Yakov Turgenev

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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 edit

Yakov 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 edit

  • Logwin Turgenev - his only son[4][3]

Career edit

In 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 edit

Yakov Turgenev died at age 45 during a cruel joke of The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters.[3]

Sources edit

  • Transfiguration series. Portraits jesters. author unknown.[6][7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Шуты Петра I". Вестник К.
  2. ^ "Историческая правда".
  3. ^ a b c d Historical tradition kind of Turgenev. turgenev.org.ru
  4. ^ Related tree buffoon Yakov Turgenev. ru.rodovid.org
  5. ^ Inaccurate Biography Yakov Turgenev. persons-info.com
  6. ^ "Ïîðòðåò ßêîâà Òóðãåíåâà, øóò Ïåòðà I". painting.artyx.ru.
  7. ^ Unknown artist. Portrait of clown Jacob Turgenev
  8. ^ "Тургенев Яков Федорович, (неизвестный художник конца XVII) | Тургенев Яков Федорович | Русская портретная галерея". www.rulex.ru.