Pavlo Semenovych Hertsyk ( uk, Павло Семенович Герцик; ? – ca. 1700) was a
Ukrainian Cossack officer of
Jewish origin, the
colonel of the
Poltava Regiment (1675-1677, 1683–1687, 1691–1695) of the
Cossack Hetmanate. He and his sons were important allies of
Hetman Ivan Mazepa.
Pavlo's father was a Jewish merchant from
Uman who had moved to
Poltava
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where he later became a colonel of the
Poltava regiment. His father converted to
Orthodox faith
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. Pavlo sponsored the construction of the Church of the Elevation (Воздвиженськa церквa) at the
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
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, where he was subsequently buried.
His three sons, Hryhory, Ivan and Opanas went into exile with Mazepa. His daughter
Hanna Hertsyk
Hanna Hertsyk (died around 1752на основі знахідки Барвінського Богдана), was a Ukrainian Hetmana by marriage to Pylyp Orlyk, Hetman of Ukraine (r. 1708-1742). She is known for her support of her spouse in the ...
was the wife of
Hetman Pylyp Orlyk, Maria was the wife of the Host secretary
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, and Chrystyna was the wife of the colonel
Hryhory Novytsky
Hryhoriy ( uk, Григо́рій, Hryhórij ), sometimes Hryhory, may refer to:
*Hryhory Alchevsky (1866–1920), prominent Ukrainian and minor Russian composer
*Hryhoriy Baranets (born 1986), professional Ukrainian football midfielder
*Hryhory B ...
, who was eventually exiled to Siberia.
Hryhory Hertsyk was responsible for moving
Ivan Mazepa's body from
Bender to
Galatz. He and his brothers followed
Hetman Pylyp Orlyk to
Sweden
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in 1716, where they stayed until 1720. Hryhory was appointed General
Osaul by
Hetman Pylyp Orlyk and as such sent from
Stockholm
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to
Poland in 1720, although in
Warsaw he was arrested then handed over to the Russians. He was then imprisoned in
Saint Petersburg until 1728, when he was allowed to move to
Moscow where his wife and children lived.
[Alfred Jensen: ''Mazepa'', p.190–192. Lund 1909.]
See also
Jewish Cossacks
References
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Colonels of the Cossack Hetmanate
Ukrainian Jews
People of the Great Northern War
People from Poltava