Doamna Chiajna (1525–1588) was a Princess consort of Wallachia. She was married to Mircea the Shepherd. She was regent in Wallachia from 1559 to 1575.

She was born as Ana in Poland, the daughter of prince Peter IV Rareș, and married prince Mircea the Shepherd in 1545. She founded the first school in Romania, at Câmpulung, in 1552. After the death of her spouse in 1559, she became regent in Wallachia on behalf of her son, Peter the Younger. She is described as an energetic, intelligent and gifted politician. In 1575, she was abducted by the Ottomans and deported to Aleppo in Syria.

Doamna Chiajna

Last sourced report on 1588 and her resting place whereabouts remained unclear.

Doamna Chiajna

References

Constantin Gane, "Trecute vieți de doamne și domnițe", vol 1

1588 deaths

16th-century women rulers

Regents and governors of Wallachia

16th-century Romanian people

Royal consorts of Wallachia

1525 births

Place of birth missing

16th-century Romanian women

People from the Principality of Moldavia

Princesses consort of Moldavia

Doamna Chiajna