Doamna Velica (
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1601) was a Romanian noble. She was the influential royal mistress and favorite of
Michael the Brave in 1595–1601. Historian
Nicolae Iorga referred to her as the "master of
Transylvania through love".
She was the daughter of Ioan Norocea and Stana, and married to the Italian noble
Fabio Genga, a favorite of
Sigismund Báthory. She served as interpreter during the visit of Michael the Brave to Sigismund Báthory in 1595, and accompanied him with her husband to
Alba Iulia, where she became the official mistress of Michael. Their relationship was regarded a scandal. On 15 March 1600, an imperial agent reported that her influence was so great that she had all the affairs of the state in her hands, and that her husband was banned from having any intercourse with her by Michael. After the murder of Michael in August 1601, there is no further mention of her.
References
* George Marcu (coord.), Dicționarul personalităților feminine din România, Editura Meronia, București, 2009.
16th-century Romanian people
17th-century Romanian people
16th-century Romanian women
17th-century Romanian women
Mistresses of Romanian royalty
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