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Ivan BychkovGodson of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich, steward, head of the Streltsy, okolnichy, boyar
Date of Birth: 01.01.1622
Country:  Operator |
Content:
- Ivan Nikitich Bychkov (?-1692)
- Military Service and Honors
- Palace and Public Service
- Family and Personal Life
- Kirill Ivanovich (1657-1712)
- Ivan-Gavrila Ivanovich (1659-1706)
- Death and Legacy
Ivan Nikitich Bychkov (?-1692)
Early Life and CareerIvan Nikitich Bychkov was the son of Ivan Nikitich Bychkov and Princess Glikerya (Lukeria) Petrovna Kholmskaya. He was the godson of Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich and served as a steward, a streltsy head, a steward of the palace, and a boyar during the reigns of Mikhail Feodorovich, Alexei Mikhailovich, Feodor Alekseyevich, and Peter I Alekseyevich.
Military Service and Honors
In 1641, Bychkov was appointed semi-head of the Moscow streltsy. He participated in the war against Sweden in 1657, receiving a commendation and his father's estates in the Kostroma district and half of the village of Bychkovo in the Moscow district.
Palace and Public Service
Bychkov served in various palace and public offices. In 1680, he served in the Kazan Palace Chancellery and as chief of the Moscow streltsy. He also participated in the consecration of water and the washing of relics in the Cathedral of the Assumption.
Family and Personal Life
Bychkov married Sofya Yakovlevna Miloslavskaya, with whom he had five children:
Kirill Ivanovich (1657-1712)
Konstantin Ivanovich (1568-1709), who married Princess Feodosiya Alekseevna
Ivan-Gavrila Ivanovich (1659-1706)
Glikerya (Lukeria) Ivanovna, who married Dmitry Ivanovich GodunovEkaterina Ivanovna, who married Alexei Petrovich Golovin
Ksenia Ivanovna (1653-1680), who married Yuri Yurievich Putyatin
Maria Ivanovna, who married Yuri Vasilyevich Romodanovsky
Political Struggles and Exile
Bychkov was known for his opposition to the abolition of the "mestnichestvo," a system of seniority and rank in the Russian aristocracy. He was dismissed from the palace in 1682 for refusing to sign a document abolishing the system. Later, he was recalled to Moscow and appointed a boyar. However, he was eventually exiled to his wife's estate in Vladimir after supporting the Miloslavsky faction during a power struggle.
Death and Legacy
Ivan Nikitich Bychkov died in exile and was buried in the Rostov Cathedral alongside his wife. His descendants continued to play prominent roles in Russian history.
