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Dmytro Vyshnevetsky | |
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| Дмитро Вишневецький | |
.png) Portrait of Vyshnevetsky, 18th century | |
| 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.