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Kyrylo Rozumovsky

1728–1803 · 18th century · Also known as Kirill Razumovsky

Kyrylo Rozumovsky was the last Hetman of the Cossack Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1750 to 1764. The younger brother of Empress Elizabeth's favourite Oleksiy Rozumovsky, he also served as president of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He governed from Hlukhiv and Baturyn and tried to reform Cossack courts and administration, but Catherine II forced him to resign in 1764.

Kyrylo Rozumovsky
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Cossack Hetmanate

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