Dimitrie Cantemir
| Dimitrie | |
|---|---|
 Portrait by Jean Baptiste Vanmour | |
| Prince of Moldavia | |
| Reign | January 1710-August 1711 |
| Predecessor | Antioh Cantemir |
| Successor | Mihai Racoviță |
| Born | 26 October 1673 Hurdugi, Vaslui County, Moldavia |
| Died | 21 August 1723 (age 49) Dmitrovsk, Oryol Oblast, Russia |
| Burial | Trei Ierarhi Monastery, Iasi from 1935 |
| Spouse | Casandra of Wallachia Anastasiya Trubetskaya |
| Issue | Matei Șerban Maria Constantin Antioh Ekaterina Golitsyn |
| House | Cantemir |
| Father | Constantin II |
| Mother | Ana Bantăș |
Dimitrie Cantemir (Romanian:Diˈmitrie Kanteˈmir; Russian:Дмитрий Кантемир; 26 October 1673-21 August 1723) was Prince of Moldavia from 1710-1711, he placed Moldavia under Russian control by signing the Treaty of Lutsk, he supported Peter the Great during the Russo-Turkish War, this resulted in failure at Stănilești, he was forced to emigrate to Kharkiv.
Life
Born in Hurdugi on 26 October 1673 as son of Constantin Cantemir and Ana Bantăș, his father was appointed Prince in 1684, at the age of fifteen he was sent as envoy to Constantinople; he learned Turkish and studied history at Greek Orthodox Academy, he also composed music.
He married Casandra Cantacuzino in 1699, at the beginning of 1710, he succeeded his brother as Prince, he allied with Russia during the Russo-Turkish War, but they were defeated at Stănilești, he was deposed and forced into exile.
He travelled to Russia with his family, Dimitrie was granted titles from Peter I and Charles VI, he lived in Kharkiv for 2 years, then settled in Saint Petersburg, he married again to Anastasiya Trubetskaya in 1717, he died in Dmitrovsk from diabetes on 21 August 1723, his cadaver was transferred from Moscow to Iași in 1935.
Work
- The Divan or The Dispute of the Wise with the World, written in Romanian and Greek, printed in Iasi in 1698.
- The Indepictable Icon of Sacred Science, published in 1700.
- Hieroglyphic History, written at Constantinople in Romanian in 1704.
- History of increase and decrease of the Ottoman Empire, written in Latin, between 1714-1716.
- Chronicle of the Ancient Moldavians and Wallachians, first written in Latin, between 1719-1722.
- Description of Moldavia, written at Russia in Latin between 1714-1716.