Yakov Turgenev
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Yakov Fyodorovich Turgenev ({{langx|ru|Яков Фёдорович Тургенев}}) was a court jester{{Cite web|url=https://vestnikk.com/society/people/25198-shuty-petra-i.html|title=Шуты Петра I|website=Вестник К}} to Peter I of Russia, and a Kiev colonel.{{Cite web|url=http://www.istpravda.ru/pictures/15148/|title=Историческая правда|access-date=2016-12-30|archive-date=2016-11-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111200652/http://www.istpravda.ru/pictures/15148/|url-status=dead}}
Early life
Yakov Turgenev was born in the 17th century in the Russian Empire. His father was Fyodor Vasilievich Turgenev. He had seven grandfathers:
- Gregory Nikitich Turgenev
- Boris Nikitich Turgenev
- Vasily Nikitich Turgenev
- Osip Fedorovich Turgenev
- Vasily Fedorovich Turgenev
- Andrey F. Turgenev
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Career
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.[http://persons-info.com/persons/TURGENEV_IAkov_Fedorovich Inaccurate Biography Yakov Turgenev]. persons-info.com
In 1700 Peter I ordered Turgenev to hold a wedding parody that was a parody of traditional customs. Ivan Fedorovich Romodanovsky portrayed the king and the queen was played by Ivan Buturlin.[http://www.turgenev.org.ru/e-book/chernov/istor_predaniya_turg.htm Historical tradition kind of Turgenev]. turgenev.org.ru At the wedding Turgenev lampooned the boyars, following Peter's speech about cutting the boyars' beards..
Death
Yakov Turgenev died at age 45 during a cruel joke of The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters.
Sources
- Transfiguration series. Portraits jesters. author unknown.{{Cite web|url=http://painting.artyx.ru/painting/item/f00/s00/e0000861/index.shtml|title=Ïîðòðåò ßêîâà Òóðãåíåâà, øóò Ïåòðà I|website=painting.artyx.ru}}[http://www.nearyou.ru/0rumuz/pick/5turgen.html Unknown artist. Portrait of clown Jacob Turgenev]{{Cite web|url=http://www.rulex.ru/rpg/portraits/25/25474.htm|title=Тургенев Яков Федорович, (неизвестный художник конца XVII) | Тургенев Яков Федорович | Русская портретная галерея|website=www.rulex.ru}}
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