Hryhory Hertsyk

Hryhory Hertsyk was responsible for moving Ivan Mazepa's body from Bender to Galatz. He and his brothers followed Hetman Pylyp Orlyk to Sweden in 1716, where they stayed until 1720. Hryhory was appointed General Osaul by Hetman Pylyp Orlyk and as such sent from Stockholm to Poland in 1720, although in Warsaw he was arrested then handed over to the Russians. He was then imprisoned in Saint Petersburg until 1728, when he was allowed to move to Moscow where his wife and children lived.