Mykhailo Khanenko

Michael Khanenko (Ukrainian Ханенко Михайло Степанович, Polish Michał Khanenko, * 1620, † 1680 in Baturyn, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian Cossack and in the years 1669-1674 Hetman in the right bank Ukraine.

Michael Khanenko, as the son of Stepan Khanenko a known Cossack officer's family and took 1648-1657 as a supporter of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in the run of this rebellion against Poland - Lithuania in part. From 1656 to 1660 and from 1664 to 1669 he was Colonel of the Regiment Umanj and supported in this role the pro- Polish hetmans Yuri Khmelnitsky and Pawlo Teterja.

1670 Khanenko joined as supporters and opponents Suchowijs Petro Petro Doroshenko the Hetman in appearance. He had been proclaimed by the Cossack hetman Petro Suchowij to the right bank Ukraine and agreed with the Polish King Michael on the autonomy of the Cossack. Poland recognized him in the summer of 1670 as hetman. The King of Poland left Khanenko the command staff together with insignia and awarded him with respect to the " hadiatschen contract " (also hadiatscher comparison called, see: Treaty of Hadjatsch ) the right " to Ukraine to rule as if it were his own property ." 1671 occupied Sobieski with his help and that of his Cossacks larger parts of Podolia. Chaneko fought in the Ottoman- Polish War 1672-1676 on Poland's side, but lost some battles against Doroshenko. After the Polish defeat the entire right-bank Ukraine passed into Turkish hands by the Treaty of Buczacz.

1674 moved Khanenko on the side of the protégé of Russia Hetman Ivan Samojlowytsch than this the Dnipro crossed to fight against Doroshenko. Khanenko handed the insignia that he had received from the now deceased King Michael to Samojlowytsch and moved back to Kiev. As a result, he received lands in the left-bank Ukraine and lived for some time in Volhynia.

In the years 1677/1678 he was accused by Russia of renewed contact with Poland and imprisoned by Samojlowytsch in Baturyn, where he died.