Mazepa family
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Mazepa | |
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Current region | Ukraine |
Place of origin | Mazepyntsi (Ukrainian article) |
Members | Ivan Mazepa Fedir Mazepa |
The Mazepa family (Ukrainian: Мазепа) was a noble Ruthenian/Ukrainian family. Their origin can be traced back to 1544, when the Ukrainian szlachtych Mykola Mazepa-Koledynski was given a khutor (farmstead) Kamyanets (which later grew to become the village of Mazepyntsi) by King Sigismund I for his duty.
Mykola Mazepa-Koledynski had two grandsons:
- Hryhory Loboda, Severyn Nalyvaiko & Krzysztof Kosiński. Later he was caught and together with Severyn Nalyvaiko was executed in Warsaw.
- Kiev. They had a son, Ivan, and a daughter, who later married Andrew Voynorovskiy.
Notable members
- Hetman of Zaporizhian Host(1687–1709)
- Andriy Voynarovsky (1689-1740) - nephew and heir of Ivan Mazepa, member of the Zaporozhian Army
- Prime minister of Ukraine
- Anna Politkovskaya (1958–2006)