Constantin Cantacuzino (stolnic)

Constantin Cantacuzino (1639 – Constantinople, 7 June 1716)[1] was a Romanian nobleman and historian who held high offices in the Principality of Wallachia.

In the second half of the 17th century, his family led a fierce fight for power with the Băleanu faction, which began with his father's execution in 1663 on the orders of Grigore Ghica.

Appointed vel stolnic ("High Steward") during the pro-Cantacuzene reign of Gheorghe Duca, he was again imprisoned for a short time in 1676.

The latter succeeded to the throne of Wallachia upon Brâncoveanu's 1714 deposition and arrest by the Ottomans, again promoting his father to a position of influence.

[1][4] His views on the origin of the Romanians were widely accepted after Dionisie Fotino published his own History of Old Dacia in 1818 which also refer to the "crosbreeding" of Dacians and Romans.