List of leaders of Ukraine

This is a list that encompasses and includes all monarchs, leaders and rulers in the history of Ukraine. This page includes the titles of the Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince of Chernigov, Prince of Pereiaslavl, Grand Prince of Galicia–Volhynia, Hetman of Ukraine and President of Ukraine. The following list begins with the semi-legendary founders of Kyiv and the first Norse rulers of Kyiv, who ruled over the territory of Ukraine during Antiquity, and is followed by the Grand rulers and princes who ruled over the territory of Kievan Rus and later Ruthenia as part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and continues with the hetmans and presidents of Ukraine.

Coat of Arms of Vladimir the Great (Volodymyr the Great)

Family tree of the early monarchs of Ukraine: Grand Princes of Kyiv and Kings of Ruthenia

As a distinct region, Ukraine has been known by a plethora of names, such as: Kievan Rus, Rus', the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia, the Zaporozhian Host and the Hetmanate of Ukraine. The sovereigns of these political entities have accordingly been described in a variety of ways: knyaz, knyahinya, korol, hetman and president. Two of the earliest noble titles: knyaz and velyky knyaz translate into English as "Prince" and "Grand Prince" respectively, whilst korol translates into 'king'.

The list includes its presidents both before and after the Soviet era, and the Soviet leaders themselves, who, unlike the presidents, were not formal heads of state. Ukraine has had only eight presidents since 1917, divided into two periods (1917–1921 and 1991–present). In between, the country was a part of the Soviet Union (1922–1991) with the name of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Princes of Kiev

Main articles: Grand Prince of Kiev, Kievan Rus', and List of rulers of Galicia and Volhynia

Legendary princes (482–882)

Portrait	Name	Born-Died	Ruled From	Ruled Until	Notes
	Kyi	5th–6th centuries	482	?	A legendary founder of Kiev, a Slavic prince of Kuyavia, most likely eastern Polans
	Askold and Dir (Old Norse: Høskuldr and Dýri)	? – 882	c. 842	882	Probably of Swedish origin, Varangian konungs, not Rurikids, were rulers (khagans) of Kiev, which wasn't yet Kievan Rus'.

Rurik Dynasty (862–1362)

Personal seal of Yaroslav the Wise

The Rurikids were descendants of Rurik (Ukrainian: Рюрик) (Hrørekr), a Varangian pagan konung or chieftain, who according to the Primary Chronicle was invited to rule Novgorod in 862 and who came to become the ruler of the Northern Slavic tribes of the (Krivchians and Slovene) as well as the Finnish tribes (Meria, Chud and Ves). Later his son or grandson, Prince Ihor, became the Prince of separate Kievan territories to the south beginning the rule of the Riurykide dynasty of Kievan Rus. The existence of Rurik is a point of contention for historians, P. Kovaletsky and Omeljan Pritsak believe that Rurik was the same person as Hroereckr (Rorik), the 9th century Norse king of Jutland and Frisia and that pervasive myths and legends about him formed the basis for the primary chroniclers. Alternatively, Alexsei Shakmatov accepts the Primary Chronicle's account as factual and Rurik is a historic being.

Partitions of Kievan Rus' in Ukrainian territory under Rurik dynasty

Grand Principality of Rus', Kievan Rus' (862-1132)
Principality of Kiev (1132-1301)	Principality of Chernihiv (1097-1307)	Principality of Halych (1097-1199) (divided in Terebovlia, Peremyshl and Zvenigorod until 1141)	Principality of Volhynia (1097-1199)	Principality of Pereyaslavl (1097-1215)
		Kingdom of Halych-Volhynia (1199-1345)
				Annexed to Vladimir-Suzdal
Annexed to Lithuania	Annexed to Lithuania (since 1401)
		Halych to Poland; Volhynia to Lithuania

(Note: As many princes ruled at different times in many places, the numbering of the princes is restricted to the Kievan Rus'/Kiev and the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia)

Ruler		Born	Reign	Ruling part	Consort	Death	Notes
Rurik I (Рюрик) Old Norse: Rørik		Unknown	862–879	Kievan Rus' (at Novgorod)	Unknown at least one son	879	Ruled as Prince of Novgorod. Founder of the family.
Oleg the Seer (Олег Віщий) Old Norse: Helgi		Unknown	879–912	Kievan Rus'	Unknown	912	Varangian kniaz of Holmgård (Novgorod) and Kønugård (Kiev). His relationship with the family is unknown. He was probably a regent, in name of Igor, son of Rurik. Oleg extended his rule over the Derevlianians, Siverianians, Radmichians and Polianians. Began campaigns against the Khazars. Proclaimed himself Prince.
Igor I the Old Igor Rurikovich (Ігор Старий) Old Norse: Ingvar Röreksson		c.878 Son of Rurik	912–945	Kievan Rus'	901 or 902 at least one son	945 Iskorosten aged 66–67
Saint Olga of Kiev (Свята Ольга) Old Norse: Helga		c.890 Pskov	945–962	Kievan Rus'		11 July 969 Kiev aged 78–79	Regent on behalf of her minor son, she was baptized by Emperor Constantine VII but failed to bring Christianity to Kiev.
Sviatoslav I the Brave Sviatoslav Igorevich (Святосла́в Хоро́брий) Old Norse: Sveinald Ingvarsson		c.942 possibly Kiev Son of Igor I the Old and Saint Olga of Kiev	962 – March 972	Kievan Rus'	Predslava c.954 two sons Malusha/Malfrida c.958 at least one son	March 972 Khortytsia aged 29–30	The first true ruler of Rus' who destroyed the Khazar Khaganate and united all of the Rus' principalities under the Kiev throne.
Yaropolk I Yaropolk Sviatoslavich (Яропо́лк Святосла́вич) Old Norse: Iaropolk Sveinaldsson		c.950 Son of Sviatoslav I the Brave and Predslava	March 972 – 980	Kievan Rus'	A Greek nun at least one son	980 Fort of Roden, near Kaniv aged 29–30	Supposedly was baptised into Catholicism, and then was murdered by two Varangians.
Vladimir I the Great Vladimir Basil Sviatoslavich (Володимир Великий/Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь) Old Norse: Valdamarr Sveinaldsson		c.958 Budiatychi Son of Sviatoslav I and Malusha/Malfrida	980 – 15 July 1015	Kievan Rus'	Olava/Allogia c.977 at least one son A Greek nun (widow of his brother) c.980 at least one son Rogneda of Polotsk c.978 (possibly in bigamy) eight children Adela (of Bulgaria?) at least two children (maximum four) Malfrida (of Bohemia?) Before 1000 two children Anna Porphyrogenita of Byzantium 988 Cherson three children Regelindis (?) of Saxony (granddaughter of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor) After 1011 one or two daughters Unknown two children	15 July 1015 Berestove (now part of Kiev) aged 57–58	His early rule is characterized by a staunch pagan reaction but in 988 he was baptized into Orthodoxy and successfully converted Kievan Rus' to Christianity.
Sviatopolk I the Accursed Sviatopolk Yaropolkovich (Святополк Окаянний) Old Norse: Sveinpolk Iaropolksson		c.980 Kiev Son of Sviatoslav I and Predslava	15 July 1015 – 1019	Kievan Rus'	Unknown name (daughter of Bolesław I of Poland) no children	1019 Brest aged 38–39
Yaroslav I the Wise Yaroslav George Vladimirovich (Яросла́в Му́дрий) Old Norse: Jarizleifr Valdamarrsson		c.978 Third son of Vladimir I the Great and Rogneda of Polotsk	1019 – 20 February 1054	Kievan Rus'	Ingigerda of Sweden 1019 Novgorod eight or nine children	20 February 1054 Vyshhorod aged 75–76	Prince of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod, and Grand Prince of Kiev; during his reign Kievan Rus' reached the pinnacle of its power.
Iziaslav I Iziaslav Demetrius Yaroslavich (Ізяслав Ярославич) Old Norse: Izjasleifr(?) Jarizleifsson		c.1024 Second son of Yaroslav I and Ingigerda of Sweden	20 February 1054 – 14 September 1068 April 1069 – 22 May 1073 15 July 1076 – 3 October 1078	Kievan Rus'	Gertrude of Poland 1043 three children	3 October 1078 Nizhyn aged 53–54	Reigned three times, threatened by the power of his relatives Vseslav of Polotsk (1068–69) and Sviatoslav II of Kiev (1073–76). First ruler titled King of Rus' , as Pope Gregory VII sent him a crown from Rome in 1075.
Vseslav the Seer Vseslav Basil Bryacheslavich (Всеслав Брячиславич)		c.1039 Polotsk Son of Bryachislav of Polotsk	14 September 1068 – April 1069	Kievan Rus'	Unknown six children	24 April 1101 Polotsk aged 61–62	A brief ruler during Iziaslav's official reign. Also Prince of Polotsk.
Sviatoslav II Sviatoslav Nicholas Yaroslavich (Святослав Ярославич) Old Norse: Sveinald Jarizleifsson		c.1027 Kiev Third son of Yaroslav I and Ingigerda of Sweden	22 May 1073 – 15 July 1076	Kievan Rus'	Cecilia of Dithmarschen Between 1043 and 1047 five children Oda of Stade (Nordmark) c.1065 one son	27 December 1076 Kiev aged 48–49	A brief ruler during his brother Iziaslav's official reign.
Vsevolod I Vsevolod Andrew Yaroslavich (Всеволод Ярославич) Old Norse: Vissivald Jarizleifsson		c.1030 Fourth son of Yaroslav I the Wise and Ingigerda of Sweden	3 October 1078 – 13 April 1093	Kievan Rus'	Anastasia of Byzantium c.1053 two children Anna of the Kipchaks c.1070 four children	13 April 1093 Vyshhorod aged 62–63	Usurped the throne from his nephew, Yaropolk Iziaslavich.
Saint Yaropolk Izyaslavich Yaropolk Peter Iziaslavich (Ярополк Ізяславич) Old Norse: Iaropolk Izjasleifsson (?)		c.1043 First son of Iziaslav I and Gertrude of Poland	3 October 1078 – 22 November 1087	Kievan Rus' (in opposition)	Kunigunde of Meissen c.1071 four children	22 November 1087 Zvenyhorod aged 62–63	As hereditary King of Rus (title assumed until his death), was a legitimate contestant for the throne, usurped by his uncle.
Sviatopolk II Sviatopolk Michael Iziaslavich (Всеволод Ярославич) Old Norse: Sveinpolk Izjasleifsson (?)		8 November 1050 Second son of Iziaslav I and Gertrude of Poland	13 April 1093 – 26 April 1113	Kievan Rus'	Unknown name (daughter of Spytihněv II of Bohemia) c.1085 three children Olenna of the Kipchaks c.1094 four children	26 April 1113 Vyshhorod aged 62	Recovered the throne of his father from his uncle. However, his descendants lost their rights to the Kievan throne. After the division of the territory made in the Council of Liubech of 1097, Kievan Rus' gradually lost its importance, and from 1132 changed name to Kiev.
After the Council of Liubech in 1097 Kievan Rus' entered a feudal period and was divided into principalities ruled by the Rurikid family princes who were in a constant power struggle with each other. Major principalities were: Galicia-Volhynia, Kiev, Chernihiv, and Pereyaslavl. In the period of 1240–1362, the three latter ones were forced to accept the Golden Horde overlordship. See List of early East Slavic states
David Sviatoslavich		1050 Third son of Sviatoslav II and Cecilia of Dithmarschen	1097 – 1 August 1123	Chernihiv	Teodosia five children	1 August 1123 aged 72-73
David Igorevich		1055 Son of Igor Yaroslavich	1097 – 1099	Volhynia	Unknown three children	25 May 1112 Dorogobuzh aged 56-57	Grandson of Yaroslav I.
Volodar Rostislavych		c.1060? First son of Rostislav Vladimirovich of Tmutarakan and Helena of Hungary	1097 - 19 March 1124	Halych (at Zvenigorod and Peremyshl)	? of Pomerania four children	19 March 1124 aged 63-64?	Holders of the region since 1092, since 1097 had fuller control over the principality.
Vasilko Rostislavich		c.1066 Second son of Rostislav Vladimirovich of Tmutarakan and Helena of Hungary	1097 - 28 February 1124	Halych (at Terebovlia)	Unknown three children	28 February 1124 aged 57-58?
Vladimir II Monomakh Vladimir Basil Vsevolodovich (Володимир Мономах) Old Norse: Valdamarr Vissivaldsson		1053 Son of Vsevolod I and Anastasia of Byzantium	1097 – 26 April 1113	Pereyaslavl	Gytha of Wessex c.1074 five or six children Euphemia of Byzantium c.1100 six or seven children Unknown name (daughter of Aepa Ocenevich, Khan in Cumania) After 1107 no known children	19 May 1125 Kiev aged 71–72	Ruled against his relative Sviatopolk II until his own accession to the throne in 1113. He is considered to be the last ruler of the united Kievan Rus'.
			26 April 1113 – 19 May 1125	Kievan Rus'
Mstislav Sviatopolkovich		? Illegitimate son of Sviatopolk II	1099 - 12 June 1099	Volhynia	Unknown	12 June 1099 Volodymyr
Yaroslav Sviatopolkovich		c. 1070 Son of Sviatopolk II and ? of Bohemia	12 June 1099 – 1118	Volhynia	Unknown (daughter of Ladislaus I of Hungary) c.1091 Judith-Maria of Poland c.1106 Unknown (daughter of Mstislav I of Kiev) c.1112 three/four children in total	May 1124 aged 53-54	Retired in 1118.
Sviatoslav Vladimirovich		1079 Third son of Vladimir II and Gytha of Wessex	26 April 1113 – 6 March 1114	Pereyaslavl	Unmarried	6 March 1114 Pereyaslavl aged 34-35	Son of Vladimir II Monomakh.
Roman Vladimirovich		1081 Fourth son of Vladimir II and Gytha of Wessex	1118 – 6 January 1119	Volhynia	? Volodarevna of Peremyshl no children	6 January 1119 Volodymyr aged 37-38
Constantine Sviatoslavich the Blessed		1070 First son of Sviatoslav II and Oda of Stade	1 August 1123 – 1127	Chernihiv	Unknown three children	1129 aged 58-59
Igor Vasilkovich		c.1100? First son of Vasilko Rostislavich	28 February 1124 - 1141	Halych (at Terebovlia)	Anna Vsevolodovna of Chernihiv no children	1141 Halych aged 40-41?	After their deaths, their cousin Vladimir reunited Terebovlia with Peremyshl and Zvenigorod.
Rostislav Vasilkovich		c.1100? Second son of Vasilko Rostislavich			Unknown	c.1141 aged 40-41?
Rostislav Volodarevich		c.1100 First son of Volodar Rostislavich and ? of Pomerania	19 March 1124 - 1129	Halych (at Peremyshl)	? of Pomerania four children	1129 aged 28-29?	Children of Volodar, divided their principalities, but Vladimir ended up reuniting his family's patrimony, forming in 1141 the Principality of Halych.
Vladimir Volodarevich		1104br>Second son of Volodar Rostislavich and ? of Pomerania	19 March 1124 – 1153	Halych (at Zvenigorod; in Peremyshl since 1129, and Terebovlia since 1141)	Sophia of Hungary c.1117 four children	1153 aged 48-49
Mstislav I the Great Mstislav Theodore Vladimirovich (Мстислав Великий) Old Norse: Haraldr Valdamarrsson		1 June 1076 Turov First son of Vladimir II and Gytha of Wessex	19 May 1125 – 14 April 1132	Kievan Rus'	Christina of Sweden 1095 ten children Liubava Dmitrievna Zavidich 1122 two children	14 April 1132 Kiev aged 55	After his reign Kievan Rus' fell into recession starting a rapid decline: the Rus' became reduced to Kiev.
Yaropolk II		1082 Fifth son of Vladimir II and Gytha of Wessex	1114 – 14 April 1132	Pereyaslavl	Helena of Ossetia 1116 one child	18 February 1139 aged 56-57
			14 April 1132 – 18 February 1139	Kiev
Vsevolod Mstislavich Vsevolod David Mstislavich		1103 Novgorod Second son of Mstislav I and Christina of Sweden	14 April 1132 – 1132	Pereyaslavl	Anna before 1125 four children	11 February 1138 Pskov aged 34-35	Also prince in Novgorod (1117-32, 1132-36) and Vyshgorod (1136)
Viacheslav I		1083 Chernihiv Sixth son of Vladimir II and Gytha of Wessex	1133–1134	Pereyaslavl	Unknown before 1139 one child	2 February 1154 Kiev aged 70-71	Deposed.
			18 February - 4 March 1139	Kiev
Andrey Vladimirovich the Good		11 July 1102 Pereyaslavl Second son of Vladimir II and Euphemia of Byzantium or ? of the Kipchaks	6 January 1119 – 1135	Volhynia	Unknown (daughter of Tugor-khan of Polotsk) c.1117 two children	22 January 1141 Pereyaslavl aged 38
			1135 – 22 January 1141	Pereyaslavl
Vsevolod II Vsevolod Kirill Olegovich		1094 First son of Oleg Sviatoslavich and ? of Cumania	1127 – 4 March 1139	Chernihiv	Maria Mstislavna of Kiev 1116 one child	1 August 1146 Vyshgorod aged 51-52	Grandson of Sviatoslav II, married Maria, sister of Mstislav I, Yaropolk II and Viacheslav I.
			4 March 1139 – 1 August 1146	Kiev
Vladimir Davidovich		c.1110? First son of David Sviatoslavich and Teodosia	4 March 1139 – 12 May 1151	Chernihiv	? Vsevolodovna of Grodno 1144 one child	12 May 1151 aged c.40-41?
Saint Igor II		1096 Second son of Oleg Sviatoslavich and ? of Cumania	2 - 12 August 1146	Kiev	Unmarried	19 September 1147 aged 50-51	Deposed.
Iziaslav II		1096 Novgorod First son of Mstislav I and Christina of Sweden	1132-1133 1141 – 12 August 1146	Pereyaslavl	Agnes of Hohenstaufen before 1151 five children Rusudan of Georgia 1154 no children	13 November 1154 Kiev aged 57-58
			1135-1141 1146–1151	Volhynia
			12 August 1146 – 1149 1151 - 13 November 1154	Kiev
Yuri I the Long-Armed		1099 Pereyaslavl Second son of Vladimir II and Euphemia of Byzantium or ? of the Kipchaks	1132 1134-1135	Pereyaslavl	Two wives fifteen children	15 May 1157 Kiev aged 58-59
			1149–1151 1155 – 15 May 1157	Kiev
Sviatopolk Mstislavich		1114 Fourth son of Mstislav I and Christina of Sweden	1151 – 20 February 1154	Volhynia	Euphemia of Olomouc 1143 or 1144 no children	20 February 1154
Iziaslav III		1115 Second son of David Sviatoslavich and Teodosia	1151 – 1154 1155-15 May 1157	Chernihiv	Unknown one child	6 March 1161 Kiev aged 45-46
			13 November 1154–1155 15 May 1157 – 12 April 1159 12 February 1161 - 6 March 1161	Kiev
Rostislav I		1110 Kiev Third son of Mstislav I and Christina of Sweden	8 - 15 December 1154 12 April 1159 – 12 February 1161 6 March 1161 - 14 March 1167	Kiev	Unknown eight children	14 March 1167 aged 56-57
Yaroslav Vladimirovich the Eight-Minded		1130 Son of Vladimir Volodarevich and Sophia of Hungary	1153 – 1 October 1187	Halych	Olga Yurievna of Vladimir-Suzdal four children Anastasia one child	1 October 1187 Halych aged 56-57
Sviatoslav Olegovich		1106/07 Third son of Oleg Sviatoslavich and ? of Cumania	1154–1155 15 May 1157 – 14 February 1164	Chernihiv	? of Cumania two children Ekaterina Petrovna of Novgorod four children	14 February 1164 aged 58-60
Mstislav II the Brave		1125 First son of Iziaslav II and Agnes of Hohenstaufen	12 August 1146 – 1149 6 April 1151 – 1154	Pereyaslavl	Agnes of Poland 1151 three children	19 August 1170 Veliky Novgorod aged 44-45
			1157 - 19 August 1170	Volhynia
			19 May 1167 - 12 March 1169 March 1170 - 19 August 1170	Kiev
Rostislav Yurievich		c.1120? First son of Yuri I	1149 – 6 April 1151	Pereyaslavl	Unknown before 1151 three children	6 April 1151 Pereyaslavl aged	Son of Yuri I.
Gleb		1125 Fourth son of Yuri I	1154 – 1169	Pereyaslavl	? Iziaslavna of Chernihiv 1154 three children	20 January 1171 Kiev aged 45-46
			1169 1170 – 20 January 1171	Kiev
Vladimir III		1132 First son of Mstislav I and Liubava Dmitrievna Zavidich	1154 – 1157	Volhynia	Unknown (daughter of Grand Prince Beloš Vukanović of Serbia) 1150 four children	30 May 1171 Kiev aged 38-39
			17 February 1171 - 30 May 1171	Kiev
Vladimir Glebovich		1157 Son of Gleb and ? Iziaslavna of Chernihiv	1169 – 18 April 1187	Pereyaslavl	Unknown 1180 no children	18 April 1187 Pereyaslavl aged 29-30
Sviatoslav Mstislavich		? Third son of Mstislav II and Agnes of Poland	19 August 1170 – 1173	Volhynia	Unknown	1173 or 1193
Michael I		1145 Suzdal Tenth son of Yuri I	12 June - 1 July 1171	Kiev	Fevronia before 1176 two children	20 June 1176 Gorodets aged 30-31	Also Grand Duke of Vladimir (1175-1176).
Roman I		c.1130 Smolensk First son of Rostislav I	1 July 1171–1173 1175–1177	Kiev	Maria Sviatoslavna of Chernihiv 9 January 1149 three children	14 June 1180 Smolensk aged 49-50
Vsevolod III the Big Nest		19 October 1154 Dmitrov Eleventh son of Yuri I	1173	Kiev	Maria Shvarnovna fourteen children Liubava Vasilkovna of Vitebsk 1209 no children	15 April 1212 Vladimir aged 57	Also Grand Duke of Vladimir (1176-1212).
Rurik II		c.1137 Second son of Rostislav I	1173 1180–1182 1194–1202 1203–1204 1206 1207–1210	Kiev	Unknown 1163 Anna Yurievna of Turov before 1176 six children	19 April 1214 Chernihiv aged 76-77	Also Prince of Ovruch (1167-1194), city which was probably his original seat.
			1212 – 19 April 1214	Chernihiv
Sviatoslav III		1123 Chernihiv First son of Vsevolod II and Maria Mstislavna of Kiev	1141-1146	Volhynia	Maria Vasilkovna of Polotsk 1143 eight children	25 July 1194 Brest aged 70-71
			14 February 1164 – 1180	Chernihiv
			1173–1174 1177-1180 1182 - 25 July 1194	Kiev
Yaroslav II		1132 Second son of Iziaslav II and Agnes of Hohenstaufen	1174–1175 1180	Kiev	Richeza of Bohemia 1149 four children	1180 Lutsk aged 47-48
Yaroslav Vsevolodovich		1139 Chernihiv Second son of Vsevolod II and Maria Mstislavna of Kiev	1180 – 1198	Chernihiv	Irene before 1171 three children	1198 aged 58-59
Yaroslav Mstislavich the Red		c.1160 Son of Mstislav Yurevich of Vladimir-Suzdal and ? of Cumania	18 April 1187 – 1199	Pereyaslavl	Unmarried	1199 aged 38-39	Grandson of Yuri I.
Oleg Yaroslavich Nastasich		? Son of Yaroslav Vladimirovich and Anastasia	1 October 1187 - 1187	Halych	Unknown	1187/8 Halych
Vladimir Yaroslavich		1151 Son of Yaroslav Vladimirovich and Olga Yurievna of Vladimir-Suzdal	1187–1188 1189–1199	Halych	Boleslava c.1166 one child	1199 Halych aged 46-47	After his death, Halych reunited with Volhynia.
Igor Sviatoslavich the Brave Igor Yuri Sviatoslavich (Ігор Святославич) Old Norse:Ingvar Sveinaldsson		2 April 1151 Novhorod-Siverskyi First son of Sviatoslav Olegovich and Ekaterina Petrovna of Novgorod	1198 – 29 December 1202	Chernihiv	Euphrosyne Yaroslavna of Halych before 1170 five children	29 December 1202 Chernihiv aged 51
Ingvar		1152 Son of Yaroslav II and Richeza of Bohemia	1202–1203 1212–1214	Kiev	Unknown five children	1220 aged 68-69
Roman I the Great (Роман Мстиславич)		1152 First son of Mstislav II and Agnes of Poland	1188–1189	Halych	Predslava Rurikovna of Ovruch 1170 or 1180 two children Anna-Euphrosyne Angelina c.1197 two children	19 June 1205 Zawichost aged 52–53	Son-in-law of Rurik II. His reign marked the rise of Galicia-Volhynia as a Kievan Rus' successor state. Galicia-Volhynia was a Ruthenian state in Galicia and Volhynia.
			1173-1188 1188–1198	Volhynia
			1198 – 19 June 1205 (as Prince)	Volhynia & Halych, then Galicia-Volhynia
			February 1204 – 19 June 1205	Kiev
Vsevolod Mstislavich		c.1160 Fourth son of Mstislav II and Agnes of Poland	1188	Volhynia	Unknown three children	April 1195 Belzaged 34-35
Rostislav II		13 April 1172 First son of Rurik II and Anna Yurievna of Turov	February 1204 – 19 June 1205	Kiev	Verchoslava Vsevolodovna of Vladimir-Suzdal 15 June 1187 one child	3 March 1218 aged 45	Son-in-law of Vsevolod III. Ruled with Roman the Great, his brother-in-law.
Oleg Sviatoslavich		1147 Son of Sviatoslav Olegovich and ? of Cumania	29 December 1202 – 1204	Chernihiv	Euphrosyne Yurievna of Yelets 1176 two children	1204 Chernihiv aged 56-57
Vsevolod IV the Red		c.1150 Second son of Sviatoslav III and Maria Vasilkovna of Polotsk	1204 – 1212 19 April 1214 – August 1215	Chernihiv	Maria Anastasia of Poland 14 October or 24 December 1178 or 14 November 1179 four children	August 1215 Chernihiv aged 64-65
			1206–1207 1210 - August 1215	Kiev
Regency of Anna-Euphrosyne Angelina (1205-1214)							Held many titles since early childhood culminating with the crowning by a papal legate, archbishop Opizo, in Dorohychyn in 1253, King of Rus'. the title became hereditary in his domains.
Daniel (Данило Романович)		1201 Halych Son of Roman the Great and Anna-Euphrosyne Angelina	19 June 1205 – 1264	Galicia-Volhynia	Anna Mstislavna of Novgorod c.1220 eight children ? of Lithuania (niece of Mindaugas) c.1250 no children	1264 Kholm aged 62-63
Coloman of Galicia (Kálmán)		1208 Second son of Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania	1215 – 1221	Galicia-Volhynia (in opposition)	Salomea of Poland 1215 no children	May 1241 Čazma aged 32–33	Hungarian prince Kálmán, Prince of Halych (1214–15), became the first anointed and crowned and King of Galicia-Volhynia (rex Galiciae et Lodomeriae) in 1215. Despite that, the first nominal king of Galicia was Andrew II of Hungary (r.1188-90). Also Duke of Slavonia from 1226.
Mstislav III the Old		1156 Smolensk Second son of Roman I and Maria Sviatoslavna of Chernihiv	19 April 1214 – 2 June 1223	Kiev	Unknown 1116 seven children	2 June 1223 Kalchyk River aged 66-67
Gleb Sviatoslavich		1168 Fourth son of Sviatoslav III and Maria Vasilkovna of Polotsk	August 1215 – 1217	Chernihiv	Anastasia Rurikovna of Ovruch 1183 three children	1220 aged 51-52	Son-in-law of Rurik II.
Mstislav Sviatoslavich		c.1170 Fifth son of Sviatoslav III and Maria Vasilkovna of Polotsk	1217 – 31 May 1223	Chernihiv	Yasynya-Marfa Shvarnovna 1183 four children	31 May 1223 Kalchyk River aged 66-67	Brother-in-law of Vsevolod III.
Vladimir IV		September-December 1187 Second son of Rurik II and Anna Yurievna of Turov	1206 – 1213	Pereyaslavl	Unknown before 1239 four children	3 March 1239 Ovruch aged 51
			2 June 1223 – 1235 1236 – 3 March 1239	Kiev
Vladimir Vsevolodovich		25 October 1193 Sixth son of Vsevolod III and Maria Shvarnovna	1213–1215	Pereyaslavl	unknown before 1239 four children	6 December 1227 Starodub-on-the-Klyazma aged 34	After his death the Principality was integrated on the Principality of Yaroslavl and then on the Principality of Vladimir.
Pereyaslavl was annexed by Yaroslavl, and then by Vladimir-Suzdal. See Russian rulers for later princes.
Iziaslav IV		1186 Son of Mstislav III	1235–1236	Kiev	Agafia no children	1255 aged 68-69
Yaroslav III		8 February 1191 Pereslavl-Zalessky Fifth son of Vsevolod III and Maria Shvarnovna	1199 - 1206	Pereyaslavl	Unknown 1205 no children Rostislava of Novgorod 1214 (annulled 1216) no children Teodosia Mstislavna of Ryazan 1218 twelve children	30 September 1246 Karakorum aged 55	Also Grand Duke of Vladimir (1238-1246).
			1236–1238 20 - 30 September 1246	Kiev
Saint Michael II		1179 Kiev First son of Vsevolod IV and Maria Anastasia of Poland	1206	Pereyaslavl	Helena Daniilovna of Galicia-Volhynia 1210 or 1211 seven children	20 September 1246 Sarai aged 66-67	While in negotiations with the Golden Horde, his son Rostislav took briefly Kiev throne in 1239, before being expelled by Daniel of Galicia, who protected Kiev's throne until Michael's return in 1240. However, the city was destroyed in that year. Regained Chernihiv throne in 1243, co-ruling with his cousin Andrey Mstislavich.
			31 May 1223 - 1234 1243 - 20 September 1246	Chernihiv
			1238–1239 1239 – 20 September 1246	Kiev
Mstislav Glebovich		c.1210? Son of Gleb Sviatoslavich and Anastasia Rurikovna of Ovruch	1234 – 1239	Chernihiv	Unknown before 1239 two children	1239/40 aged 29-30?
Rostislav III		1189 Son of Mstislav III	1239	Kiev	Unknown five children	align="center"c.1240 aged 50-51	While Michael II was negotiating with the Golden Horde, Rostislav took Kiev in 1239, but was expelled by Daniel of Galicia, who put Voivode Dmytro to protect Kiev's throne.
Rostislav Mikhailovich		1219 First son of Michael II and Helena Daniilovna of Galicia-Volhynia	1239–1243	Chernihiv	Anna of Hungary 1243 five children	1262 Belgrade aged 42-43	While his father was negotiating with the Golden Horde, Rostislav took Chernihiv in 1239, which then returned to Michael. Rostislav made most of his career out of Rus', competing for the Bulgarian throne, and holding the titles of Duke of Macsó and Ban of Slavonia.
Andrey Mstislavich		? Son of Mstislav Glebovich	1245–1246	Chernihiv	Unknown	1246	Co-ruling with Michael II in Chernihiv.
Saint Alexander Nevsky		13 May 1221 Pereslavl-Zalessky Second son of Yaroslav III and Teodosia Mstislavna of Ryazan	30 September 1246 – 14 November 1263	Kiev	Praskovia-Alexandra Bryacheslavna of Polotsk 1239 five children Vassilissa before 1263 no children	14 November 1263 Gorodets aged 42	Also Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252-1263).
Andrey Vsevolodovich		c.1190 Second son of Vsevolod IV and Maria Anastasia of Poland	20 September 1246 – 1263	Chernihiv	Unknown	1263 aged 72-73
Yaroslav IV		1230 Sixth son of Yaroslav III and Teodosia Mstislavna of Ryazan	14 November 1263 – 16 September 1271	Kiev	Natalia before 1252 two children Saint Xenia of Tarusa 1265 four children	16 September 1271 Tver aged 40-41	Also Grand Prince of Vladimir.
Roman Mikhailovich I the Elder		c.1220 Second son of Michael II and Helena Daniilovna of Galicia-Volhynia	1263 - 1288	Chernihiv	Anna four children	1288 aged c.67-68
Leo I (Лев Дани́лович)		1228 Second son of Daniel and Anna Mstislavna of Novgorod	1264 – 1301	Galicia-Volhynia	Constance of Hungary 1246/47 three children	1301 Lviv aged 72-73	Moved the capital of Galicia from Kholm to Lviv in 1272. After his death Kiev fell to Lithuania: until at least 1362, were installed Lithuanian governors in Kiev.
			16 September 1271 – 1301	Kiev
Kiev annexed to Lithuania
Oleg Romanovich		c.1245 Second son of Roman Mikhailovich I and Anna	1288-1292/1303	Chernihiv	Unmarried	30 September 1307 aged c.61-62	Resigned.
Michael Alexandrovich		c.1240 Son of Alexander Romanovich, Prince of Bryansk	1292/1303-1307	Chernihiv	Unknown one child	After 1307 Chernihiv aged c.60-61	Grandson of Roman Mikhailovich I. With his death, the Chernigov line apparently died out; the principality was taken by the Ruriks of Smolensk, princes of Bryansk and descendants of Rostislav I and Roman I.
Chernihiv annexed to the Principality of Bryansk (1307-1401) and then to Lithuania (since 1401)
Yuri I (Ю́рій Льво́вич)		24 April 1252 Lviv Son of Leo I and Constance of Hungary	1301 – 21 April 1308	Galicia-Volhynia	Xenia Alexandrovna of Vladimir-Suzdal 1282 one child Euphemia of Kuyavia 1287 four children	21 April 1308 Lviv aged 55
Andrey (Андрій Юрієвич)		c.1290 Lviv First son of Yuri I and Euphemia of Kuyavia	21 April 1308 – May 1323	Galicia-Volhynia	Unknown one child	May 1323 Berestia aged c.32-33	Ruled jointly, and died also together in battle.
Leo II (Лев Юрійович)		c.1290 Lviv Second son of Yuri I and Euphemia of Kuyavia			Unknown
Maria (Марія Юріївна)		c.1290 Lviv First daughter of Yuri I and Euphemia of Kuyavia	May 1323 - 11 January 1341	Galicia-Volhynia (in Halych and Lviv)	Trojden I, Duke of Masovia 1310 four children	11 January 1341 aged c.50-51	Heiresses of the realm, and the true owners of power, Maria and Euphemia (aunt and niece) divided Halych-Volhynia in halves, and ruled them with their respective co-rulers: Maria ruled with her son, and Euphemia with her husband. Their division would also dictate the later Galicia–Volhynia Wars, in which Poland claimed all of the kingdom by having a higher claim than Lithuania. In spite of this, Poland kept only Halych, while Volhynia was annexed to Lithuania.
Yuri II Boleslav (Юрій-Болеслав Тройденович)		1311 Lviv First son of Trojden I, Duke of Masovia and Maria	May 1323 - 7 April 1340		Euphemia of Lithuania (uk) 1331 no children	7 April 1340 Volodymyraged 28-29
Anna-Euphemia (Ганна-Буча-Євфимія Андрійівна)		c.1310 Lviv Daughter of Andrey	May 1323 - c.1345?	Galicia-Volhynia (in Volhynia and Lutsk)	Liubartas 1321/23 no children	1345? aged c.34-35?
Liubartas (Лю́барт-Дмитро)		1311 Son of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Jaunė			Anna-Euphemia 1321/23 no children Olga Agafiya Konstantinovna of Rostov 1349 four children	4 August 1383 aged 71-72
Halych annexed to Poland; Volhynia annexed to Lithuania

Under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1362–1471)

In the early 1320s, a Lithuanian army led by Gediminas defeated a Slavic army led by Stanislav of Kiev at the Battle on the Irpen' River, and conquered the city. The Tatars, who also claimed Kiev, retaliated in 1324–1325, so while Kiev was ruled by a Lithuanian prince, it had to pay a tribute to the Golden Horde. Finally, as a result of the Battle of Blue Waters in 1362, Kiev and surrounding areas were incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania.

• Algimantas Alšėniškis (Olgimunt Holszański, Olgimont-Mykhailo Olshansky) (1324–1331)
• Fiodor of Kiev a.k.a. Teodoras Butvydaitis, brother of Gediminas (1331–1362)
• Vladimiras Algirdaitis (Volodymyr Olgerdovych) (1362–1394)
• Skirgaila (1395–1397)
• Ivan Olshansky (Jonas Alšėniškis) (1397–c. 1402)
• Jurgis Gedgaudas; lt (Jerzy Giedygołd) (1404–1411)
• Andriy Ivanovych Olshansky (c. 1412–c. 1422)
• Mykhailo Ivanovych Olshansky (1422–1432)
• Mykhailo Semenovych Boloban Olshansky (1433–1435)
• Švitrigaila (1435–c. 1440), Grand Duke of the Rus' (1432–c. 1440)
• Aleksandras Olelka (Olelko Volodymyrovych) (1443–1454)
• Simonas Olelkaitis (Semen Olelkovych) (1454–1471)

Princes and voivodes of Ruthenia

Kostiantyn Vasyl Ostrozky

Main articles: Kiev Voivodeship and List of voivodes of Kiev

As part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1471–1569)

• Martynas Goštautas (Marcin Gasztołd) (1471–1475)
• Ivan Chodkiewicz (Jonas Ivanas Chodkevičius) (1480–1484)
• Jerzy Pac (Jurgis Pacas) (1486–1492)
• Dymitr Putiatycz (Dmytro Putyatych) (1492–1505)
• Jerzy Montowtowicz (Jurgis Montovtt) (1505–1508)
• Jan Gliński (Jonas Glinskis, Ivan Hlynsky) (1508)
• Jerzy Holszański (Jurgis Alšėniškis, Yuriy Olshansky) (1508–1511)
• Jerzy Radziwiłł (Jurgis Radvila) (1511–1514)
• Andrzej Niemirowicz (Andriy Nemyrych) (1514–1541)
• Jan Holszański (Ivan Olshansky) (1542–1544)
• Fryderyk Proński (Semen Hlebovych Pronsky, Frederikas Prunskis) (1545–1555)
• Hrehory Chodkiewicz (Grigorijus Chodkevičius) (1555–1559)
• Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski (Kostiantyn Vasyl Ostrozky) (1559–1569)

Under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1793)

When the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was formed by the Union of Lublin in 1569, Kiev and surrounding areas, Podolia, Volhynia, and Podlaskie, as the Kiev Voivodeship, Bratslav Voivodeship, Volhynian Voivodeship, and Podlaskie Voivodeship, were transferred from Lithuania to Poland.

• Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski (1569–1608)
• Stanisław Żółkiewski (1608–1618)
• Tomasz Zamoyski (1619–1628)
• Aleksander Zasławski (1629)
• Stefan Chmielecki (1629–1630)
• Janusz Tyszkiewicz (1630–1649)
• Adam Kisiel (1650–1653)
  • since 1654 in Zhytomyr
• Stanisław Rewera Potocki (1655–1658)
• Jan Zamoyski (1658–1659)
• Jan Wyhowski (1659–1664)
• Stefan Czarniecki (1664–1665)
• Michał Stanisławski (1665–1668)
• Andrzej Potocki (1668–1681)
• Feliks Kazimierz Potocki (1682)
• Stefan Niemirycz (1682–1684)
• Marcin Kątski (1684–1702)
• Józef Potocki (1702–1744)
• Stanisław Potocki (1744–1756)
• Franciszek Salezy Potocki (1756–1772)
• Stanisław Lubomirski (1772–1785)
• Józef Gabriel Stempkowski (1785–1791)
• Antoni Protazy Potocki (1791–1793)

Cossack Hetmans

Main article: Hetmans of Ukrainian Cossacks

A Hetman was a military and civil leader, democratically elected by the Cossacks.

Under Lithuania and Poland (1486–1646)

Several Cossack regiments were operating in Ukraine at this time that were largely independent of each other, so some of the Hetmans' tenures overlap.

1486–1492		Yurii Pats	governor of Kyiv; organizer Cossack units.
1488–1495		Bohdan Hlynskyi	Cossack leader, destroyer Ochakov.
1492–1505		Dmytro Putyatych	Cossack leader.
1510–1524		Senko Polozovych	governor of Kyiv; Cossack leader.
1514–1535		Ostap Dashkevych	Cossack leader.
1516–1528		Przecław Lanckoroński	Cossack leader.
1550–1557		Dmytro Vyshnevetsky	founder of the fortress at Minor Khortytsia.
1568		Semen Birulia	Cossack leader.
1568		Karpo Maslo	Cossack leader.
1568		Andrush	Moldavian boyar Cossack leader.
1568		Lisun	Cossack leader.
1568		Yatsko Bilous	Cossack leader.
1568		Andrii Liakh	Cossack leader.
1577–1578		Ivan Pidkova	Cossack leader.
1578		Lukian Chornynskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1581		Samiilo Zborovskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1584		Bohdan Mykoshynskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1585		Mykhailo Ruzhynskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1585		Kyryk Ruzhynskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1585		Zakhar Kulaha	Cossack leader, hetman.
1586		Lukian Chornynskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1586		Bohdan Makoshynskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1588		Potrebatskyy	Cossack leader, hetman.
1589		Zachary Kulaga	Cossack leader, hetman.
1594		Bohdan Mykoshynskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1594–1596		Hryhoriy Loboda	Cossack leader.
1594–1596		Severyn Nalyvaiko	Cossack leader.
1596		Matvii Shaula	Cossack leader, hetman.
1596		Kryshtof Krempskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1596		Kryshtof Nechkovskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1596–1597		Hnat Vasylevych	Cossack leader, hetman.
1597		Tykhin Baibuza	Cossack leader, hetman.
1598		Florian Hedroits	Cossack leader.
1598		Mitlovskyi	Cossack leader.
1602–1603		Ivan Kutskovych	Cossack leader, hetman.
1603		Ivan Kosyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1606		Hryhorii Izapovych	Cossack leader, hetman.
1606		Samiilo Zborovskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1606		Bohdan Olevchenko	Cossack leader, hetman.
1617		Dmytro Barabash	Cossack leader, hetman.
1618		Mykhailo Skyba	Cossack leader.
1619–1621		Yatsko Nerodych	Cossack leader, hetman.
1620		Petro Odynets	Cossack leader.
1624		Hryhoriy Chorny	Cossack leader, hetman.
1625		Fedir Pyrskyi	Cossack leader, hetman.
1628		Hryhoriy Chorny	Cossack leader, hetman.
1629–1630		Hryhoriy Chorny	Cossack leader, hetman.
1630		Taras Fedorovych	Cossack leader, hetman.
1632		Andrii Didenko	Cossack leader, hetman.
1633		Dorofii Doroshenko	Cossack leader, acting hetman.
1633		Dorosh Kutskovych	Cossack leader, acting hetman.
1633		Hyria Kanevets	Cossack leader.
1633–1635		Ivan Sulyma	Cossack leader, hetman.
1636–1637		Vasyl Tomylenko	Cossack leader, hetman.
1637		Pavlo Pavliuk	Cossack leader, hetman.
1638		Yakiv Ostrianyn	Cossack leader, hetman.
1638		Dmytro Hunia	Cossack leader, hetman.
1639–1642		Karpo Pivtora-Kozhukha	Cossack leader, hetman.
1642–1646		Maksym Hulak	Cossack leader, hetman.

Cossack Hetmanate (1648–1764)

Following the Khmelnytsky uprising a new Cossack republic, the Hetmanate, was formed.

This section is an excerpt from Hetman of Zaporizhian Cossacks § Hetmans of Cossack Hetmanate.[edit]

No.	Hetman			Elected (event)	Took office	Left office
1			Bohdan Khmelnytsky (1596–1657) Зиновій-Богдан Хмельницький	1648 (Sich)	26 January 1648	6 August 1657	died
2			Yurii Khmelnytsky (1641–1685) Юрій Хмельницький	death of his father	6 August 1657	27 August 1657	reconsidered by the Council of Officers
3			Ivan Vyhovsky (????–1664) Іван Виговський	1657 (Korsun)	27 August 1657 (confirmed: 21 October 1657)	11 September 1659	surrendered title
4			Yurii Khmelnytsky (1641–1685) Юрій Хмельницький	1659 (Hermanivka)	11 September 1659 (confirmed: 11 September 1659)	October 1662	surrendered title
–			Pavlo Teteria (1620?–1670) Павло "Тетеря" Моржковський	1662 (Chyhyryn)	October 1662	July 1665	(legitimacy questioned)
5			Ivan Briukhovetsky (1623–1668) Іван Брюховецький	1663 (Nizhyn)	27 June 1663 (confirmed: 27 June 1663)	17 June 1668	died
6			Petro Doroshenko (1627–1698) Петро Дорошенко	1666 (Chyhyryn)	10 October 1665 (confirmed: January 1666)	19 September 1676	surrendered to Ivan Samoylovych
–			Demian Mnohohrishny (1631–1703) Дем'ян Многогрішний	1669 (Hlukhiv)	17 December 1668 (confirmed: 3 March 1669)	April 1672	arrested and exiled to Siberia
7			Ivan Samoylovych (1630s–1690) Іван Самойлович	1672 (Cossack Grove)	17 June 1672	August 1687	arrested and exiled to Siberia
8			Ivan Mazepa (1639-1709) Іван Мазепа	1687 (Kolomak)	4 August 1687	6 November 1708	"stripped" of a title, discredited
9			Ivan Skoropadsky (1646–1722) Іван Скоропадський	1708 (Hlukhiv)	6 November 1708	14 July 1722	died
–			Pavlo Polubotok (1660–1724) Павло Полуботок	appointed hetman	1722	1724	died in prison
Collegium of Little Russia (Stepan Velyaminov) 1722-1727
10			Danylo Apostol (1654–1734) Данило Апостол	1727 (Hlukhiv)	12 October 1727	29 March 1734	died
–			Yakiv Lyzohub (1675–1749) Яків Лизогуб	appointed hetman	1733	1749	died
provisional Hetman Government Administration 1734-1745
11			Kyrylo Rozumovsky (1728–1803) Кирило Розумовський	1750 (Hlukhiv)	22 February 1750	1764	resigned
Collegium of Little Russia 1764-1786 (Pyotr Rumyantsev)

Historians such as Mykola Arkas question legitimacy of the Teteria's elections accusing the later in corruption. Also some sources claim election of Teteria being taken place in January 1663. The election of Teteria led to the Povoloch Regiment Uprising in 1663, followed by bigger number of unrest in the modern region of Kirovohrad Oblast as well as Polesie (all in the Right-bank Ukraine). Moreover, the political crisis that followed the Pushkar–Barabash Uprising divided the Cossack Hetmanate completely on both bank of Dnieper River. Coincidentally, on 10 January 1663, the Tsardom of Muscovy created the new Little Russian Office (Prikaz) within its Ambassadorial Office.

Vouched by Charles Marie François Olier, marquis de Nointel, Yuriy Khmelnytsky was freed from the Ottoman captivity, appointed and along with Pasha Ibragim was sent to Ukraine fight the Moscow forces of Samoilovych and Romadanovsky. In 1681 Mehmed IV appointed George Ducas the Hetman of Ukraine, replacing Khmelnytsky.

Following the anathema on Mazepa and the election of Ivan Skoropadsky, Cossack Hetmanate was included into the Russian Government of Kiev in December 1708. Upon the death of Skoropadsky, the Hetman elections were disrupted and were awarded as a gift and a type of princely titles, first to Moldavian nobleman and later to the Russian Empress favorite.

On 5 April 1710 the council of cossacks, veterans of the battle at Poltava, elected Pylyp Orlyk as the Hetman of Ukraine in exile. Orlyk waged a guerrilla warfare at the southern borders of the Russian Empire with the support from Ottoman and Swedish empires.

The Ruin (1660–1764) was a time in Ukrainian history when the country fell into disarray and chaos. Afterwards, the Cossack state emerged as a vassal of the Russian Empire. During this period a number of hetmans stayed in power for short periods of time and often controlled only parts of the country. Moreover, the Treaty of Andrusovo (1667) split the Cossack Hetmanate along the Dnieper River into Left-bank Ukraine, which enjoyed a degree of autonomy within the Tsardom of Russia; and Right-bank Ukraine which remained part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and at times (1672–1699) part of the Ottoman Empire.

Right-bank Ukraine			Left-bank Ukraine
Polish protectorate				Russian protectorate
1660—1663		Yurii Khmelnytsky	1660—1663		Yakym Somko
1663—1665		Pavlo Teteria	1663—1668		Ivan Briukhovetsky
1665—1668		Petro Doroshenko
Unification
1668—1669		Petro Doroshenko

Partition
Right-bank Ukraine						Left-bank Ukraine
Osman protectorate			Polish protectorate			Russian protectorate			Swedish protectorate
1669—1676		Petro Doroshenko	1669—1674		Mykhailo Khanenko	1669—1672		Demian Mnohohrishny
1678—1681		Yurii Khmelnytsky	1675—1679		Ostap Gogol	1672—1687		Ivan Samoilovych
1681—1684		Gheorghe Duca	1683—1684		Stefan Kunicki
1685		Yurii Khmelnytsky	1684—1689		Andrii Mohyła
						1687—1708		Ivan Mazepa
Unification
						1708—1722		Ivan Skoropadsky	1708—1709		Ivan Mazepa
									1708—1718		Pylyp Orlyk
1718—1742		Pylyp Orlyk				1722—1724		Pavlo Polubotok
						1727—1734		Danylo Apostol
						1750—1764		Kirill Razumovsky

Under the Russian Empire and the Habsburg monarchy

After the dissolution of the Cossack Hetmanate, a new Little Russian collegium was established in 1764, and the Zaporozhian Host was disbanded in 1775. As a result of the second and third Partitions of Poland in 1793 and 1795, eastern and central parts of the territory of present-day Ukraine were incorporated directly into the Russian Empire. The western part became part of the Habsburg monarchy earlier, in the following order: Carpathian Ruthenia (1526/1699), Galicia (1772), and Bukovina (1775).

Ukraine In the Russian Empire (1721–1917)

1721 – 1725 Peter I the Great (Петро І Великий)

1725 – 1727 Catherine I (Катерина І)

1727 – 1730 Peter II (Петро II)

1730 – 1740 Anna (Анна)

1741 – 1742 Elizabeth (Єлизавета Петрівна)

1742 Peter III (Петро III)

1762 – 1796 Catherine II the Great (Катерина II Велика)

1796 – 1801 Paul I (Павло І)

1801 – 1825 Alexander I the Blessed (Олександр I Блаженний)

1825 – 1855 Nicholas I (Микола І)

1855 – 1881 Alexander II the Liberator (Олександр II Визволитель)

1881 – 1894 Alexander III the Peacemaker (Олександр III Миротворець)

1894 – 1917 Nicholas II (Микола II)

The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria in the Austrian Empire (1772–1918)

1772 – 1780 Maria Theresa (Марія Терезія)

1780 – 1790 Joseph II (Йосип II)

1790 – 1792 Leopold II (Леопольд II)

1792 – 1835 Francis II (Франциск II)

1835 – 1848 Ferdinand I (Фердинанд І)

1848 – 1916 Francis Joseph I (Франц Йосип І)

1916 – 1918 Charles I (Карл I)

Leaders during the War of Independence

Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1921)

The Ukrainian People's Republic was formed after the beginning of Russian Revolution of 1917 and Ukrainian War of Independence, and lasted until the Peace of Riga between Poland and Soviet Russia in March 1921. The state leadership position title varied and, despite a rather widespread misconception, none of them had an official Presidential title.

The Directorate of Ukraine was a provisional council of the UNR formed after Skoropadskyi's Hetmanate fell apart. On 22 January 1919, the Act of Unification of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic was passed. The text of the universal was made by the members of the Directory.

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Began office	Left office	Party	Title(s)
—		Volodymyr Pavlovych Naumenko (1852–1919)	17 (4) March 1917	28 (15) March 1917	Constitutional Democratic Party	Chairman of the Central Rada
1		Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866–1934)	28 (15) March 1917	29 April 1918	Ukrainian Socialist-Revolutionary Party	Chairman of the Central Rada
2		Volodymyr Vynnychenko (1880–1951)	14 December 1918	11 February 1919	Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party	Chairman of the Directory
3		Symon Petliura (1879–1926)	11 February 1919	10 November 1920	Independent	Chairman of the Directory

Ukrainian State (1918)

Following a coup inspirated by the German military authorities on 29 April 1918, an authoritarian provisional state was proclaimed by a former Imperial Russian General Pavlo Skoropadskyi, who proclaimed himself Hetman of Ukraine. This regime was deposed in December same year, when the Ukrainian People's Republic was reinstalled, now led by the Directory.

Hetman			Reign	Dynasty
		Pavlo Skoropadskyi (1873–1945)	29 April 1918 – 14 December 1918	Skoropadsky

Western Ukrainian People's Republic (1918–1919)

The government of the Western Ukrainian People's Republic, which was proclaimed on 19 October 1918, united with the Ukrainian People's Republic on 22 January 1919, although this was mostly a symbolic act because the western Ukrainians retained their own Ukrainian Galician Army and government structure. After the Polish-Ukrainian War, Poland took over most of territory of the West Ukrainian People's Republic by July 1919.

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Began office	Left office	Party	Title(s)
1		Yevhen Petrushevych (1863–1940)	18 October 1918	22 January 1919	Ukrainian National Democratic Party	President

Leaders after the War of Independence

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1917–1991)

See also: First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine

The nomenclature for the head of state position was changing. At first it was called the Chairman of the Central Executive Committee, then it was called the Uprising Nine (Povstanburo) which was later reorganized into the Central Military-Revolutionary Committee (sort of revkom). In mid July 1918 there were some biases about the idea of the Ukrainian SSR, but with the help of more nationally inclined bolsheviks such as Skrypnyk, Zatonsky, and others the government of the Soviet Ukraine was preserved. After the defeat of Directoria the head of state was again called as the chairman of the Central Executive Committee. Ukraine was incorporated into the Soviet Union on 30 December 1922. Since 1938 the position began to be called as the chairman of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada which was abolished in 1990. From 1990 to 1991 it was simply the head of the Verkhovna Rada until the introduction of the office of the President of Ukrainian SSR.

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Began office	Left office	Party	Title(s)
1		Yukhym Medvedev (1886–1936)	24 December 1917	18 March 1918	Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party	Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
2		Volodymyr Zatonsky (1888–1938)	18 March 1918	18 April 1918	Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (bolshevik)	Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
—		Ukrainian Bureau For Directing the Partisan Resistance Against the German Occupiers	18 April 1918	28 November 1918	Communist Party of Ukraine (bolshevik)	Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
—		Georgy Pyatakov (1890–1937)	28 November 1918	29 January 1919	Communist Party of Ukraine (bolshevik)	Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
—		Christian Rakovsky (1873–1941)	29 January 1919	10 March 1919	Communist Party of Ukraine (bolshevik)	Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
3		Grigory Petrovsky (1878–1958)	10 March 1919	10 March 1938	Communist Party of Ukraine (bolshevik)	Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
—		Leonid Korniyets (1901–1967)	10 March 1938	25 July 1938	Communist Party of Ukraine (bolshevik)	Chairmen of the Central Executive Committee
—		Mykhailo Burmystenko (1902–1941)	25 July 1938	27 July 1938	Communist Party of Ukraine (bolshevik)	First speaker of Verkhovna Rada
4		Leonid Korniyets (1901–1969)	27 July 1938	28 July 1939	Communist Party of Ukraine (bolshevik)	Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada
			28 July 1939	14 January 1954	Communist Party of Ukraine (bolshevik)	Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada
5		Demyan Korotchenko (1894–1969)	14 January 1954	7 April 1969	Communist Party of Ukraine	Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada
6		Oleksandr Liashko (1915–2002)	7 April 1969	8 June 1972	Communist Party of Ukraine	Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada
7		Ivan Hrushetsky (1904–1982)	8 June 1972	24 June 1976	Communist Party of Ukraine	Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada
8		Oleksiy Vatchenko (1914–1984)	24 June 1976	22 November 1984	Communist Party of Ukraine	Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada
9		Valentyna Shevchenko (1935–2020)	22 November 1984	4 June 1990	Communist Party of Ukraine	Chairmen of the Presidium of Verkhovna Rada
10		Vladimir Ivashko (1932–1994)	4 June 1990	9 July 1990	Communist Party of Ukraine	Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada
—		Ivan Plyushch (1941–2014)	9 July 1990	23 July 1990	Communist Party of Ukraine	Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada
11		Leonid Kravchuk (1934–2022)	23 July 1990	24 August 1991	Communist Party of Ukraine	Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada

Directorate of the UPR in exile (1920–1948)

In Paris and Prague to 1945; in New York City during 1945–1946; in Munich during 1945–1948:

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Began office	Left office	Party
1		Symon Petliura (1879–1926)	12 November 1920	25 May 1926	Independent
2		Andriy Livytskyi (1879–1954)	25 May 1926	16 July 1948	Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party

Carpatho-Ukraine (1939)

  Christian People's Party

No.		Portrait	Name	In Office From	In Office Until	Party
1			Avgustyn Voloshyn 1874–1945	15 March 1939	16 March 1939	Christian People's Party

Ukrainian State (1941)

Prime Minister of the Ukrainian State:   Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists

No.		Portrait	Name	In Office From	In Office Until	Party
1			Yaroslav Stetsko 1912–1986	30 June 1941	9 July 1941	Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists

Presidents of the UPR in exile (1948–1992)

In Munich during 1948–1992, and in New York City in 1992:

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Began office	Left office	Party
1		Andriy Livytskyi (1879–1954)	16 July 1948	17 January 1954	Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party
2		Stepan Vytvytskyi (1884–1965)	17 January 1954	9 October 1965	Independent
3		Mykola Livytskyi (1907–1989)	9 October 1965	8 December 1989	Independent
4		Mykola Plaviuk (1925–2012)	8 December 1989	22 August 1992	Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists

Presidents of modern Ukraine

Main articles: List of presidents of Ukraine and President of Ukraine

On 5 July 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR passed a law establishing the post of the "President of the Ukrainian SSR". The title was changed to "President of Ukraine" upon the proclamation of independence on 24 August 1991, simultaneously making then-Speaker of the parliament Leonid Kravchuk acting president.

The first presidential election in Ukraine was held on 1 December 1991. On 22 August 1992, the last President of the Ukrainian People's Republic in exile Mykolva Plaviuk transferred his authorities to the first post-Soviet president Leonid Kravchuk.

  Non-partisan, without support or independent   People's Union "Our Ukraine"   Party of Regions   All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"   Petro Poroshenko Bloc "Solidarity"   Servant of the People

№	President		Took office	Left office	Elected	Party
—		Leonid Kravchuk (1934–2022)	24 August 1991	5 December 1991	—	Independent
1			5 December 1991	19 July 1994	1991
2		Leonid Kuchma (Born 1938)	19 July 1994	23 January 2005	1994 1999	Independent
3		Viktor Yushchenko (Born 1954)	23 January 2005	25 February 2010	2004	Our Ukraine
4		Viktor Yanukovych (Born 1950)	25 February 2010	22 February 2014	2010	Party of Regions
—		Oleksandr Turchynov (Born 1964)	23 February 2014	7 June 2014	—	Fatherland
5		Petro Poroshenko (Born 1965)	7 June 2014	20 May 2019	2014	Petro Porshenko Bloc
6		Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Born 1978)	20 May 2019	Incumbent	2019	Servant of the People

Timeline

See also

• List of Ukrainian rulers
• Prime Minister of Ukraine
• Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
• Igor Zhovkva