Tymofiy Khmelnytsky

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Portrait of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky
Portrait of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky

Tymofiy Bohdanovych Khmelnytsky or Tymish Khmelnytsky (Тимофій, Тиміш, Тимош Хмельницький; 1632 - September 15, 1653) was the eldest son of Cossack hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

Married to Moldavian princess Ruxandra (Rozanda in Ukrainian), daughter of Prince Vasile Lupu, he took part in the Battle of Finta (1653) as commander of a Cossack force. After the defeat, Tymish was besieged by a Wallachian army in Suceava and died in the confrontation.