Ianache Văcărescu was a Wallachian boyer who served as grand treasurer of Wallachia under

Constantin Brâncoveanu Constantin Brâncoveanu (; 1654 – August 15, 1714) was List of Wallachian rulers, Prince of Wallachia between 1688 and 1714. Biography Ascension Constantin Brâncoveanu was the son of Pope Brâncoveanu (Matthew) and his wife, Stanca Can ...

. He was killed in

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in 1714 alongside Brâncoveanu and his sons. Through his son Stefan Văcărescu he is the grandfather of poet

Ienăchiță Văcărescu Ienăchiță Văcărescu (; 1740 – 11 July 1797) was a Wallachian Romanian poet, historian, philologist, and boyar belonging to the Văcărescu family. A polyglot, he was able to speak Ancient and Modern Greek, Old Church Slavonic, Arabic, Pe ...

, through his son Radul Văcărescu he is the grandfather of

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and Constain Văcărescu. He is the first notable member of the

Văcărescu family The House of Văcărescu was a boyar family of Phanariote Greek descent in Wallachia (now part of Romania). * Read online: The family produced the first poets in Romanian literature. Notable members * Ianache Văcărescu (1654–1714) grand ...

, whose descendants would be major contributors to

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and

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