Doamna Stanca (died 1603) was a princess consort of Wallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia as the wife of

Michael the Brave Michael the Brave ( ro, Mihai Viteazul or ; 1558 – 9 August 1601), born as Mihai Pătrașcu, was the Prince of Wallachia (as Michael II, 1593 – 1601), Prince of Moldavia (1600) and ''de facto'' ruler of Transylvania (1599 – 1600). ...

.George Marcu (coord.), Dicționarul personalităților feminine din România, Editura Meronia, București, 2009. Tradition says that they were married in the Proieni church,

Vâlcea County Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county ( județ) of Romania. Located in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt River), it is also part of the wider Wallachia region. Its capital city is Râm ...

, in 1584. In 1600, the sometime master of

Făgăraș Citadel Făgăraș Citadel ( ro, Cetatea Făgărașului , hu, Fogarasi vár, german: Fogarascher Burg) is a historic monument in Făgăraș, Brașov County, Romania. The construction of the fortress started in 1310, on the site of a wooden fortification ...

, gave the castle and the

Făgăraș Făgăraș (; german: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, hu, Fogaras) is a municipiu, city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt (river), Olt River and has a population of 28,330 as of 2011. It is situated in the historical regi ...

domain to Doamna Stanca. He retreated there after the defeat at

Mirăslău Mirăslău (german: Mireslau; hu, Miriszló) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,985 (2011). The commune is composed of six villages: Cicău (''Csákó''), Decea (''Marosdécse''), Lopadea Veche ...

(18/28 September 1600) and sheltered his family there until 1601. Doamna Stanca settled there with their two children,

Nicolae Pătrașcu Nicolae Pătrașcu, Petrașco, or Petrașcu, also styled Nicolae Vo(i)evod ( Church Slavonic and Romanian Cyrillic: or ; ca. 1580 – late 1627), was the titular Prince of Wallachia, an only son of Michael the Brave and Lady Stanca, and a putativ ...

and Lady Florica. Michael built a church for his family in the southern part of the city. After the Battle of Mirăslău, the three were held hostage in the city, and after the killing of the Voivode near

Turda Turda (; hu, Torda, ; german: link=no, Thorenburg; la, Potaissa) is a city in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, to which it is connected by the Europe ...

, on 9/10 August 1601, Doamna Stanca lived there as a slave.

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