Anastasiya Dabizha
Anastasiya Dabizha (died 1703), was a princess of Moldavia and Wallachia and a Hetmana of Ukraine by marriage to George Ducas, Prince of Moldavia, Prince of Wallachia, and Hetman of Ukraine (r. 1681-1685).
She was daughter of Dafina Catrina, princess-consort of Moldova, by her first husband the Grand Treasurer Dumitry Buhus. When widiwed, Dafina Catrina then married Anastasia's stepfather, Eustratie Dabija, whom the family made Prince of Moldavia in 1661. She is known for her love life, as she had a number of lovers, notably Sherban Kantakuzino, later ruler of Romania, which was reported as scandals in contemporary annals. She was also a political supporter of her spouse, and managed to secure a great loan to finance his power as hetman in Ukraine.
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- Чухліб Т. Гетьмани і монархи. Українська держава в міжнародних відносинах 1648–1714 рр. — К. — Нью-Йорк, 2003.
- Подарунок українській історії від сонячної Молдови
- Anastasia Duca
- 1703 deaths
- 17th-century Ukrainian people
- People of the Cossack Hetmanate
- 17th-century Romanian people
- Royal consorts of Moldavia
- Royal consorts of Wallachia
- 18th-century Romanian women