Vasily Leontiyevich Kochubey (Russian: Василий Леонтьевич Кочубей, Ukrainian: Василь Леонтiйович Кочубей, romanized: Vasyl Leontiiovych Kochubei) (c. 1640 – 15 July 1708) was a statesman of the Cossack Hetmanate of Crimean Tatar descent. His tenure was characterized by Pro-Moscow policies and was cut short by his execution on HetmanIvan Mazepa's orders. Kochubey's great-grandson was the eminent Imperial Statesman Viktor Kochubey. The family name is also spelled Kotchoubey (French) and Kotschoubey (German, Almanach de Gotha).
Vasily Kochubey
Василий Леонтьевич Кочубей Василь Леонтiйович Кочубей
Vasyl Kochubey was a grandson of the Crimean Tatar Kuchuk-bey, who left for Ukraine in the mid-17th century and was baptized Andrey. Until 1675 he was a military chancellor of hetmansIvan Briukhovetsky and Petro Doroshenko[1] In 1675 he served as Doroshenko's envoy to Turkey and in 1676 as the envoy of Archbishop Lazar Baranovych to Moscow.[2] From 1676 to 1681 Kochubey held the post of military chancellor under Ivan Samoilovych. In 1681 – 1687 he was a regent of the General Military Chancellery, and also was in charge of hetman’s diplomatic relations with Moscow tsars[3] In 1687 – 1699 Kochubey served as Secretary General, and in 1700 – 1708 as the General Judge of Zaporozhian Host.
Denunciation of Ivan Mazepa and executionedit
The first document accusing hetman Ivan Mazepa of betrayal and secret negotiations with Poland was submitted by Kochubey to Moscow in August 1707 from Baturyn through Nykanor, a monk of the Sevsk Savior Monastery, who was interrogated in Preobrazhensky Prikaz, but at that time the case was suspended. On September 16, 1707, Nykanor reported on what he had heard from the Kochubeys to pantler, Duke Fyodor Romodanovsky. However, Peter I 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.[4]
The next informer from the judge general was Petro Yatsenko (Yakovlev). In January 1708, in Moscow he presented the main points of the denunciation to Tsarevich Aleksei, and accused Hetman Mazepa of having relations with Polish King Stanislaw Leszczynski and attempts to arrest Peter I. On 17 February 1708 the denunciation, written from the words of Kochubey and his relative Ivan Iskra was sent to Moscow by Okhtyrka Colonel Fedor Osypov with 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, who were investigating the denunciation materials by his order. Mazepa was asked to arrest the informers.[5]
On April 18, 1708, Kochubey and Ivan Iskra, certain of their rightness, went to Vitebsk, where at that time the Tsar's Campaign Chancellery was located. 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 May 1708 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[4] By order of I. Mazepa the informers were transported to the hetman's,[6] camp, which was then located near the town of Borshchahivka (a village near the town of Pohrebyshche in Vinnytsia oblast). 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-Pechersk Lavra near the Refectory Church where a memorial plaque was installed.[7]
Familyedit
Father: Leontii Andriiovych Kochubey.
Mother: unknown.
Wife: Liubov Fedorivna Zhuchenko – a daughter of Fedor Ivanovych Zhuchenko, Poltava Colonel.
Hanna Vasylivna Kochubey (? – ?) – wifeof Ivan Pavlovych Obydovskyi, Nizhyn Colonel (1676 – 1701), nephew of Hetman Ivan Mazepa. 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 a goddaughter of Hetman Ivan Mazepa. She was married to Semen Chuikevych (born in 1674 ) – Nizhyn regimental judge.
Paraska Vasylivna Kochubey (? -1726) – wife of Bunchukovyi tovarysh FedirSulyma, brother of Semen Sulyma; 5 daughters were born in their family.
Memoriesedit
After the transition of Ivan Mazepa 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 Vasyl Kochubey and Ivan Iskra 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 Vasyl Kochubey, has survived in Baturyn, Chernihiv oblast. It houses the museum of the National Historical and Cultural Reserve "Hetman's Capital".
Referencesedit
^Modzalevskyi V Л. Malorossiiskiy rodoslovnik . [Т.2]. Е- К, 1910. — с. 524
^Modzalevskyi V Л. Malorossiiskiy rodoslovnik . [Т.2]. Е- К, 1910. — с. 525
^О. И. George . Kochubey Vasily Leontievich 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine // Енциклопедія історії України : у 10 т. / редкол.: В. А. Смолій (голова) та ін. ; Інститут історії України НАН України. — Київ : Наукова думка, 2009. — Т. 5 : Кон — Кю. — С. 257. — 560 с. : іл. — ISBN 978-966-00-0855-4.
^ abГаврилишина Н. А. The Kochubei family in the history of the Left Bank Hetmanate (mid-17th - late 18th century) 31 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine: dis. Cand. ist. Sciences / Gavrilishina Natalia Anatoliyivna - Kyiv, 2014.
^. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
January 01, 1970
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Vasily Leontiyevich Kochubey Russian Vasilij Leontevich Kochubej Ukrainian Vasil Leontijovich Kochubej romanized Vasyl Leontiiovych Kochubei c 1640 15 July 1708 was a statesman of the Cossack Hetmanate of Crimean Tatar descent His tenure was characterized by Pro Moscow policies and was cut short by his execution on Hetman Ivan Mazepa s orders Kochubey s great grandson was the eminent Imperial Statesman Viktor Kochubey The family name is also spelled Kotchoubey French and Kotschoubey German Almanach de Gotha Vasily KochubeyVasilij Leontevich Kochubej Vasil Leontijovich KochubejBorn1640Died15 July 1708BorshchahivkaCause of deathBeheadingResting placeKyiv Pechersk Lavra Contents 1 Biography 2 Denunciation of Ivan Mazepa and execution 3 Family 4 Memories 5 ReferencesBiography editVasyl Kochubey was a grandson of the Crimean Tatar Kuchuk bey who left for Ukraine in the mid 17th century and was baptized Andrey Until 1675 he was a military chancellor of hetmans Ivan Briukhovetsky and Petro Doroshenko 1 In 1675 he served as Doroshenko s envoy to Turkey and in 1676 as the envoy of Archbishop Lazar Baranovych to Moscow 2 From 1676 to 1681 Kochubey held the post of military chancellor under Ivan Samoilovych In 1681 1687 he was a regent of the General Military Chancellery and also was in charge of hetman s diplomatic relations with Moscow tsars 3 In 1687 1699 Kochubey served as Secretary General and in 1700 1708 as the General Judge of Zaporozhian Host Denunciation of Ivan Mazepa and execution editThe first document accusing hetman Ivan Mazepa of betrayal and secret negotiations with Poland was submitted by Kochubey to Moscow in August 1707 from Baturyn through Nykanor a monk of the Sevsk Savior Monastery who was interrogated in Preobrazhensky Prikaz but at that time the case was suspended On September 16 1707 Nykanor reported on what he had heard from the Kochubeys to pantler Duke Fyodor Romodanovsky However Peter I 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 4 The next informer from the judge general was Petro Yatsenko Yakovlev In January 1708 in Moscow he presented the main points of the denunciation to Tsarevich Aleksei and accused Hetman Mazepa of having relations with Polish King Stanislaw Leszczynski and attempts to arrest Peter I On 17 February 1708 the denunciation written from the words of Kochubey and his relative Ivan Iskra was sent to Moscow by Okhtyrka Colonel Fedor Osypov with 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 who were investigating the denunciation materials by his order Mazepa was asked to arrest the informers 5 On April 18 1708 Kochubey and Ivan Iskra certain of their rightness went to Vitebsk where at that time the Tsar s Campaign Chancellery was located 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 May 1708 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 4 By order of I Mazepa the informers were transported to the hetman s 6 camp which was then located near the town of Borshchahivka a village near the town of Pohrebyshche in Vinnytsia oblast 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 Pechersk Lavra near the Refectory Church where a memorial plaque was installed 7 Family editFather Leontii Andriiovych Kochubey Mother unknown Wife Liubov Fedorivna Zhuchenko a daughter of Fedor Ivanovych Zhuchenko Poltava Colonel Sons Vasyl Vasyliovych Kochubey 1680 1743 Poltava Colonel 1727 1743 Fedir Vasyliovych Kochubey 1729 Bunchukovyi tovarysh dd Daughters Hanna Vasylivna Kochubey wifeof Ivan Pavlovych Obydovskyi Nizhyn Colonel 1676 1701 nephew of Hetman Ivan Mazepa 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 a goddaughter of Hetman Ivan Mazepa She was married to Semen Chuikevych born in 1674 Nizhyn regimental judge Paraska Vasylivna Kochubey 1726 wife of Bunchukovyi tovarysh FedirSulyma brother of Semen Sulyma 5 daughters were born in their family dd Memories editAfter the transition of Ivan Mazepa 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 Vasyl Kochubey and Ivan Iskra 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 Vasyl Kochubey has survived in Baturyn Chernihiv oblast It houses the museum of the National Historical and Cultural Reserve Hetman s Capital References edit Modzalevskyi V L Malorossiiskiy rodoslovnik T 2 E K 1910 s 524 Modzalevskyi V L Malorossiiskiy rodoslovnik T 2 E K 1910 s 525 O I George Kochubey Vasily Leontievich Archived 17 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine Enciklopediya istoriyi Ukrayini u 10 t redkol V A Smolij golova ta in Institut istoriyi Ukrayini NAN Ukrayini Kiyiv Naukova dumka 2009 T 5 Kon Kyu S 257 560 s il ISBN 978 966 00 0855 4 a b Gavrilishina N A The Kochubei family in the history of the Left Bank Hetmanate mid 17th late 18th century Havrylyshyna Nataliia Rid Kochubeiv v istorii Livoberezhnoi Hetmanschyny seredyna XVII kinets XVIII st pdf Archived 31 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine dis Cand ist Sciences Gavrilishina Natalia Anatoliyivna Kyiv 2014 Kramar E The case of Kochubey and Iskra P 96 RGADA f 124 op 1 d 19 ll 273 274 Newspaper Voice of Ukraine of October 14 2010 The Secret of the Two Crosses 14 October 2010 Archived from the original on 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