Ivan Ivanovich Khovansky
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Ivan Ivanovich Khovansky (died March 15, 1701) was a Russia
n boyar
, son of Ivan Nikitich Khovansky
, opponent of Peter the Great's reforms.
The name of Ivan Ivanovich Khovansky was first mentioned among the royal court stolnik
s in 1664. In 1676, he was appointed room stolnik (комнатный стольник) of Tsar
Feodor III of Russia
. In 1682, Ivan Khovansky was granted the title of a boyar (which he would be stripped of later, but then regain). In 1700, Ivan Khovansky became involved in an affair that had to do with a writer named Grigory Talitsky, who would identify Peter the Great with the Antichrist
. Before the affair was over, Ivan Ivanovich Khovansky died under guard on March 15, 1701.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n boyar
Boyar
A boyar, or bolyar , was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Moscovian, Kievan Rus'ian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, and Moldavian aristocracies, second only to the ruling princes , from the 10th century through the 17th century....
, son of Ivan Nikitich Khovansky
Ivan Nikitich Khovansky
Prince Ivan Nikitich Khovansky was a Russian boyar and voyevoda, nephew of Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky and cousin of Taratui.Ivan Nikitich Khovansky was first mentioned in historical documents as a stolnik in 1625. It is also known that he commanded a Tula regiment between March 20 of 1628 and...
, opponent of Peter the Great's reforms.
The name of Ivan Ivanovich Khovansky was first mentioned among the royal court stolnik
Stolnik
Stolnik was a court office in Poland and Muscovy, responsible for serving the royal table.- Stolnik in Crown of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania : In Crown of Poland under the first Piast dukes and kings, this was a court office....
s in 1664. In 1676, he was appointed room stolnik (комнатный стольник) of Tsar
Tsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
Feodor III of Russia
Feodor III of Russia
Feodor III Alexeevich of Russia was the Tsar of all Russia between 1676 and 1682....
. In 1682, Ivan Khovansky was granted the title of a boyar (which he would be stripped of later, but then regain). In 1700, Ivan Khovansky became involved in an affair that had to do with a writer named Grigory Talitsky, who would identify Peter the Great with the Antichrist
Antichrist
The term or title antichrist, in Christian theology, refers to a leader who fulfills Biblical prophecies concerning an adversary of Christ, while resembling him in a deceptive manner...
. Before the affair was over, Ivan Ivanovich Khovansky died under guard on March 15, 1701.