Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host

Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host
Гетьман Війська Запорозького
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Most renowned and first official hetman of the Zaporizhian Host, Bohdan Khmelnytsky
StyleHis Serene Highness
(Його Ясновельможність)
ResidenceChyhyryn (originally)
Baturyn (1669-1708)
Hlukhiv (after 1708)
AppointerGeneral Military Council
Formation26 January 1648
First holderBohdan Khmelnytsky
Final holderKirill Razumovski
Abolished17 November 1764

The Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host (Ukrainian: Гетьман Війська Запорозького, romanizedHetman Viiska Zaporozkoho, Latin: Cosaccorum Zaporoviesium Supremus Belli Dux) was the head of state of the Cossack Hetmanate. The office was abolished by the Russian government in 1764.