Dimitrie Cantemir - Dimitrie or Demetrius Cantemir (Romanian pronunciation: [diˈmitri.e kanteˈmir], also known by other spellings, was a Moldavian soldier, statesman, and man of letters. He was twice voivode of Moldavia (March–April 1693 and 1710–1711). During his second term, he allied his state with Russia in their war against Moldavias Ottoman overlords; Russias defeat forced Cantemirs family into exile and the replacement of the native voivodes by the Greek phanariots. Cantemir was also a prolific writer, variously a philosopher, historian, composer, musicologist, linguist, ethnographer, and geographer. His son Antioch, Russias ambassador to Great Britain and France and a friend of Montesquieu and Voltaire, would go on to be known as the father of Rus Dimitrie or Demetrius Cantemir (Romanian pronunc...
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