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Yurii Khmelnytsky (Ukrainian: Юрій Хмельницький, Polish: Jerzy Chmielnicki, Russian: Юрий Хмельницкий) (1641–1685), 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, he also was Hetman of Ukraine on several occasions — in 1659-1660 and 1678–1681 and starost of Hadiach. For background see The Ruin (Ukrainian history).

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1641
Birth place	Ukraine , Subotiv , Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , Chyhyryn
Religion	Greek Orthodox Church
Date of death	January 01, 1685
Place of death	Ottoman Empire , Ukraine , Podolia Eyalet , Kamianets-Podilskyi

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