# Yurii Khmelnytsky

_Hetman of Ukraine_

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> Yurii Khmelnytsky, monastic name Hedeon, younger son of the famous Ukrainian Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and brother of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky, was a Zaporozhian Cossack political and military leader. Although he spent half of his adult life as a monk and archimandrite, he also was Hetman of Ukraine in 1659–1660 and 1678–1681 and starost of Hadiach, becoming one of the most well-known Ukrainian politicians of the "Ruin" period for the Cossack Hetmanate.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1641 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625011#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Subotiv ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625011#P19))
- **Died:** 1685 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625011#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kamianets-Podilskyi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625011#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625011#P27))
- **Occupation:** diplomat; Hetman of Zaporizhian Host ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625011#P106))
- **Education:** Kyiv-Mohyla Academy ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625011#P69))
- **Positions held:** Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (1659–1660); Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (27 August 1657 – 21 October 1657) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625011#P39))

## Questions

**When was Yurii Khmelnytsky born?**  
Yurii Khmelnytsky was born on 1641 in Subotiv.

**What positions has Yurii Khmelnytsky held?**  
Positions held by Yurii Khmelnytsky include: Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (1659–1660); Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (1657–1657).

**Where did Yurii Khmelnytsky study?**  
Yurii Khmelnytsky was educated at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Yurii Khmelnytsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurii_Khmelnytsky) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2625011](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625011) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Jurij Chmelnitskij.jpg by unknown, author of photo unknown (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jurij_Chmelnitskij.jpg)

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