Background
Razumovsky was born in a family of registered Cossacks out the Kiev regiment on March 18, 1728. The village Lemeshi where Razumovsky was born to this day stands in Kozelets Raion, Chernihiv Oblast.
Razumovsky was born in a family of registered Cossacks out the Kiev regiment on March 18, 1728. The village Lemeshi where Razumovsky was born to this day stands in Kozelets Raion, Chernihiv Oblast.
From 1743 to 1744 Kirill Razumovsky studied at the University of Göttingen.
Razumovsky"s adjutant in his journey to Germany was Grigory Teplov. In 1750, Razumovsky was elected and subsequently appointed Hetman of Zaporizhian Host, a title he held until Catherine II of Russia abolished this title in 1764, in exchange Razumovsky was granted a rank of Field marshal of Russian Army in 1764. During his service as Hetman of Zaporizhian Host, Baturin was re-established as residence of Hetman and Razumovsky had opulent baroque palaces erected both in Baturin as well as in Glukhov by the imperial architect Andrey Kvasov and Charles Cameron.
Together with Grigory Teplov he also planned to open a university in Baturin.
Kirill Razumovsky died in January 1803 in Baturin, where he was interred according to his wishes without any pomp, in stark contrast to his rather flamboyant lifestyle. Kirill had five sons, of whom Count Aleksey Kirillovich Razumovsky (1748-1822) was the Minister of Education in 1810-1816, and Prince Andrey Razumovsky (1752-1836) was the Russian plenipotentiary ambassador in Vienna in the years of the Congress 1814-1815.
However, Andrey has become better known for his role as patron of Ludwig van Beethoven who dedicated three String Quartets, Op.59 1, 2 and 3, as well as the 5th and 6th Symphonies to him.
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Russian Academy of Sciences.