Dimitrie Macedonski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1780 or 1782 |
| Died | 10 January 1843 |
| Occupation(s) | politician, captain, revolutionary |
| Organization | Wallachan battle fields (1821) |
Dimitrie Macedonski (c. 1780 or 1782–1843) was aWallachianPandur captain and revolutionary leader.[1]
Dimitrie was born inOttomanMacedonia, as the son of Stoyan Mincho (Stogiannis Mintsos), a local chieftain. After the Russo-Turkish wars in the late 18th century the family of Mincho emigrated beyond theDanube. Dimitrie joined the Russian army and became a military officer. He adopted the surname "Macedonski", which referred to his home place.[2] According to the Romanian historianRadu Florescu Dimitrie was ofBulgarian origin.[3] Per Romanian historian Constantin Velichi he acted as a Bulgarian in the period 1806-1821, but after 1840 he was alreadyRomanianized.[4]
Macedonski volunteered in theRusso-Turkish War (1806–1812). Afterwards, he was awarded for his bravery and gained the rank of lieutenant.
Later he held different administrative positions in Wallachia and Moldavia.[when?]
Taking part in theWallachian uprising of 1821, alongside fellow Serbian commanderHadži-Prodan,[5] he was appointedTudor Vladimirescu's lieutenant byboyar allies of the revolutionaries, on January 15. Sympathetic to thePhilikí Etaireía and suspicious of Vladimirescu's level of commitment to the cause, Macedonski, together withGiorgakis Olympios andIannis Pharmakis, deposed and arrested the rebel leader.
Macedonski was also involved in revolutionary agitation in 1840 Wallachia as a member of aradicalconspiracy led byMitică Filipescu andNicolae Bălcescu. On April 9, 1841, he was sentenced to eight years in prison, and held at theSnagov Monastery, where he fell ill withdropsy. In early 1843 he was transferred to the Plumbuita Monastery nearBucharest for medical care, but he died on January 10.
He was the grandfather ofRomanian poetAlexandru Macedonski.