Ivan Mikhailovich Viskovatyi

Ivan Mikhailovich Viskovatiy (Viskovatov) (Иван Михайлович Висковатый (Висковатов); died 1570 in Moscow) was a Russiandiplomat and head of the Posolsky Prikaz (foreign ministry).

Viskovatiy rose to the rank of dyak by 1549 during Ivan the Terrible's intensive organizational activities.^[1] Together with Alexei Adashev, he managed Russia's foreign relations during the 1550s.^[1] Historians believe that the Posolsky Prikaz was formally established in 1556, owing in part to the efforts of Viskovatiy.^[1] He was also the one to inventory the archives of the ministry of foreign affairs.^[2] In 1561, Viskovatiy was appointed the keeper of the seal, combining the custody of the seal of the Russian state with the diplomatic department.^[1] This tradition would remain in place until the 17th century.^[1] As keeper of the seal, Viskovatiy was also made a member of the Boyar Duma.^[1]

When Ivan the Terrible became seriously ill in 1553, Viskovatiy was among the first to swear allegiance to the tsar's infant son, Dmitry Ivanovich, opposing the faction supporting Vladimir of Staritsa.^[2] In 1554, Viskovatiy was appointed a member of the boyar investigation committee regarding PrinceSemeon Rostovsky's treason.^[2] During the 1553–1554 church councils, Viskovatiy accused the priest Sylvester and others in disputes over religious doctrine and the canonicity of newly painted icons. The council rejected his accusations and imposed a three-year penance on Viskovatiy.^[2] In 1563, Viskovatiy went on a diplomatic mission to Denmark to hold negotiations on Livonian affairs during the build-up to the Northern Seven Years' War.^[1] In 1566, Viskovatiy took part in the Zemsky Sobor.^[2]

ヴィスコヴァティは1560年代に皇帝の不名誉から逃れることができた。^{[ 2 ]} 1570年、彼はノヴゴロドをポーランド王に、アストラハンとカザンをトルコのスルタンに与えようとしたとして告発された。^{[ 2 ]}彼は1570年、オプリチニナの恐怖政治の最中にモスクワで公開処刑された。^{[ 2 ]}彼の妻は修道院に送られた。^{[ 2 ]}

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