III the Handsome and his wife, Maria Despina. [3] She was niece of Vlad the Impaler.
She married Prince Stephen III of Moldavia in 1478. [3] [4] [5] This marriage linked Stephen to the ruling family of Wallachia, and opened the possibility that he might later claim that throne. [6] [7]
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. [8]
She is buried in the Putna Monastery, Romania. [9]