Efrosinia Yanenko-Khmelnytsky

Efrosinia Yanenko-Khmelnytsky (died 1684), was a Ukrainian Hetmana by marriage to Petro Doroshenko, Hetman of Ukraine (r. 1665-1676). She was an influential figure among the Ukrainian Cossacks. She is known for her alleged life style, as she was said to have several extramarital affairs, and also for a myth regarding her importance for the independence of Ukraine.

References

Степанков В. Петро Дорошенко // Володарі гетьманської булави: Історичні портрети / Автор передмови В. А. Смолій. — К. : Варта, 1994.— 560 с. — С. 288. ISBN 5-203-01639-9

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