Ivan Skoropadsky
Ivan Skoropadsky | |
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Іван Скоропадський | |
Portrait by Stepan Zemlyukov, 1840s | |
| Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host | |
| In office 11 November 1708 – 14 July 1722 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Mazepa |
| Succeeded by | Pavlo Polubotok (acting) Danylo Apostol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1646 |
| Died | 3 July 1722 (aged 75–76) |
| Spouse | Anastasia Markovych |
| Alma mater | Kyiv-Mohyla Academy |
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Ivan Skoropadsky (Old Ukrainian: Иоан(ъ) Скоропадский; Ukrainian: Іван Скоропадський; Polish: Iwan Skoropadski; 1646 – 3 July [O.S. 22 June] 1722) served as Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host from 1708 to 1722, succeeding Ivan Mazepa after the latter's alliance with Sweden during the Great Northern War. Elected at the insistence of tsar Peter I, who considered him a weaker politician than other members of the Cossack elite, Skoropadsky presided over the Hetmanate during a period when its autonomy was increasingly limited by the Russian government. After his death, control over affairs in Ukraine was transferred to the Collegium of Little Russia.