Late in his life he fell in love with his god-daughter Motrya causing a great rift between him and his friend Kochubey.
Late in his life he fell in love with his god-daughter Motrya causing a great rift between him and his friend Kochubey. His own views were more moderate than those of his counterpart Semen Palii and his early campaigns against the Tatars were fought under the patronage of Prince Gallitzin. One legend about him was fabricated when he threatened to expose a man named Pasek [*] as a conspirator in the Polish court, where he served as advisor to John Casimir. That tale, about a man who is dragged around on a horse after he is discovered with a married woman, helped to spread this hetman's devil-may-care reputation and made him a favorite subject for Romantic artists like Lord Byron. FTP identify this Cossack leader who fought alongside Charles XII at the Battle of Poltava.
Late in his life he fell in love with his god-daughter Motrya causing a great rift between him and his friend Kochubey.
Ivan Stepanovich {Mazepa}