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Ivan Briukhovetsky | |
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| Іван Брюховецький | |
.jpg) Posthumous portrait, 19th century | |
| Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host | |
| In office 27 June 1663 – 17 June 1668 | |
| Preceded by | Yurii Khmelnytsky |
| Succeeded by | Petro Doroshenko |
| Kish otaman | |
| In office 1661–1663 | |
| Preceded by | Petro Sukhoviy |
| Succeeded by | Satsko Turovets[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1623 nearDykanka,Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Died | 18 June 1668 Budyshchi,Cossack Hetmanate,Russia |
| Resting place | Epiphany Church,Hadiach |
| Spouse | Daria Dolgorukova |
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Ivan Briukhovetsky (Ukrainian:Іван Брюховецький;Polish:Iwan Brzuchowiecki;Russian:Иван Брюховецкий; died 18 June 1668) was thehetman ofleft-bank Ukraine from 1663 to 1668. In the early years of rule, he positioned himself on pro-Russian policies, but later joined a rebellion in an attempt to salvage his reputation and authority. During theanti-Russian uprising in 1668 he was beaten to death by a mob supported byPetro Doroshenko.
He was aregistered Cossack, belonging to theChyhyryn Regiment. Early in his career, he served asBohdan Khmelnytsky's courier and diplomatic emissary. He was elected askish otaman (1661–1663) of theZaporizhian Sich. At theBlack Council of 1663, he was elected ashetman of the Left Bank with the support of Moscow as an alternative to already elected hetmanPavlo Teteria. Briukhovetsky's election was at the roots of the division of the Cossack State which is known in history asthe Ruin.
However, Briukhovetsky's reign and cruelty worked against him. Early on, he arrested and executed his opponents, namelypolkovniksYakym Somko andVasyl Zolotarenko. To gain support, he signed theMoscow Articles of 1665, which placedleft-bank Ukraine under the direct control of thetsar. In return, Briukhovetsky secured for himself the title ofboyar, properties, and marriage to PrinceVasily Dolgoruky's daughter,Daria. This treaty went on to be called the "Briukhovetsky treaty", and caused a large rebellion in Ukraine. His popularity among the clergy fell when he suggested that Moscow appoint and send ametropolitan to Kyiv.
As his domestic policies failed, Briukhovetsky put the blame on the Russian authorities and sided with the Cossacks' rebellion in an attempt to save his reputation, but it was too late. In 1668, in the town of Budyshche, a Cossack mob, which was led byPetro Doroshenko,[2] killed the hetman by chaining him to a cannon and beating him to death.[3]
After the murder of Briukhovetsky, theLower Host in revenge tried to kill Doroshenko,[4] and Sirko initiated theright-bank rebellions.
InWitchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000–1900: A Sourcebook byChristine D. Worobec and Valerie A. Kivelson, the story is told of Hetman Briukhovetsky burning a number of women at the stake as witches because his pregnant wife became ill, which resulted in her miscarriage.[5]
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