Ion Neculce (1672–1745) was a

Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literally "The Country of Moldavia"; in Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, Romanian Cyrillic: or ; chu, Землѧ Молдавскаѧ; el, Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) is a historical region and for ...

chronicler A chronicle ( la, chronica, from Greek ''chroniká'', from , ''chrónos'' – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and lo ...

. His main work, ''Letopisețul Țărâi Moldovei e la Dabija Vodă până la a doua domnie a lui Constantin Mavrocordat' (''The Chronicles of the land of Moldavia

Constantin Mavrocordat Constantine Mavrocordatos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Μαυροκορδάτος, Romanian: ''Constantin Mavrocordat''; February 27, 1711November 23, 1769) was a Greek noble who served as Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia at several ...

'') was meant to extend Miron Costin's narrative, covering events from 1661 to 1743.

Life

Ion Neculce was born in 1672. Under Antioh Cantemir he was made a ''Spatharios'' and second in rank in the army after the

voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...

), but achieved his highest rank under the rule of

Dimitrie Cantemir Dimitrie or Demetrius Cantemir (, russian: Дмитрий Кантемир; 26 October 1673 – 21 August 1723), also known by other spellings, was a Romanian prince, statesman, and man of letters, regarded as one of the most significant e ...

when he was made grand hatman for supporting Peter I of Russia in the

Russo-Turkish wars The Russo-Turkish wars (or Ottoman–Russian wars) were a series of twelve wars fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries. It was one of the longest series of military conflicts in European histo ...

. When the

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

ns lost the war, Ion Neculce, alongside

, went to

. He spent a few years there, until 1719 when he returned to

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...

, where under the rule of

was appointed

vornic Vornic was a historical rank for an official in charge of justice and internal affairs. He was overseeing the Royal Court. It originated in the Slovak '' nádvorník''. In the 16th century in Moldavia Moldavia ( ro, Moldova, or , literall ...

. This was his last function before dying in 1745.

Works

*''Letopiseţul Ţărâi Moldovei (de la Dabija Vodă până la a doua domnie a lui Constantin Mavrocordat)''; *''O samă de cuvinte''

Gallery

File:Stamp of Moldova md439.jpg File:Tomb of Ion Neculce.jpg, His tomb in Prigoreni village

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Neculce, Ion 1672 births 1745 deaths Spatharii of Moldavia Hetmans of Moldavia Early Modern Romanian writers Moldavian and Wallachian chroniclers 17th-century Romanian people 18th-century Romanian people