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Aleksey Fyodorovich Adashev (Russian: Адашев, Алексей Фёдорович, died 1561) was a Russian statesman, okolnichy, postelnichy , voivode of Livonia. He was a confidant of Tsar Ivan the Terrible , but fell out of favor and was imprisoned in Yuryev (now Tartu ) in 1560, where he died.
Dec 31, 2023 · I know Aleksey Adashev, who was a, okolnichy, a very similar rank to boyar and close advisor of Ivan IV opposed a continuation of the war in 1560. Prince Kurbsky opposed the continuation of the war by 1560 and Ivan Sheremetev together with Nikita Sheremetev did as well, both members of the wealthy Boyar Sheremetev family and on the Boyar council.
Other articles where Chosen Council is discussed: Ivan the Terrible: Early reforms: …aegis of the so-called “Chosen Council,” an informal advisory body in which the leading figures were the tsar’s favourites Aleksey Adashev and the priest Silvestr. The council’s influence waned and then disappeared in the early 1560s, however, after the death of Ivan’s first wife and of Makari, by ...
Feb 27, 2020 · During the first part of his reign, Ivan instituted a number of domestic reforms that historians praise—most notably, a new law code, a new system for tax collection, and allowing for local elections of police and judges—but Ivan later rejected them as the work of his advisers Aleksey Adashev and the priest Sylvester.
At the same time, Aleksey Adashev was in charge of the state archive, kept the state chronicle and participated in compiling a set of digit books and the “sovereign genealogy”. In 1553 - 1560, being inseparable from the tsar, according to Kurbsky, "he was very useful to the common thing." Adashev was also an outstanding diplomat of his time.
Kurbsky, priest Sylvester and Aleksey Adashev were all once trusted advisors of Ivan. Little information has been recovered as to the origins of Sylvester. Of importance is his influence over Ivan in his youth as spiritual guidance and mentor. Adashev was a man of humble origins who rose swiftly in rank to serve the Tsar.
Philipp Schall von Bell was taken prisoner by Aleksey Adashev's men; in total, the Russians captured eleven senior officers and 120 German nobles. Initially, the Muscovite commanders treated the prisoners with respect, hoping that this would help in securing the loyalty of conquered Livonia.
