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Yakov Fyodorovich Turgenev (Russian: Яков Фёдорович Тургенев) was a court jester[1] to Peter I of Russia, and a Kiev colonel.[2]
Early life
editYakov Turgenev was born in the 17th century in the Russian Empire.[1] His father was Fyodor Vasilievich Turgenev. He had seven grandfathers:
- Peter Nikitich Turgenev[3]
- Gregory Nikitich Turgenev
- Boris Nikitich Turgenev
- Vasily Nikitich Turgenev
- Osip Fedorovich Turgenev
- Vasily Fedorovich Turgenev
- Andrey F. Turgenev
Children
editCareer
editIn 1671 he joined the service of the Reitarska system. In 1683, he was invited to the estate in Vorotynsky County. In 1694, he commanded a company in the Kozhuhovskaya campaign.[5]
In 1700 Peter I ordered Turgenev to hold a wedding parody[1] that was a parody of traditional customs. Ivan Fedorovich Romodanovsky portrayed the king and the queen was played by Ivan Buturlin.[3] At the wedding Turgenev lampooned the boyars, following Peter's speech about cutting the boyars' beards..
Death
editYakov Turgenev died at age 45 during a cruel joke of The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters.[3]
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Шуты Петра I". Вестник К.
- ^ "Историческая правда". Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ a b c d Historical tradition kind of Turgenev. turgenev.org.ru
- ^ Related tree buffoon Yakov Turgenev. ru.rodovid.org
- ^ Inaccurate Biography Yakov Turgenev. persons-info.com
- ^ "Ïîðòðåò ßêîâà Òóðãåíåâà, øóò Ïåòðà I". painting.artyx.ru.
- ^ Unknown artist. Portrait of clown Jacob Turgenev
- ^ "Тургенев Яков Федорович, (неизвестный художник конца XVII) | Тургенев Яков Федорович | Русская портретная галерея". www.rulex.ru.
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