Krzysztof Kosiński

Krzysztof Kosiński,[1] also Kryshtof Kosynsky[2] of Rawicz Coat of Arms (Ukrainian: Криштоф Косинський, Kryshtof Kosynsky; Polish: Krzysztof Kosiński; 1545–1593) was a Cossack noble from the Podlachia region. He was a colonel of the Registered Cossacks and self-proclaimed Hetman of Ukraine. He led two consecutive rebellions against local Ruthenian nobility, known as the Kosiński Uprising.

Krzysztof Kosiński
Kosiński on a 2010 stamp of Ukraine
Born1545 (1545)
Died1593 (aged 4748)
Other namesKryshtof Kosynsky
OccupationCossack noble
Known forHetman of Ukraine
Notable workled rebellions in Kosiński Uprising

His forces were first defeated by Duke Janusz Ostrogski in the Battle of Piątek on 2 February 1593. Kosiński promised to subject his forces to the Polish Monarchy; however, he soon escaped to Zaporizhzhia, where he began organizing a new army. In 1593 he set out for Cherkasy but was soon killed.

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References

  1. Stone, Daniel (2001). The Polish-Lithuanian state, 1386–1795. University of Washington Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-295-98093-5. OL 9865895M. Wikidata Q105477423.
  2. "Kosynsky, Kryshtof". Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 2 (1989)


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