Kirill Razumovsky
Count Kirill Grigoryevich Razumovsky or Razumovski (also known as Cyril Razumovski; Russian: Кирилл Григорьевич Разумовский; Ukrainian: Кирило Григорович Розумовський, romanized: Kyrylo Hryhorovych Rozumovskyi; 29 March [O.S. 18 March] 1728 – 21 January [O.S. 9 January] 1803) was a Russian statesman of Ukrainian Cossack origin who served as the last hetman of the Zaporozhian Host on both sides of the Dnieper (from 1750 to 1764) and then as a field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army. Razumovsky was also the president of the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Sciences from 1746 to 1798.
Kirill Razumovsky | |
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Portrait of by Louis Tocqué, 1758 | |
| Hetman of the 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 | 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 |
| Spouse | Yekaterina Naryshkina |
| Children | 11, including Aleksey, Andrey, Grigory and Natalia |
| Residence(s) | Saint Petersburg Baturin |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Rank | Field Marshal (1764) |
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