Dmytro Vyshnevetsky
Dmytro Ivanovych Vyshnevetsky (Ukrainian: Дмитро Іванович Вишневе́цький; Russian: Дмитрий Иванович Вишневе́цкий; Polish: Dymitr Wiśniowiecki) was a Ruthenian magnate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He established the Zaporozhian Cossack stronghold on the Small Khortytsia Island. He was also known as Baida (Байда) in Ukrainian folk songs.
Dmytro Vyshnevetsky | |
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| Дмитро Вишневецький | |
Portrait of Vyshnevetsky, 18th century | |
| Born | Vyshnivets, Volhynia, Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Died | 1563 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Cause of death | Torture |
| Nationality | Ruthenian |
| Other names | Байда (Baida) |
| Title | Starosta of Cherkasy and Kaniv Prince of Belyov |
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| Relatives | Andrzej Wiśniowiecki (brother) Zygmunt Wiśniowiecki (brother) Konstanty Korybut-Wiśniowiecki (brother) Konstanty Wiśniowiecki (nephew) |
| Family | Wiśniowiecki (Vyshnevetsky) |
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