Yurii Khmelnytsky

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Yurii Khmelnytsky (Ukrainian: Юрій Хмельницький Polish: Jerzy Chmielnicki Russian: Юрий Хмельницкий) (1641–1685) younger son of the famous Ukrainian Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and brother of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky was a Zaporozhian Cossack political and military leader. Although he spent half of his adult life as a monk he also was Hetman of Ukraine on several occasions — in 1659-1660 and 1678–1681 and starost of Hadiach. For background see The Ruin (Ukrainian history).

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active years end date

1657-10-21

active years start date

1657-08-27, 1659-10-17

birth date

1641-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

birth place

Ukraine, Subotiv, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Chyhyryn

death date

1685-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

death place

Ottoman Empire, Ukraine, Podolia Eyalet, Kamianets-Podilskyi

order in office

Hetman of Ukraine, Hetman of Right-bank Ukraine

religion

Greek Orthodox Church

successor

Pavlo Teteria, Ivan Vyhovsky, Józef Potocki, Ivan Briukhovetsky