Efrosinia Yanenko-Khmelnytska Explained

Efrosinia Doroshenko
Єфросинія Дорошенко
Birth Name:Efrosinia Yanenko-Khmelnytska
Death Date:1684
Death Place:Yaropolchy
Occupation:Former First Lady of Ukraine
Term Start1:1665
Term End1:1669
President1:Petro Doroshenko
Predecessor1:Daria Dolgorukova
Successor1:Anastasia Ihnatovych
Spouse:Petro Doroshenko

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.

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