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22-528: Kyrylo Rozumovsky was Hetman of Ukraine from 1750 to 1764. During his hetmanship the city of Baturyn became the hetman's capital. Since 1794 Kyrylo Rozumovsky lived in Baturyn. It was then that he conceived the construction of a grand palace and park ensemble. During 1799–1803, the ensemble was built according to the project of the famous architect of Scottish origin Charles Cameron . The ensemble consisted of

44-425: A farm in the area of Chernigov Regiment , Tsardom of Russia (now Ukraine), to the family of a registered Ukrainian-born Cossack , Gregory Rozum. In his youth he was a shepherd and he was taught to read and write by a rural sexton. Having a fine voice he sang in the choir at the village church. In 1731, Colonel Vyshnevsky, one of empress Anna Ivanovna 's courtiers, while passing through the village on his way back to

66-603: A nun under the name Dosifeya. She died in 1810 and was buried in the Romanov family crypt; another (Elizabeth Tarakanova) was arrested in Livorno , Tuscany by Aleksei Grigoryevich Orlov and returned to Russia in February 1775. She was then imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress , where she died from tuberculosis . The legend of her being drowned during the floods of 1777 served as the plot for

88-411: A palace, two outbuildings and a regular planning park. After the hetman's death, in 1803 the ensemble became the property of his son Andriy Rozumovsky, who owned it until the end of his life (1836). In 1824, a fire destroyed almost all the interiors of the building. In 1856 the palace and park ensemble became state property. At the beginning of the twentieth century the ensemble had an abandoned state. In

110-602: The 5th and 6th Symphonies to him. Any living descendants in the male line of Kirill Razumovsky arise from the progeniture of his fourth son Gregory Razumovsky (1759–1837), who had to emigrate to Western Europe and acquired relative fame as natural scientist and member of a number of distinguished scientific societies in Austria, Prussia and Switzerland. Aleksey Razumovsky Count Alexei Grigorievich Razumovsky ( Russian : Граф Алексе́й Григо́рьевич Разумо́вский , Ukrainian : Граф Олексій Григорович Розумовський ; 1709–1771)

132-517: The Russian capital from a mission to Hungary, was impressed with his vocal ability, and took him to Saint Petersburg where he joined the choir of the Russian palace chapel as Alexei Grigoriev . Razumovsky was handsome, which, along with his vocal talents, captivated Elizabeth Petrovna , who brought him to the imperial court in 1732. With the deportation of Elizabeth's then favourite, Alexis Shubin, Razumovsky became her favorite. After losing his voice, he

154-572: The ceremonial halls of the second floor, the focus is on the era of the hetmanate. Among the original exhibits belonging to Hetman Kyrylo Rozumovsky and his family, the palace exhibits: Kyrylo Rozumovsky Count Kirill Grigoryevich Razumovsky or Razumovski (also known as Cyril Razumovski ; Russian : Кирилл Григорьевич Разумовский ; Ukrainian : Кирило Григорович Розумовський , romanized :  Kyrylo Hryhorovych Rozumovskyi ; 29 March [ O.S. 18 March] 1728 – 21 January [ O.S. 9 January] 1803)

176-620: The comital title Reichsgraf (рейхграф in Russian) from the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and he was made a count in Russia in the same year. In 1745 he became the captain-lieutenant of the life-guards, and in 1748 he became the lieutenant-colonel of life-guards. On 5 September (NS: 16 September) 1756 he received the rank of field marshal. During Elizabeth Petrovna's reign he kept an exclusive position at court (though in his last years he

198-462: The middle of the twentieth century the park was completely destroyed and the outbuildings were dismantled. In 1924, a severe fire broke out there, causing significant damage to the structure. The facade of the building and the decorative ornaments on it were also seriously damaged during the Great Patriotic War. In the second half of the twentieth century several attempts were made to restore

220-435: The palace is 2,483 m, the exposition area is 1,065.3 m. On the ground floor of the palace there are exhibition halls, which represent the historical past of Hetman Baturyn through the prism of state activity of Kyrylo Rozumovsky and the history of construction and restoration of the palace and park ensemble in Baturyn. The interiors of the second floor have been restored in analogy to the surviving works of Charles Cameron. In

242-420: The palace, which supported its condition but no restoration was completed. The central building of the whole complex – the palace – has survived. In 2003–2008, under the auspices of President Victor Yushchenko and with the charitable participation of Ukrainian philanthropists, Kyrylo Rozumovsky's palace was restored. On August 22, 2009, the grand opening of the palace for visitors took place. The total area of

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264-620: The settlement of Lemeshi in the Kyiv Regiment  [ ru ] (now in Chernihiv Raion , Chernihiv Oblast , Ukraine ) on 18 March 1728. From 1743 to 1744, Kirill Razumovsky incognito attended the University of Göttingen . Razumovsky's adjutant in his journey to Germany was Grigory Teplov . Teplov wielded influence over Little Russia in his capacity as the secretary and advisor to Kirill Razumovsky (whose cousin he married). Razumovsky

286-504: The throne. On 30 November (NS 11 December) he was appointed as a chamberlain with the rank of a general-lieutenant. On the coronation day (25 April (NS: 6 May) 1742) he was made a Hofmarschall . Other honours bestowed on him included the Order of Saint Andrew and the Order of Alexander Nevsky , as well as being awarded numerous estates in Moscow and elsewhere. Two years later in 1744, he received

308-732: Was a Russian statesman of Ukrainian Cossack origin who served as the last hetman of the Zaporozhian Host on both sides of the Dnieper (from 1750 to 1764) and then as a General field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army . Razumovsky was also the president of the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Sciences from 1746 to 1798. Kirill Rozum was born into the Razumovsky family , at that time low-rank family of Cossack Grigory (Hryhoriy) Rozum in

330-468: Was a Ukrainian-born Russian Registered Cossack who rose to become the lover, and it was suggested he was the morganatic spouse, of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna of Russia . A member of the House of Razumovsky , he survived Elizabeth. The matter of any children they may have had together is unresolved. Alexei Grigorievich Razumovsky was born as Alexei (or Oleksiy) Rozum on 17 March 1709 (NS: 28 March) on Lemeshi,

352-449: Was accepted in the post of the court bandura player, and then the manager of one of Elizabeth's mansions. He received the rank of the hof-quartermeister; and actually supervised Elizabeth's court. During the period of Anna Leopoldovna 's reign he was made a Kamer-Junker . Razumovsky played an important role in the palace revolution of 25–26 November 1741 (NS 6–7 December), which brought about Elizabeth Petrovna's accession to

374-457: Was appointed President of the Russian Academy of Sciences when he just turned 18 years old due to the influence of his brother, Aleksey Razumovsky , the morganatic husband of Empress Elisabeth of Russia . In 1750, Razumovsky was elected and subsequently appointed Hetman of Zaporizhian Host , a title he held until Catherine II of Russia abolished this title in 1764, in exchange Razumovsky

396-611: Was granted a rank of Field marshal of Russian Army in 1764. During his service as Hetman of Zaporizhian Host, Baturin was re-established as residence of the Hetman, and Razumovsky had opulent baroque palaces erected both in Baturyn as well as in Glukhov by the imperial architect Andrey Kvasov and Charles Cameron. Together with Grigory Teplov he also planned to open a university in Baturyn. Kirill Razumovsky died in January 1803 in Baturyn, where he

418-710: Was interred according to his wishes without any pomp, in stark contrast to his rather flamboyant lifestyle. Kirill married Yekaterina Naryshkina and had five sons, of whom Count Aleksey Kirillovich Razumovsky (1748–1822) was the Minister of Education in 1810–1816, and Prince Andrey Razumovsky (1752–1836) was the Russian plenipotentiary ambassador in Vienna in the years of the Congress 1814–1815. However, Andrey has become better known for his role as patron of Ludwig van Beethoven who dedicated three String Quartets, Op.59 1, 2 and 3, as well as

440-530: Was made a hetman and president of the Russian Academy of Sciences . Before her death, the empress made her successor Peter III promise not to offend her favorites. In 1762, Razumovsky submitted his resignation and moved from the Winter Palace to the Anichkov Palace , which had been presented to him by Elizabeth. After Catherine II 's accession to the throne, Razumovsky refused the title of highness that

462-639: Was offered to him. At the empress's request, he destroyed all documents about his marriage with Elizabeth. He died on 6 July (NS 17 July) 1771 in Saint Petersburg and was buried in the Annunciation Church of the Alexandro-Nevskaya Lavra . The question of Razumovsky and Elizabeth Petrovna's children remains unresolved and subject to many legends. The best known pretenders were two princesses Tarakanova , one of whom (Augusta Tarakanova) became

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484-509: Was rivaled by the younger Ivan Shuvalov ); in 1744, the empress visited his native village and met members of his family. Razumovsky's apartments in the Summer Palace directly adjoined to Elizabeth's apartments, and he had constant access to her. Razumovsky was not interested in politics, but he quite often supported chancellor Bestuzhev . On his advice, the office of Ukrainian hetman was restored and his younger brother Kirill Razumovsky

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