Markos Antonios Katsaitis ( el, Μάρκος-Αντώνιος Κατσάϊτις, it, Marco Antonio Cazzaiti, la, Marcus Antonius Cazzaiti, french: Marc-Antoine Cazzaiti, 1717 – 1787) was an 18th-century

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scholar, geographer and lawyer.

Biography

Markos Antonios Katsaitis was a

who was born on the Ionian island of Corfu in 1717 to a noble family. In his early adolescence he moved to

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...

where he lived for several years. He became associated with the

Phanariotes Phanariots, Phanariotes, or Fanariots ( el, Φαναριώτες, ro, Fanarioți, tr, Fenerliler) were members of prominent Greek families in Phanar (Φανάρι, modern ''Fener''), the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople where the Ecumeni ...

, a Greek elite based in the Fanar district of Constantinople. Katsaitis travelled to

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 ...

and

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ro, Țara Românească, lit=The Romanian Land' or 'The Romanian Country, ; archaic: ', Romanian Cyrillic alphabet: ) is a historical and geographical region of Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and s ...

from Constantinople in 1742 to meet and secure an audience with the prince of

Constantine Mavrocordatos (1711–1769). He traveled to Wallachia with the entourage of the Wallachian rulers son

Constantin Cantemir Constantin or Constantine Cantemir (1612–1693) was a Moldavian nobleman, soldier, and statesman who served as voivode between 25 June 1685 and 27 March 1693. He established the Cantemir dynasty which—with interruptions—ruled Moldavia prior ...

. During his travel through the

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, Katsaitis documented his travels in a detailed diary. When he finally reached Wallachia he met Mavrokordatos who accepted Katsaitis, the young nobleman into his Court.

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Biography

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