Marele paharnic Ioan Caraiman (†1609) şi câteva date despre neamul său
The great paharnic Ioan Caraiman (†1609) and a few facts about his kin

Summary/Abstract: In the second half of the 16th century one can meet quite often new historical characters, some of them originating from outside the Romanian countries. It is the time when even the princes no longer belong to the old dynasty of the country – like Petru Şchiopul. Then Ioan Caraiman appears, who held the dignities of agă, pârcălab, comis, great paharnic, and, at the same time, capuchehaie at the Sublime Porte. Up until now in the Romanian historiography there was no study dedicated to the life and activity of this boyar, although he was completely known in the historical sources. Through this contribution we wanted, first of all, to elucidate a bizarre confusion which led to the creation of a fictional character – Ioan Pricopie Caraman. In fact, as shown, Ion and Pricopie were brothers, and they probably arrived in Moldavia together with Petru Şchiopul.

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