Clara Dobokai Explained

Doamna Clara Dobokai
Succession:Princess consort of Wallachia
Reign:c. 1344-November 1364
Predecessor:Doamna Marghita
Successor:Doamna Ana
Birth Date:before 1330
Death Date:after 1370
Spouse:Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia
Issue:Anna of Wallachia
Radu I of Wallachia
Anka of Wallacia
Father:John Dobokai

Clara Dobokai (before 1330 – after 1370) was the second wife of Nicholas Alexander, Voivode of Wallachia.

Origins

Clara was the daughter of a Hungarian nobleman, John Dobokai, whose domains were located in Transylvania. Her mother's name and family are unknown. Clara's father was present at a trial in 1312, showing that he was of age at that time. Clara was most probably born in the 1310s or 1320s, according to historian Mihai Florin Hasan. Hasan says that she was given in marriage to Nicholas Alexander of Wallachia in the early 1340s.

Wife of Nicholas Alexandru

Nicholas Alexandru was the son of Basarab, the first independent ruler of Wallachia. Clara and Nicholas Alexandru had three children:[1]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Czamańska, Ilona . Mołdawia i Wołoszczyzna wobec Polski, Węgier i Turcji w XIV i XV wieku . 1996 . UAM, Wydawn. Nauk . 83-232-0733-X . Wyd. 1 . Poznań . 36800467.