Ion Neculce was born in 1672, into a family of
Greek descent, related to the
Cantacuzino. Under
Antioh Cantemir he was made a
Spatharios and second in rank in the army after the
voivode, but achieved his highest rank under the rule of
Dimitrie Cantemir when he was made
grand hatman for supporting
Peter I of Russia in the
Russo-Turkish wars. When the
Russians lost the war, Ion Neculce, alongside
Dimitrie Cantemir, went to
Russia. He spent a few years there, until 1719 when he returned to
Moldavia, where under the rule of
Constantin Mavrocordat was appointed
vornic. This was his last function before dying in 1745. ==Works==