▁and ▁Russian . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁grands ons ▁was ▁the ▁Sp ă tar ▁( Ch an cell or ) ▁Y uri ▁Stefan ov ich , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 1 ▁with ▁prince ▁Dim it rie ▁Cant em ir . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁His ▁pro son ym ▁Mold avo - La con e ▁( M old avan - La con ian ) ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁indic ation ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁Greek ▁origin . ▁The ▁name ▁Mil es cu ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁his ▁parents ▁when ▁they ▁settled ▁in ▁Mil esti . ▁Prof . ▁L . ▁Tur de anu - Cart oj an ▁discovered ▁at ▁Oxford ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁written ▁in ▁Greek ▁( Λ α ζ ά ρ ο υ , ▁Laz ar ou ). ▁ ▁A ▁boy ar ▁born ▁in ▁Vas l ui , ▁Mil es cu ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Patri arch ate ▁College ▁of ▁Ist an bul ▁and , ▁after ▁returning ▁to ▁I a și , ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chan cell or ▁for ▁the ▁Mold av ian ▁Prince ▁G he org he ▁ Ş te fan . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 0 – 1 6 6 4 , ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁representative ▁of ▁his ▁country ▁with ▁its ▁Ott oman ▁over l ord , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁en voy ▁to ▁Berlin ▁and ▁Stockholm . ▁He ▁followed ▁G he org he ▁ Ş te fan ▁in ▁his ▁ex ile ▁to ▁Stockholm ▁and ▁Sz cz ec in ▁( 1 6 6 4 – 1 6 6 7 )