Governing Council of the Hetman Office

Governing Council of the Hetman Office (Ukrainian: Правління гетьманського уряду) was a provisional form of the Collegium of Little Russia in the Hetmanate and Sloboda Ukraine that was established by Anna of Russia in 1734. It was subordinated to the Governing Senate in Saint-Petersburg.

After the death of Hetman Danylo Apostol in 1734, the Russian government did not allow to conduct elections of the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host. Instead, the post was replaced by an appointed council that consisted of three Russian officials and three officials of Cossack seniors (starshyna).

Members of the council

Presidents

1734 - 1736 Prince Aleksei Shakhovskoy
1736 - 1738 Prince Ivan Baryatinskiy
1738 - 1738 Ivan Shipov (acting)
1738 - 1740 Alexander Rumyantsev
1740 - 1740 Ivan Shipov (acting)
1740 - 1741 Yakov Keyt
1741 - 1741 Ivan Neplyuyev
1741 - 1742 Alexander Buturlin
1742 - 1745 Ivan Bibikov
1745 - 1750 Mikhail Leontiev

Russian members

Prince Aleksei Shakhovskoy (ru:Шаховской, Алексей Иванович)
Prince Ivan Baryatinskiy (ru:Барятинский, Иван Фёдорович), a grandson of Yury Baryatinsky
Colonel Guriev
Mikhail Leontiev (ru:Леонтьев, Михаил Иванович)
Ivan Bibikov (ru:Бибиков, Иван Иванович (сановник))
Ivan Shipov
Alexander Rumyantsev
Yakov Keyt
Ivan Neplyuyev
Alexander Buturlin

Ukrainian members

Quartermaster General Yakiv Lyzohub
Treasurer General Andriy Markevych (uk:Маркевич Андрій Маркович)
Aide-de-camp General Fedir Lysenko (uk:Лисенко Федір Іванович)
Judge General Mykhailo Zabila (uk:Забіла Михайло Тарасович)

External links

Governing Council of the Hetman Office at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
Governing Council of the Hetman Office at the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
Governing Council of the Hetman Office at the Legal Encyclopedia
Governing Council of the Hetman Office Archived 2009-05-31 at the Wayback Machine at the Handbook on history of Ukraine