Editing James Louis Sobieski (section)

===Attempt to seize the Moldavian throne===
[[File:Mănăstirea Zamca – desen de Rudolf Bernt (1844-1914)..jpg|thumb|240px|The [[Armenian monastery of Suceava]] was a base of operations in [[John III Sobieski]]'s failed efforts to secure the [[List of rulers of Moldavia|Moldavian throne]] for his son Jakub.]]
Between 1685 and 1693 the [[Principality of Moldavia]] was ruled by [[Hospodar]] [[Constantin Cantemir]]. The first of the [[Cantemir dynasty]] on the Moldavian throne, Constantin was an illiterate from petty nobility who once served as an officer in the [[Polish Army]] whereas his predecessors had mostly been members of the powerful [[boyar]] families. Constantin's reign was characterized by clashes between two powerful factions of boyars, a pro-Polish-Lithuanian and a pro-Ottoman camp. While Kantemir himself officially sided with the pro-Ottomans, he nonetheless informally cooperated to some extent with the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]. Sensing weakness, Polish King and Lithuanian Grand Duke John III Sobieski had the Commonwealth's troops enter Moldavia twice in 1686 and 1691 to try to put his son Jakub on the [[List of rulers of Moldavia|Moldavian throne]], utilizing the [[Armenian monastery of Suceava]] as a base of operations. These efforts were unsuccessful, and Kantemir ordered the execution of the leader of the pro-Polish party.