Constantin Cantemir
| Constantin Cantemir | |
|---|---|
Dumitraşcu Cantacuzino | |
| Successor | Dimitrie Cantemir |
| Born | 8 November 1612 |
| Died | 27 March 1693 |
| Issue | Antioh Cantemir, Dimitrie Cantemir |
| Dynasty | Cantemirești |
| Religion | Orthodox |
Constantin or Constantinephanariot rule.
Life
Constantin was born into a
Demetrius, who eventually succeeded him, would be instrumental in allying Moldavia to Russia in its first wars against the Turks.[citation needed
]
In 1691, Cantemir ordered
conspiracy.[2]
According to
Antioch would serve as Russia's ambassador to Britain and France at the height of the Enlightenment, penning satires after Juvenal, translating Horace, and befriending Voltaire and Montesquieu.[citation needed
]
Constantin died in 1693 at the age of 80. His son
voivode Constantin Brâncoveanu.[citation needed
]
See also
Notes
References
- Gaster, Moses (1911), , in Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 209
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the Cantemir family". Genealogy.EU.
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