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32-540: Prokopy (Russian: Прокопий, Greek: Προκόπιος) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin. It is also an occasional surname. It may refer to the following people: Given name Prokopy Lyapunov (died 1611), Russian statesman Prokopy Yelizarov (died 1681), Russian statesman Prokopy Zubarev (1886–1938), Russian statesman Surname Ronald J. Prokopy (1935–2004), American entomologist [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share

64-581: A decree that reinstated certain serf regulations and violated his own promises to Cossacks of "freedom and salary" (as they tended to plunder surroundings where they stayed); by another one Prokopy L. also imposed harsh punishment on looters to prevent unauthorized collection of taxes and duties; this contributed to further disintegration of his movement. At this point, however, brief success didn't last long as internal and deeply irreconcilable differences between Russian nobles, bureaucracy, and Cossacks (that constituted FPO) started to brew. The disagreement

96-602: A musket at hands of Lisowski 's Don Cossacks and temporarily handed military duties to his brother Zakhary. In May 1609 Prokopy was sent by Czar Vasilii IV to Kolomna to relieve siege imposed by troops loyal to False Dmitry II and Lisowski. In July 1610, Lyapunov along with his brother Zakhary P. L. overthrew and exiled Vasili IV after sudden and suspicious death of Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky (a prominent military figure) reportedly blamed on Vasili IV . In September 1610 Moscow Boyars (so called Seven Boyars ), invited Władysław IV Vasa , son of Sigismund III Vasa to "on

128-634: A Lieutenant ( Porucznik ) Maliński. When Żółkiewski went to Smolensk in November for a meeting with Sigismund III, he took his regiments with him. Several units were left at the Novodevichy Convent to control the roads to Mozhaysk and Volokolamsk . The rest were staged closer to the besieged Smolensk, in Vereya and Mozhaysk. In March 1611, in connection with the formation of the First People's Militia,

160-494: A plot by Vasili IV Shuisky (Tsar) and his associates. Prokopy Petrovich along with his ally Pashkov Fillip Ivanovich initially revolted against Vasilii IV in controversial Peasants' Uprising (a.k.a. Uprising of Ivan Bolotnikov ) of 1606 which failed to topple Vasili IV but which, however, drew both parties (Lyapunov and Pashkov) on the latter's side by the end of 1606 (or 1607). In 1607 Along with Tsar's forces he besieged Tula  [ ru ; pl ] where Ivan Bolotnikov

192-450: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Prokopy Lyapunov In 1583-1584 he successfully participated in exiling of Bogdan Belsky , a close associate of Ivan the Terrible who was blamed for treason. During Time of Troubles (1598) Prokopy Lyapunov and his brother Zakhary Lyapunov sided with False Dmitry I who (upon being uncovered as a false Czar) was killed in

224-606: Is found on the final decision made by Moscow Zemsky Sobor in favor of Boris Godunov .  In 1603-1603 Prokopy served as Mayor of now lost city Tsarev-Borisov  [ ru ] . In 1603 along with Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky , Prokopy attempted to retake Zaraysk occupied at the time by mercenaries of Aleksander Józef Lisowski . After Battle of Dobrynichi in 1605 under leadership of Fedor Sheremetev , Prokopy with his son Vladimir were sent to Kromy as voivide (not far from Orel , where Lisowczyks were expected) to ward off Polish and Zaporozh Cossack forces. After

256-693: The Bolotnikov Uprising . In November 1606, however Lyapunov came to Moscow and gave himself up to Vasili IV for which the latter granted him with a Dvoryanin of Boyar Duma (likely c. 1607) title. In 1607 supported Tsar's troops in besieging Tula  [ ru ; pl ] where leaders of uprising, including Ivan Bolotnikov, took a refugee, and confronted rebels in neighboring towns. During February-March, 1608, Lyapunov led an army of Ryazan, Arzamas , and Muscow voivodes against peasants who rose in revolt in Pronsk against Vasili IV Shuisky (which

288-645: The Polish intervention in Russia , when the Kremlin was occupied by the Polish garrison with additional Lithuanian units under the command of hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski and assisted by Russian boyars led by Mikhail Saltykov. The occupation coincided with Russia's Time of Troubles . From March 1611 to the autumn of 1612, the Cossacks of Prince Dmitry Trubetskoy besieged Moscow and

320-589: The Kremlin. In January 1612, a regiment was able to break through to Moscow, which temporarily eased the food situation. However, the Hungarian infantrymen of Felix Nevyarovsky did not bring their provisions, and their presence only accelerated the return food scarcity. The entire first half of 1612 was unusually cold, and many of the garrison's soldiers formed a confederation and abandoned the Russian capital. Famine began in

352-545: The Moscow region by the regiment of Jan Piotr Sapieha . According to the testimony of the memoirist Samuel Maskiewicz , "what anyone liked, and whether the greatest boyar 's wife or daughter, they took them by force." After the death of Sapieha in September 1611, Lithuanian commander Jan Karol Chodkiewicz took over the difficult task of collecting food. At the end of 1611, carts with provisions collected by Samuel Korecki reached

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384-610: The Polish occupation, power- and lawlessness. When the Polish army occupied Moscow in 1611 , Lyapunov, responding to Patriarch Germogen 's proclamations to stand up for "Holy Rus' and Holy [orthodox] faith", started to spread calls to different cities for "uprising" that finally levied the First People's Opolchenie (first authorized by Zemsky Sobor at the time) and became its leader. In March 1611, his ragtag army consisting of Cossacks (previously served under False Dmitry I and his Poland superiors) approached Moscow with 12 thousands-strong army (having no heavy weaponry however) from

416-649: The Polish-Lithuanian forces there. The city was finally liberated by the Second People's Militia, and the date of the capture of Kitay-Gorod is celebrated in modern Russia as the Day of National Unity on November 4, alongside festivities in honour of Our Lady of Kazan . In October–November 1610, after tsarist troops were defeated at Klushino and the Seven Boyars agreed to elevate Polish prince Władysław IV Vasa to

448-517: The Russian throne so as to maintain order in the capital until the arrival of a new head of state, the Commonwealth troops of Stanisław Żółkiewski entered Moscow without a fight. Żółkiewski camped on the Khoroshyovsky Meadows and Khodynka Field . Although he personally opposed the occupation of the Russian capital, he entered the city under the pressure of Polish king Sigismund III . At

480-641: The Time of Troubles (e.g. Dmitry Troubetskoy ). Some remains of FPO, primarily Cosscaks loyal to ataman Ivan Zarutsky continued to fight with Poles, but some have joined Dmitry Pozharsky troops at Yaroslavl to form Second People's Opolcheniye  [ ru ] preparing for the Battle of Moscow (1612) . Prokopy belonged to a noble family dynasty called Lyapunov. Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian occupation of Moscow The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth occupation of Moscow took place between 1610 and 1612 during

512-545: The beginning of November, after which Struś opened negotiations on terms of surrender. The Kremlin garrison formally capitulated on November 7. Although Trubetskoy promised to "leave the defeated in health and have respect," they were massacred instead: "The Cossacks beat the whole regiment, leaving a few." Before the Truce of Deulino was signed in 1619, which ended the Russian-Polish War and fostered an exchange of prisoners,

544-515: The city; speculators sold bread at 30 times its regular price. Russian historian Avraamy Palitsyn claims that after they entered into the Kremlin, Dmitry Troubetskoy 's Cossacks discovered salted human flesh, "and under the slings, there is a lot of human corpse," suggesting that the garrison resorted to cannibalism when food supplies ran out. Throughout 1612, Polish-Lithuanian formations began to leave Moscow. Commander Gosiewski left in June, along with

576-515: The commander of the Polish-Lithuanian garrison, Aleksander Gosiewski, engaged in several street battles during which most of Moscow was burned. Having broken the townspeople's resistance in advance, Gosiewski hoped to minimize support for the First Militia. In April and early May of that year, the militias stormed the ramparts of Zemlyanoy City and the walls of the White City , liberating most of

608-574: The death of Boris Godunov in 1605, Prokopy along with his brother Zakhary Lyapunov , Petr Basmanov  [ ru ] , and Vasily Golitsyn switched their side to the False Dmitriy I after falsely believing that the latter was son of Ivan IV, Dmitry of Uglich who "managed to flee to Poland instead of dying" (and thus being the only legitimate heir to the Czar throne). In October 1606 he and hist strongmen rebelled against ruling Tsar Vasili IV in

640-508: The end of 1610, about 6,000 armored and cavalry soldiers, 800 infantrymen, and 400 hajduks were stationed at Moscow and Novodevichy Convent , led by Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski , Marcin Kazanowski , Aleksander Zborowski and Ludwik Wejher . For every soldier, there were three civilians who had joined them on the way to Moscow acting as servants, sutlers and prostitutes. Żółkiewski placed

672-614: The indignant Cossacks headquarters) declared Cossacks as outlaws . Because the decree was closely resembling hand of Prokopy Lyapunov he was invited to Cossacks "circle" (council) on outskirts of Moscow for interrogation; soon after that, however, Cossacks assaulted and stubbed him to death on July 22 (no later August 1), 1611. Body of Prokopy Lyapunov was reportedly buried at Temple of Prophet Elijah on Vorontsov Field  [ Wikidata ] , but at some point later reburied at Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius by his son Vladimir, along with many other prominent figures who lived at

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704-444: The rule" i.e. to become a Czar of all Russia. Under pressure of Patriarch Germogen they conditioned that he accepts Orthodox faith but he ultimately refused to appear. In late 1610 Prokopy set off to retake Pronsk (again) in the name of Władysław IV to whom he just pledged his allegiance ; Dmitry Pozharsky came to a help from Zaraisk (where he served as a voivode) and they together left for Pereyaslavl Ryazansky . At

736-457: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prokopy&oldid=1159997323 " Categories : Given names Surnames Russian masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

768-407: The same time news came from Moscow: poles and Seven Boyars jailed Patriarch Germogen for refusing to recognize Władysław IV; in response, by the end of 1610, Prokopy demanded to free Patriarch but was ignored; as result of failure by Sigismund III to deliver his son, poles occupation of Moscow and another succession crisis he pushed hard on summoning new Zemsky Sobor to create FPO to put an end to

800-558: The soldiers in Moscow so that in the event of an attack they could come to each other's aid or retreat to the Kremlin. A significant part of the garrison was located west of the Kremlin wall near the Neglinnaya River. To maintain order, a tribunal was established in which the Russian side was represented by Grigory Romodanovsky and Ivan Streshnev, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth side by Aleksander Koryciński and

832-450: The south and blocked the invaders from giving a rise to Moscow Uprising of 1611 . In June his peace talks with Jan Piotr Sapieha , who threatened his south flanks at the Moscow's south border, have failed. In the summer of 1611, Prokopy Lyapunov practically became the head of so called «Council of all lands» ( Russian : Совет всей земли ), an interim government, called to establish an order and as result of which, on June 30, he issued

864-563: The territory of Moscow, after which they locked the invaders behind the Kitay-Gorod and Kremlin Walls . The Cossacks of Prince Dmitry Trubetskoy laid siege to the Kremlin garrison itself, which was manned by Poles. Also inside the walls were members of the Semiboyarshchina , including the future Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov and his mother. Provisions for the garrison were collected in

896-466: The veterans of the Klushino Battle and the remnants of the Kremlin's treasury. Mikołaj Struś commanded what remained of the garrison. The garrison itself was almost resupplied during the Battle of Moscow in September, but forces with some 400 carts of provisions were forced to retreat after getting within two kilometers of the Kremlin. Trubetskoy's Cossacks established control of Kitay-Gorod at

928-412: Was allegedly instigated by Aleksander Józef Lisowski and his ragtag mercenaries and supporters of False Dmitriy II ) In late spring Prokopy L., with his brother Zakhary P. L. , and Viceroy of Ryazan Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky unsuccessfully besieged Pronsk (at the time occupied by mercenaries of Lisowski ) in the Battle of Zaraisk 1608  [ ru ] . ; Prokopy sustained leg wound by

960-538: Was born on unknown date in a village of Isady ( Russian : Исады ) located to the East of Old Ryazan  [ ru ] . Little is known about his life before 1584. Until 1590 Prokopy served as voivode under viceroy of Pereyaslavl-Ryazansky Dmitry I. Khvorostin  [ ru ] until latter's death in 1590. In 1598 he was allegedly a head of Ryazan Zemsky Sobor embassy sent to Moscow to elect new Czar when Feodor I of Russia died with no heirs left. His signature

992-578: Was hiding. In 1610 plot he helped Moscovite's nobility, known as Seven Boyars , and his brother Zakhary Lyapunov to depose Vasili IV for a latter brother's failure at Battle of Klushino , a battle with Polish hussars and mercenaries. In April of 1611 Prokopy along with his strong men, Duke Dmitry Troubetskoy , and Cossacks Ataman Ivan Zarutsky led the First People's Opolcheniye  [ ru ] (FPO) in an attempt to expel Polish forces from occupied Moscow dying not long after that. He

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1024-472: Was seriously aggravated when 28 Cossacks caught for looting of Ugresha Monastery were sentenced to death (or, by some other accounts - drowned) by one of loyal to Prokopy voivode, becoming the last straw that broke FPO ranks and sealed Prokopy's fate. A decree made up either by Aleksander K. Gosiewski (who at the time occupied Moscow Kremlin and was threatened by FPO troops) or Ivan Zarutsky (Cossacks faction of FPO) (delivered by one of captive cossack to

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