Moldavian ruling boyar family
Coat of arms of Princes CantemirTheHouse of Cantemirești orHouse of Cantemir was aMoldavian rulingboyar family.
The family was ofTatar origin, and came fromCrimea in the 17th century.[1] In the 17th and 18th centuries it brought forth severalVoivodes of Moldavia. On 21 August 1723, the family got the titlePrince of the Holy Roman Empire fromEmperor Charles VI. During 18th century, they moved toRussia,Great Britain andFrance.
- Constantin Cantemir (died 1693), Voivode of Moldavia
- Antioh orAntioch Cantemir (died 1726), son of Constantin, Voivode of Moldavia
- Dimitrie orDemetrius Cantemir (died 1723), son of Constantin, Voivode of Moldavia and a prolific man of letters
- Antiochus orAntioch Cantemir (died 1744), son of Demetrius Cantemir, man of letters and Russian diplomat
- Anastasiya Trubetskaya (1700-1755), wife of Dimitrie Cantemir
- Ekaterina Dmitrievna Golicyna (died 1761), daughter of Dimitrie Cantemir, Russian noblewoman andMaid of honor
