Ivan Petrizhitsky-Kulaga, also Petrazhytsky-Kulaha was a Cossack hetman in the years 1631–32. Seen as a supporter of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, he was stripped of his hetman position in an internal Cossack conflict and executed in 1632.
Biography
Petrizhitsky-Kulaga was born around 1570 into a notable Cossack family. He was seen as a supporter of Poland. Shortly after his election in 1631 he handed the Swedish diplomats l'Admiral and Des Greves, who attempted to negotiate with the Cossacks, to the Polish government. He was accused of supporting the unpopular Uniate sect (see Union of Brest). ==References==