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Dmytro Vyshnevetsky | |
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Дмитро Вишневецький | |
Born | |
Died | 1563 |
Cause of death | Torture |
Nationality | Ruthenian |
Other names | Байда (Baida) |
Title | Starosta of Cherkasy and Kaniv Prince of Belyov |
Father | Ivan Wiśniowiecki |
Relatives | Andrzej Wiśniowiecki (brother) Zygmunt Wiśniowiecki (brother) Konstanty Korybut-Wiśniowiecki (brother) Konstanty Wiśniowiecki (nephew) |
Family | Wiśniowiecki (Vyshnevetsky) |
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Dmytro Ivanovych Vyshnevetsky (Ukrainian: Дмитро Іванович Вишневе́цький; Russian: Дмитрий Иванович Вишневе́цкий; Polish: Dymitr Wiśniowiecki) was a Ruthenian magnate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He established the Zaporozhian Cossack stronghold on the Small Khortytsia Island. He was also known as Baida (Байда) in Ukrainian folk songs.