Hilarion (Fedor) Abramovich Lopukhin (Russian - Илларион (Фёдор) Аврамович Лопухин; 1638 - 21 March 1713) was a Russian lawyer, nobleman, colonel, courtier and

Boyar A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the Feudalism, feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including Kievan Rus', Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria, Russian nobility, Russia, Boyars of Moldavia and Wallachia, Wallachia and ...

Life

A member of the

Lopukhin family The Lopukhin family was a noble family of the Russian Empire, forming one of the branches of the Sorokoumova-Glebov family. Eudoxia Lopukhina married Peter the Great. When Pyotr Lopukhin's son died childless, the family's princely title passed t ...

of nobles, he was the third son of Abraham Nikitich Lopukhin (c.1685), a governor, nobleman and member of the

Duma A duma (russian: дума) is a Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions. The term ''boyar duma'' is used to refer to advisory councils in Russia from the 10th to 17th centuries. Starting in the 18th century, city dumas were for ...

. His brothers were Peter the elder, Peter the younger, Kuzma, Vasily and Sergei. He was a lawyer from at least 1658. In 1675 he protected the Kremlin wall and the following year he was sent to the

Ferapontov Monastery The Ferapontov convent (russian: Ферапонтов монастырь), in the Vologda region of Russia, is considered one of the purest examples of Russian medieval art, a reason given by UNESCO for its inscription on the World Heritage List ...

with news of the death of

Tsar Alexis Aleksey Mikhaylovich ( rus, Алексе́й Миха́йлович, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ; – ) was the Tsar of Russia from 1645 until his death in 1676. While finding success in foreign affairs, his reign saw several wars ...

and a request that the disgraced

Patriarch Nikon of Moscow Nikon ( ru , Ни́кон, Old Russian: ''Нїконъ''), born Nikita Minin (''Никита Минин''; 7 May 1605 – 17 August 1681) was the seventh Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' of the Russian Orthodox Church, serving officially from ...

would posthumously forgive Alexis' persecution of Nikon in writing - Nikon refused. Next Hilarion became a colonel. In 1681 he was sent to

Verkhoturye Verkhoturye (russian: Верхоту́рье) is a historical town and the administrative center of Verkhotursky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the middle Ural Mountains on the left bank of the Tura River north of Yekaterinb ...

in the provinces as a royal steward and on his return to Moscow he was granted the rank of courtier. In January 1689 Dowager Tsarina

Natalya Naryshkina Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina (russian: Ната́лья Кири́лловна Нары́шкина; 1 September 1651 – 4 February 1694) was the Tsaritsa of Russia from 1671–1676 as the second spouse of Tsar Alexis I of Russia, and reg ...

betrothed her 17-year-old-son

Peter I Peter I may refer to: Religious hierarchs * Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus * Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint * Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholico ...

to Hilarion's daughter Eudoxia, wishing to strengthen her position among the musketeers and the nobility - the Lopukhins were then in a dominant position in those circles. As the tsar's father-in-law, Hilarion became known as Feodor and was elevated to the rank of boyar. He became very close to the royal family and - thinking him dangerous - princess Sophia spread rumours about his family. After several years of marriage, the relationship between Peter and Eudoxia deteriorated. In 1697 A P Sokovnin,

Ivan Tsykler Ivan Yeliseevich Tsykler (Tzykler) (russian: Ива́н Елисе́евич Ци́клер, before 1660 – ) was a Russian nobleman who was dismembered in 1697 on charges of conspiracy against Peter the Great. Biography Tsykler was the son o ...

and F M Pushkin discovered a plot against Peter and its members cast suspicion on Eudoxia's relatives, although the latter's involvement was not proven. Before leaving for his European tour, Peter removed the Lopukhins from Moscow, with Feodor exiled to

Totma Totma (russian: То́тьма) is a town and the administrative center of Totemsky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Sukhona River at its confluence with the Pesya Denga, northeast of Vologda, the administrati ...

, though how long he stayed there is unclear. He is still shown on the list of boyars living in the villages in 1705. In 1707 he founded an

Athanasian Athanasius I of Alexandria, ; cop, ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ or Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲁ̅; (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, ...

nunnery in

Meshchovsk Meshchovsk (russian: Мещо́вск) is a town and the administrative center of Meshchovsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Tureya River southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History It ...

. He was buried in a tomb at the

Andronikov Monastery Andronikov Monastery of the Saviour (russian: Андро́ников монасты́рь, Спа́со-Андро́ников монасты́рь, or ) is a former monastery on the left bank of the Yauza River in Moscow, consecrated to the Hol ...

Marriage and issue

He was married to Ustinia Bogdanovna Rtishchevo (died May 11, 1691, buried in the Andronikov Monastery), with whom he had a son and three daughters: * Abram Fedorovich Lopukhin (d. 1718), close steward of Peter the Great, executed by order of the king * Anastasia Feodorovna Lopukhina, wife of Prince Ivan Borisovich Troyekurov (1633-1703) *

Eudoxia Lopukhina Tsarina Eudoxia Fyodorovna Lopukhina ( rus, Евдоки́я Фёдоровна Лопухина́, Yevdokíya Fyodorovna Lopukhiná; in Moscow – in Moscow) was a Russian Tsaritsa as the first wife of Peter I of Russia, and the last ethnic ...

(1670-1731), first wife of Peter the Great (1689-1698) * Xenia Feodorovna Lopukhina (1678-1699), wife of Prince Boris Ivanovich Kurakin (1676-1727)

External links

* :ru:Русский биографический словарь *http://russia-today.narod.ru/past/res/lopukhin/dolg/lopukhin.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Lopukhin, Feodor 1638 births 1713 deaths Russian nobility Feodor