Description: (Moldavian Prince Who Became an Advisor to Tsar 'Peter the Great of Russia')
Dimitrie Cantemir, a Moldavian prince and voivode of Moldavia, served two terms and allied with Russia in a war against Moldavia's Ottoman overlords during his second term. He was a prolific writer in fields including philosophy, history, musicology, linguistics, and geography. His son Antioch later became Russia's ambassador to Great Britain and France, known as "the father of Russian poetry," and associated with influential figures like Montesquieu and Voltaire.