Efrosinia Yanenko-Khmelnytska
Efrosinia Doroshenko Єфросинія Дорошенко | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Ukraine | |
| In office 1665–1669 | |
| President | Petro Doroshenko |
| Preceded by | Daria Dolgorukova |
| Succeeded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Efrosinia Yanenko-Khmelnytska |
| Died | 1684 Yaropolchy |
| Spouse(s) | Petro Doroshenko |
| Occupation | Former First Lady of Ukraine |
Efrosinia Yanenko-Khmelnytsky (died 1684), was a Ukrainian Hetmana by marriage to Petro Doroshenko, Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (r. 1665-1676). She was an influential figure among the Ukrainian Cossacks. She is known for her alleged life style, as she was said to have several extramarital affairs, and also for a myth regarding her importance for the independence of Ukraine.
References[]
- Степанков В. Петро Дорошенко // Володарі гетьманської булави: Історичні портрети / Автор передмови В. А. Смолій. — К. : Варта, 1994.— 560 с. — С. 288. ISBN 5-203-01639-9
- Любові Петра Дорошенка
Categories:
- 1684 deaths
- 17th-century Ukrainian people
- People of the Cossack Hetmanate