The House of Skoropadsky ( ukr, Скоропадський; russian: Скоропадский) is a noble

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

family of Cossack origin.

Famous members

Ivan Skoropadsky Ivan Skoropadsky ( uk, Іван Скоропадський) (1646 – 3 July 1722) was a Cossack Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host (in office: 1708–1722), and the successor to the famous Hetman Ivan Mazepa. Biography Born into a noble Cossack ...

(1646 – September 3, 1722; reigned 1708–1722) – Hetman of Zaporizhian Host, succeeded the deposed Hetman

Ivan Mazepa Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa (also spelled Mazeppa; uk, Іван Степанович Мазепа, pl, Jan Mazepa Kołodyński; ) was a Ukrainian military, political, and civic leader who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host in 1687–1708. ...

after his defection to the Swedes during the

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. *

Pavlo Skoropadsky Pavlo Petrovych Skoropadskyi ( uk, Павло Петрович Скоропадський, Pavlo Petrovych Skoropadskyi; – 26 April 1945) was a Ukrainian aristocrat, military and state leader, decorated Imperial Russian Army and Ukrainian Arm ...

(b. 1873-d.1945) –

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in the Imperial Russian Army, member of Emperor Nicholas II's

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, briefly

Hetman of Ukraine Hetman of Ukraine ( uk, Гетьман України) is a former historic government office and political institution of Ukraine that is equivalent to a head of state or a monarch. Brief history As a head of state the position was establi ...

in 1918. Dethroned and expelled from the country by

Symon Petliura Symon Vasylyovych Petliura ( uk, Си́мон Васи́льович Петлю́ра; – May 25, 1926) was a Ukrainian politician and journalist. He became the Supreme Commander of the Ukrainian Army and the President of the Ukrainian Peop ...

. Claimant (1919–1945) to the post of Hetman. Died in exile in

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in 1945. * Danylo Skoropadsky (d. 1957) – Son of Pavlo, claimant to the Hetmanate (1945-1957). Died in London under mysterious circumstances, February 23, 1957. * Maria Skoropadska (d. 1959) – daughter of Pavlo – (claimant 1957–1959) * Yelyzaveta Skoropadska (d. 1976) – daughter of Pavlo – (claimant 1959–1976) * Olena Skoropadska-Ott (b. 1919 - d. 2014) – daughter of Pavlo – (claimant 1976–2014) * Borys Skoropadsky (b. 1956) - son of Danylo - (claimant 1999–present) The Skoropadskys now reside in Toronto and the rights to Danylo's grave have been passed down to Olena Skoropadska-Ott's two daughters, after her death in 2014.Донька Скоропадського заперечує існування онука Гетьмана!
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References

Endnote: "In November–December 1918 the Ukrainian workers and peasants rose up against the German invaders and their stooge, Hetman Skeropadsky. On December 14 Skoropadsky fled from Kyiv." Pretenders to the Ukrainian throne Zaporizhian Cossacks noble families Ukrainian monarchy {{politics-stub