Calinichia Explained

Calinichia
Spouse:	Radu I of Wallachia
Issue:	Mircea I of Wallachia

Calinichia (died), better known as Lady Calinica and sometimes as Kalinikia (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Calinichia, Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Calinița or Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: 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.

Notes and References

1. Book: Limba documentelor slavo-române emise în Tara Româneasca în sec: XIV si XV. 2013-05-11. Djamo-Diaconiță . Lucia . 1971 .
2. Book: Șerbănescu . Niculae . Mircea cel Mare (1386-1418): 600 de ani de la urcarea pe tronul Țării Românști . Stoicescu . Nicolae . 1987 . Editura Institutului Biblic și de Misiune al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române . 9 . ro.
3. Vergatti, Radu Ștefan. (2018). Mama lui Mircea cel Mare. Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on History and Archaeology. Vol 10 No. 2
4. Mircea cel Mare (1386–1418).