Calinichia

Calinichia
Calinichia (left) with her husband, Radu (right)
Diedc. 1439
SpouseRadu I of Wallachia
IssueMircea I of Wallachia

Calinichia (died c. 1439), better known as Lady Calinica and sometimes as Kalinikia (Romanian: Calinichia, Calinița or Ana-Călina; Middle Bulgarian: Калиникіѧ, Kalinikĭę),[1] was the second wife of Radu I, a 14th-century Wallachian voivode (ruler). Calinichia was of Greek origin,[2][3] and was the mother of Mircea I of Wallachia.[4] She was also possibly a Byzantine princess.[3]

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