Kirill Razumovsky
Count Kirill Grigoryevich Razumovski (Razumovsky), anglicized as Cyril Grigoryevich Razumovski (Russian: Кирилл Григорьевич Разумовский, Ukrainian: Кирило Григорович Розумовський, romanized: Kyrylo Hryhorovych Rozumovskyi; 18 March 1728 – 1 January 1803) was a Russian Imperial statesman of Ukrainian Cossack descent, who served as the last Hetman of Zaporozhian Host on both sides of the Dnieper (from 1750 until 1764) and then as a Field marshal in the Russian Imperial Army. Razumovsky was the President of the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Sciences from 1746 until 1798.
Kirill Razumovsky | |
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Portrait of Count Kirill Razumovsky, by Louis Tocqué, 1758. | |
| Hetman of Zaporizhian Host | |
| In office 1750–1764 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth Peter III Catherine the Great |
| Preceded by | Office re-established (previously Danylo Apostol) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kyrylo (or Kirill) Rozum 18 March 1728 Lemeshi, Kiev Regiment, Cossack Hetmanate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 9 January 1803 (aged 74) Baturin, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Refectory Church of Resurrection of Christ, Baturyn |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire (subject) |
| Spouse | Yekaterina Ivanovna Naryshkina |
| Children | Aleksey Andrey Petr Lev Grigoriy Ivan Natalia Elizabeth Anna Paraskeva |
| Residence(s) | Saint Petersburg Baturin, Kiev Viceroyalty |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Rank | Field Marshal (1764) |
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