Maria Cantemir | |
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Princess of Moldavia | |
Born | Мария Дмитриевна Кантемир 1700 Iași, Principality of Moldavia |
Died | 1754 (aged 53-54) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
House | Cantemirești |
Father | Dimitrie Cantemir |
Mother | Cassandra Cantacuzino |
Occupation | Lady-in-waiting |
Maria Dmitrievna Cantemirovna (Russian: Мария Дмитриевна Кантемир; 1700–1754) was a princess of Moldavia as the eldest daughter of Dimitrie Cantemir. She later lived in Russia, where she was a lady-in-waiting, salonist, and mistress of Emperor Peter I.