Krzysztof Kosinski
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Krzysztof Kosiński was a Polish noble
from the Podlaskie 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
.
His forces were first defeated by Duke Janusz Ostrogski
in the Battle of Piątek on February 2, 1593. Kosiński promised to subject his forces to the Polish Monarchy; however, he soon escaped to Zaporizhia
, where he began organizing a new army. In 1593 he set out for Cherkasy
but was soon killed.
Szlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
from the Podlaskie region. He was a colonel of the Registered Cossacks
Registered Cossacks
Registered Cossacks is the term used for Cossacks formations of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth armies.-Establishing:The registered cossacks were created on the King's edict of Sigismund II Augustus on June 5, 1572 confirming the orders of the Crown Hetman Jerzy Jazłowiecki. The first senior ...
and self-proclaimed Hetman of
Hetman of Ukraine
Hetman of Ukraine may refer to:* Hetmans of Ukrainian Cossacks* Pavlo Skoropadskyi...
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. He led two consecutive rebellions against local Ruthenian
Ruthenians
The name Ruthenian |Rus']]) is a culturally loaded term and has different meanings according to the context in which it is used. Initially, it was the ethnonym used for the East Slavic peoples who lived in Rus'. Later it was used predominantly for Ukrainians...
nobility, known as the Kosiński Uprising
Kosinski Uprising
Kosiński Uprising is a name applied to two rebellions in Ukraine organised by Krzysztof Kosiński against the local Ruthenian nobility and magnates....
.
His forces were first defeated by Duke Janusz Ostrogski
Janusz Ostrogski
Prince Janusz Ostrogski was a Polish-Lithuanian noble.Janusz Ostrog - statesman of the Commonwealth...
in the Battle of Piątek on February 2, 1593. Kosiński promised to subject his forces to the Polish Monarchy; however, he soon escaped to Zaporizhia
Zaporizhia (region)
Zaporizhia , Russian: Запоро́жье, Zaporozhye) is a historical region which is situated about the Dnieper River, below the Dnieper rapids , , hence the name, translated as "territory beyond the rapids"...
, where he began organizing a new army. In 1593 he set out for Cherkasy
Cherkasy
Cherkasy or Cherkassy , is a city in central Ukraine. It is the capital of the Cherkasy Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Cherkasky Raion within the oblast...
but was soon killed.