This system worked well when a Hetman had great ability and the monarch was weak, but sometimes produced disastrous results in the opposite case, as illustrated by the actions of Mikołaj Potocki in 1648.

Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky, head of the Ukrainian State, ( considered by most historians as a puppet regime ) lost the support of the Central Powers ( Germany and Austro-Hungary, which had armed his forces and installed him in power ) after the collapse of the German western front.

The Turkish Sultan appointed Yuri Khmelnitsky Hetman of the Right-bank Ukraine, who had been the Sultan ’ s prisoner at that time.

The town was captured by Swedish troops in 1626 during the Polish-Swedish War of 1625-29, recovered by Hetman Stanisław Rewera Potocki, and then had its castle partially destroyed by Swedish troops in 1627.

A Commonwealth army under the command of Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski, who was generally opposed to this conflict, but could not disobey king's orders, crossed the border, and on 29 September 1609 laid siege to Smolensk, an important city that Russia had captured from Lithuania in 1514.

It was in Baturyn that Hetman Ivan Briukhovetsky signed the Baturyn Statutes in 1663, which further elaborated the treaty with the Tsardom of Russia which Khmelnytsky had initiated with the Treaty of Pereyaslav in 1654.

In the 1721 the village of Kabaty, located on the Wisła River, had been purchased by Elżbieta Sieniawska, widow of Hetman Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski and owner of the Wilanów Palace.

The nobles surrendered in return for leniency, as many royal supporters, including Hetman Chodkiewicz had successfully argued for amnesty for the rebels.

The German vistitor to the Hetmanate, writing in 1720, commented on how the son of Hetman Danylo Apostol, who had never left Ukraine, was fluent in the Latin, Italian, French, German, Polish and Russian languages Under Mazepa, the Kiev collegium was transformed into an Academy and attracted some of the leading scholars of the Orthodox world.

The Hetman also had the right to conduct foreign policy, although this right was increasingly limited by Moscow in the 18th century.

The Hetman had no male children but Pavlo Skoropadsky, a descendant of his brother, briefly ruled Ukraine 200 years later, and also carried the title of Hetman in his Hetmanate-influenced government.

The German vistitor to the Hetmanate, writing in 1720, commented on how the son of Hetman Danylo Apostol, who had never left Ukraine, was fluent in the Latin, Italian, French, German, Polish and Russian languages Also in Latin wrote Hryhorii Skovoroda, Yuriy Drohobych, Fabian Klenovych, Stanislav Orikhovsky-Roxolan, Jan-Toma Yuzefovych, Pavlo Rusyn-Krosnyanyn, Feofan Prokopovich and other.

`` We are ready for your next mysterious assignment '', said Mr. Baer to the Hetman.

Hetman is also the Polish name for the chess queen.

In 1648 the Zaporizhian Host ( the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth subject ) elected the Hetman of their own ( Bohdan Khmelnytsky ) igniting the Ukrainian struggle for independence.

' Hetman ', a senior commander, and also the name for a queen in Chess, emphasises their importance over other crosswords.

* Elegy for a Hetman ( Duma o hetmanie )

The Polish Crown declined to raise funds for defence, although Great Hetman of Lithuania Chodkiewicz promised to pay out army wages from his own fortune, thereby gathering at least some army.

After the downfall of the Tsarist government Hetman Skoropadsky was also much interested in building the system, but after the downfall of the Hetmanate in the autumn of 1918 Ukraine plunged into chaos of Civil War and the project was shelved for good.

During an event in Mazepyntsi to mark the 370th birthday ( March 20, 2009 ) of Hetman Mazepa, President Viktor Yushchenko called for the myth about the alleged treason of Mazepa to be dispelled.

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The Palace was built for Count Jan Klemens Branicki, Great Crown Hetman and patron of art and science, raised in the French milieu of the Polish aristocracy, who transformed a previous house into the suitably magnificent residence of a great Polish noble, a rival to Wilanów Palace, making a start in 1726.

Later in 1877, he also translated a series of French-language plays for the National Theater: Alexandre Parodi's Rome vaincue ( it was showcased in late 1877-early 1878 ), Paul Déroulède's L ' Hetman, and Eugène Scribe's Une camaraderie.

With Batory's support, he begun filling in for some of the roles of Grand Crown Hetman Mikołaj Mielecki, particularly when Mielecki was not present.

On 11 August 1581 he received the nomination for the post of Grand Crown Hetman ; this nomination was particularly notable as it was a rare exception to the rule that a hetman position was for life ( Mielecki was still alive ).

Having control of both the Chancellorship and the Grand Hetman office, Zamoyski was one of the most powerful people in the country, having obtained both the power of Grand Hetman ( commander in chief of the armed forces ) and that of chancellor, combined for the first time in the hands of one person.

The " second wave " was heavily influenced by the struggle for Ukrainian independence during the Russian Civil War, and established two competing fraternal / benevolent organizations in Canada: the United Hetman Organization ( UHO ) in 1934 – which supported the idea of a Ukrainian " Cossack kingdom " led by Pavlo Skoropadskyi ; and the rival Ukrainian National Federation ( UNF ) in 1932 – which supported the idea of an independent Ukrainian republic and the armed Ukrainian nationalist insurgency in Polish-occupied Western Ukraine.

Beside them there were osauls under special assignments one of them serving for General Obozny ( quartermaster ) who performed duties of a chief executive and was the second in importance after Hetman.

Hetman Stanisław Żólkiewski, who was by then over 70 years old ( as Commonwealth policy didn't allow for a possibility of forced retirement from government offices such as that of hetman ), foresaw the coming confrontation with the Ottoman Empire and decided to meet Ottoman troops on foreign soil, Moldavia being the obvious choice < sup > 1 </ sup >.

He participated in campaigns for Grand Crown Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski, led delegations to King Władysław IV Vasa in Warsaw and generally was well respected within the Cossack ranks.

Upon his release in April 1773 he was promoted for his merits to the rank of Grand Crown Hetman, but gave up the post in the November this year.

* Bohdan Khmelnytsky ( 1648 – 1657 ) was the first Hetman of the Cossack Hetmanate, who is credited for ending Poland's control of Ukraine which he placed under the protection of Russia.

Sahaidachny returned to Zaporizhia, and did not only become a Kosh Otaman, but was also the Hetman of Ukraine for 8 years.

* Frigate " Hetman Sahaidachny "-a flagship of the Ukrainian Navy for over 20 years.

The Hetman told me to take the story over the phone and to write it.

He attempted to aid forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth under Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski, which were fighting Sweden in 1629 ; however, Wallenstein failed to engage any major Swedish forces and this significantly affected the outcome of the conflict.

Hetman was also the title of the second-highest military commander ( after the monarch ) in 15th-to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita.

In 1877 he produced a drama in verse named L ' Hetman, which derived a moderate success from the patriotic fervour of its sentiments.

Commonwealth forces numbering about 6, 500 – 6, 800 men ( of which about 5, 500, or about 80 percent were the famous " winged " hussars ) under Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski faced a numerically superior force of about 30, 000 Russians under Princes Dmitry Shuisky, Andrey Galitzine and Danilo Mezetsky, as well as about 5, 000 mercenary units temporarily allied to Russia, under the command of Jacob De la Gardie, composed of Flemish, French, German, Spanish, English and Scottish soldiers.

* Battle of Klushino ( 4 July 1610 ) – Polish forces numbering about 4, 000 men ( of which about 80 percent were the famous ' winged ' hussars under Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski defeated a numerically superior force of about 35, 000 – 40, 000 Russians under Dmitry Shuisky, Andrew Golitsyn and Danilo Mezetski.

Jan Karol Chodkiewicz deployed his forces in the traditional deep Polish-Lithuanian battle formation-the so called " Old Polish Order "-with the left wing significantly stronger and commanded by Dąbrowa, while the right wing was composed of a smaller number of Hussars under Paweł Jan Sapieha and the centre, which included Hetman Chodkiewicz's own company of 300 hussars led by Woyna and a powerful formation of reiters sent by the Duke of Courland.

In August 1420, Hetman Jan Žižka left Prague with relief forces and headed to Písek, which was in danger from crusaders under the command of Oldřich from Rožmberk.

Surprisingly, the only significant support which he gathered came from the Zaporizhian Sich, which, though at odds with the Hetman in the past, considered him and the nobility he represented a lesser evil compared with the Tsar.

The latter ’ s pro-Turkish policy caused discontent among many Ukrainian Cossacks, which would elect Ivan Samoilovich ( Hetman of the Left-bank Ukraine ) as a sole Hetman of all Ukraine in 1674.

In 1648, during the Bohdan Khmelnytsky rebellion, Bratslav became a Cossack regimental city, part of the Ukrainian Hetman state, which was later assimilated by the Duchy of Muscovy.

However, after his death in June 1918 a federative union was signed with the Ukrainian government of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky, after which many Cossacks left to return home or defected to the Bolsheviks.

In 1644 together with Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski he took part in the victorious battle of Ochmatów, in which they dealt a terrible defeat to the Crimean Tatars of Toğay bey ( Tuhaj Bej ).

Control of the town was wrested from the Commonwealth during the Khmelnytsky Uprising, after which natives of Ruthenia gained some degree of autonomy under Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and his Cossack state.

In 1708, the Zaporozhian Cossacks were caught in the midst of the Great Northern War, in which Hetman Mazepa supported Sweden and its war with the Russian Empire and for Ukraine ’ s independence.

In 2005, The Kiev National Economic University was renamed in honour of Vadym Hetman, which he attended in the 1950s.

Later sometime after the Khmelnytsky's Uprising it also was associated with the Ukrainian nobility which derived out of the officership and dictated whom to be the Hetman in XVII.