Ion Neculce | |
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| Born | 1672 |
| Died | 1745 |
| Known for | The Chronicles of the land of Moldavia (from the rule of Dabija Vodă to the second rule ofConstantin Mavrocordat) |
Ion Neculce (1672–1745) was aMoldavianchronicler. His main work,Letopisețul Țărâi Moldovei [de la Dabija Vodă până la a doua domnie a lui Constantin Mavrocordat] (The Chronicles of the land of Moldavia [from the rule of Dabija Vodă to the second rule ofConstantin Mavrocordat) was meant to extendMiron Costin's narrative, covering events from 1661 to 1743.
Ion Neculce was born in 1672. UnderAntioh Cantemir he was made aSpatharios and second in rank in the army after thevoivode, but achieved his highest rank under the rule ofDimitrie Cantemir when he was madegrand hatman for supportingPeter I of Russia in theRusso-Turkish wars.
When theRussians lost the war, Ion Neculce, alongsideDimitrie Cantemir, went toRussia. He spent a few years there, until 1719 when he returned toMoldavia, where under the rule ofConstantin Mavrocordat was appointedvornic. This was his last function before dying in 1745.
