Constantin Cantemir

Constantin Cantemir
Constantin Cantemir, copper engraving by François L'Anglois
Prince of Moldavia
Reign	25 June 1685 – 27 March 1693
Predecessor	Dumitraşcu Cantacuzino
Successor	Dimitrie Cantemir
Born	8 November 1612
Died	27 March 1693
Issue	Antioh Cantemir, Dimitrie Cantemir
Dynasty	Cantemirești
Religion	Orthodox

Constantin or Constantine^[1] Cantemir (1612–1693) was a Moldavian nobleman, soldier, and statesman who served as voivode between 25 June 1685 and 27 March 1693. He established the Cantemir dynasty which—with interruptions—ruled Moldavia prior to the imposition of phanariot rule.