Theodora of Wallachia
Wife of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
About Theodora of Wallachia
Lived 1301 – 1352 (aged 50–51).
Theodora of Wallachia was the daughter of Basarab I of Wallachia (r. 1310–1352) and Lady Margareta. She married Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria as his first wife. This marriage produced four children — Michael Asen, Ivan Sratsimir, Ivan Asen and Vasilisa. In 1345 Tsar Ivan Alexander divorced Tsaritsa Theodora and sent her into a monastery as a nun under the name Teofana.
She is considered the first known nun in Romanian history and in 2022 she was canonized by the Romanian Orthodox Church under the name of Venerable Theopahno Basarab. Her feast day was chosen to be 28 October.
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Who was Theodora of Wallachia?
wife of Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
When was Theodora of Wallachia born?
Theodora of Wallachia was born in 1301 in Principality of Wallachia.
When did Theodora of Wallachia die?
Theodora of Wallachia died in 1352 in Second Bulgarian Empire.
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