Vasily Leontiyevich Kochubey (russian: Василий Леонтьевич Кочубей, uk, Василь Леонтiйович Кочубей) (c. 1640 – 15 July 1708) was a Cossack-born
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
state figure of
Crimean Tatar descent. He was executed by Hetman
Ivan Mazepa
Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (also spelled Mazeppa; uk, Іван Степанович Мазепа, pl, Jan Mazepa Kołodyński; ) was a Ukrainian military, political, and civic leader who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host in 1687–1708. ...
. His great-grandson was the eminent Imperial Statesman
Viktor Kochubey
Prince Viktor Pavlovich Kochubey (); ( – ) was a Russian statesman and close aide of Alexander I of Russia. Of Ukrainian origin, he was a great-grandson of Vasily Kochubey. He took part in the Privy Committee that outlined Government reform of ...
. The family name is also spelled Kotchoubey (French) and Kotschoubey (German,
Almanach de Gotha
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).
Biography
:: The grandson of the
Crimean Tatar Kuchuk-bey, who left to
Ukraine
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in the middle of
XVII century
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and was baptized Andrey.
:: Until 1675 he was a military chancellor of Hetmans
I. Briukhovetskyi and
P. Doroshenko
:: 1675 –
P.Doroshenko'sEnvoy to
Turkey
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.
:: 1676 – Envoy of Archbishop
Lazar Baranovych
Lazar Baranovych or Baranovich ( uk, Лазар Баранович, russian: Лазарь Баранович, pl, Łazarz Baranowicz; 1620 – 3 (13) September 1693 in Chernihiv, Tsardom of Russia) was a Ruthenian Eastern Orthodox archbishop of ...
to Moscow,
:: 1676 – 1681 – a
military chancellor under
I. Samoilovych.
:: 1681 – 1687 – he was a regent of the
General Military Chancellery (1681 ) under
I. Samoilovych, and also was in charge of hetman’s diplomatic relations with moscow tsars
:: 1687 – 1699 – Secretary General.
:: 1700 – 1708 – General Judge.
Denunciation of Ivan Mazepa and execution
The first document accusing Hetman
Ivan Mazepa
Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (also spelled Mazeppa; uk, Іван Степанович Мазепа, pl, Jan Mazepa Kołodyński; ) was a Ukrainian military, political, and civic leader who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host in 1687–1708. ...
in betrayal and Hetman's negotiations with
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
was submitted by V. Kochubeyto Moscow in August
1707
In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Tuesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January–March
* January 1 – John V is crowned King of Portugal and the Algarv ...
from Baturyn through Nykanor, the monk of the Sevskyi Savior Monastery, who was interrogated in PreobrazhenskyiPrykaz, but at that time the case was suspended.Then, on September 16, 1707 Nykanor reported on what he had heard from the Kochubeys topantler, Duke F. Romodanovskyi. However, Peter I have checked the materials of the oral denunciation only in December 1707 and even after that he did not take it into account and did not believe the denunciation
[Гаврилишина Н. А]
The Kochubei family in the history of the Left Bank Hetmanate (mid-17th - late 18th century)
: dis. Cand. ist. Sciences / Gavrilishina Natalia Anatoliyivna - Kyiv, 2014.
The next informer from the judge general was Petro Yatsenko (Yakovlev). In January
1708
In the Swedish calendar it was a leap year starting on Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 1 – Charles XII of Sweden invades Russia, by crossing t ...
, in Moscow he presented the main points of the denunciation to TsarevychOleksii, and accused Hetman Mazepa of having relations with Polish King
Stanislaw Leszczynski and attempts to arrest Peter I. On 17 February
1708
In the Swedish calendar it was a leap year starting on Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 1 – Charles XII of Sweden invades Russia, by crossing t ...
the denunciation, written from the words of Kochubey and I. Iskra was sent to Moscow by Okhtyrka Colonel FedorOsypovwith the help of his clerk V. Kobeliatskyi.
On March 1, 1708 Peter I wrote about the crime of Kochubey and Iskra to his bedchamber count
Golovkin and secret secretary
Shafirov
Baron Peter Pavlovich Shafirov (russian: Пётр Павлович Шафиров; 1670–1739) was a Russian statesman and a prominent coadjutor of Peter the Great.
Early life and career
Shafirov was born into a Polish Jewish family. His father ...
, who were investigating the denunciation materials by his order. Mazepa was asked to arrest the informers
On April 18, 1708 V.L.Kochubey and his relative
Ivan Iskra Ivan Ivanovych Iskra ( uk, Іван Іванович Іскра) (died July, 14, 1708) was a colonel of Poltava (1696–1703). Iskra belonged to the anti- Hetmanate coalition led by Vasily Kochubey. In late 1707, Kochubey and Iskra delivered a lette ...
, certain of their rightness, went to
Vitebsk
Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest c ...
, where at that time was the Tsar's Campaign Chancellery. Upon arrival, they were arrested and tortured. All the details of interrogation of the suspects were thoroughly recorded in the materials of the investigation case. On 6 May1708 the arrested were sent from Vitebsk to Smolensk. Later, they were sent from Smolensk to Kyiv by ships along the Dnipro River.On 7 July 1708 they arrived to Kyiv-Pechersk Fortress
By order of I. Mazepa the informers were transported to the hetman's, camp, which was then located near the town of
Borshchahivka
Borshchahivka ( uk, Борщагі́вка; russian: Борщаго́вка) is a neighborhood located to the west and south-west of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is part of the city's Sviatoshynskyi District.
The neighborhood is named after ...
. On July 14, 1708 Kochubey and Iskra were beheaded in the hetman’s convoy and buried in Borshchahivka. Later they were reburied on the territory of
Kyiv-PecherskLavra near the Refectory Church where a memorial plaque was installed.
Family
* Father:
Leontii Andriiovych Kochubey.
* Mother: unknown.
*Wife:
Liubov Fedorivna Zhuchenko – a daughter of
Fedor Ivanovych Zhuchenko, Poltava Colonel.
* Sons:
::
Vasyl Vasyliovych Kochubey (
1680
Events
January–March
* January 2 – King Amangkurat II of Mataram (located on the island of Java, part of modern-day Indonesia), invites Trunajaya, who had led a failed rebellion against him until his surrender on December ...
–
1743
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The Verendrye brothers, probably Louis-Joseph and François de La Vérendrye, become the first white people to see the Rocky Mountains from the eastern side (the Spanish conquistadors ...
) –
Poltava Colonel (
1727–1743)
::
Fedir Vasyliovych Kochubey (? –
1729
Events
January–March
* January 8 – Frederick, the eldest son of King George II of Great Britain is made Prince of Wales at the age of 21, a few months after he comes to Britain for the first time after growing up in Hano ...
) –
Bunchukovyi tovarysh.
* Daughters:
:: Hanna Vasylivna Kochubey (? – ?) – wifeof
Ivan Pavlovych Obydovskyi, Nizhyn Colonel (
1676 – 1701), nephew of
Hetman
Ivan Mazepa
Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (also spelled Mazeppa; uk, Іван Степанович Мазепа, pl, Jan Mazepa Kołodyński; ) was a Ukrainian military, political, and civic leader who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host in 1687–1708. ...
. Two sons were born in their family.
:: Mariia Vasylivna Kochubey (? – ?) – wife of Vasyl Stepanovych Zabila - son of Nizhyn Colonel.
::
Motrya Vasylivna Kochubey (1688 – 1736) - was the beloved of Hetman
Ivan Mazepa
Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (also spelled Mazeppa; uk, Іван Степанович Мазепа, pl, Jan Mazepa Kołodyński; ) was a Ukrainian military, political, and civic leader who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host in 1687–1708. ...
, whom he wanted to marry but did not obtain her father's consent. Later - she became a wife of
Semen Chuikevych (born in 1674 ) – Nizhyn regimental judge.
:: Paraska Vasylivna Kochubey (? -
1726
Events
January–March
* January 23 – (January 12 Old Style) The Conventicle Act (''Konventikelplakatet'') is adopted in Sweden, outlawing all non-Lutheran religious meetings outside of church services.
* January 26 – ...
) – wife of Bunchukovyi tovarysh FedirSulyma, brother of
Semen Sulyma; 5 daughters were born in their family.
Memories
After the transition of
Ivan Mazepa
Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (also spelled Mazeppa; uk, Іван Степанович Мазепа, pl, Jan Mazepa Kołodyński; ) was a Ukrainian military, political, and civic leader who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host in 1687–1708. ...
to the side of the Swedes, Kochubey was celebrated as a martyr for the truth and a hero in the Russian Empire. A monument to VasylKochubey and
Ivan Iskra Ivan Ivanovych Iskra ( uk, Іван Іванович Іскра) (died July, 14, 1708) was a colonel of Poltava (1696–1703). Iskra belonged to the anti- Hetmanate coalition led by Vasily Kochubey. In late 1707, Kochubey and Iskra delivered a lette ...
was erected in Kyiv in 1914, on the foundation of which a monument to the workers of the Arsenal plant has stood since 1923. The house, which belonged to Judge General VasylKochubey, has survived in
Baturyn
Baturyn ( uk, Бату́рин, ), is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. It is located in Nizhyn Raion (district) on the banks of the Seym River. Baturyn lost its city status in 1923 and received it back only in ...
,
Bakhmach district,
Chernihiv oblast. It houses the museum of the
National Historical and Cultural Reserve "Hetman's Capital".
References
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1640 births
1708 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Politicians of the Russian Empire
Chancellors General of the Cossack Hetmanate
Judges General of the Cossack Hetmanate
Zaporozhian Cossack nobility
Ukrainian people of Crimean Tatar descent
17th-century Ukrainian people
18th-century Ukrainian people
People executed by Russia by decapitation
18th-century executions by Russia
Burials at the Refectory Church, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra