Yuri Manuilovich Trakhaniot (c1445-c1510)



Yuri Manuilovich Trakhaniot (c1445-c1510) was a Greek courtier, diplomat, writer and interpreter ybe a translator. Greek court Sophia Palaiologina and later in the service of [[Ivan III of Russia (1440-1505)|Ivan III]], Grand Duke of Moscow. .

There are versions that Italian sources reported about George Greco and Nicola Dzhislardi arrived in Rome from Moscow in 1468, is meant Yuri Trahaniot, but this hypothesis is not widely recognized. Significantly Trahaniot arrived in Moscow in 1469, the with the project of marriage of Grand Prince of MoscowIvan III andSophia Palaeologus , daughter moreyskogo despotThomas. In 1472, the He arrived in Moscow with his brother Dmitri in the retinue of Sophia. On any of its activities in Russia over the next thirteen years is not known. If it is the proposed in the literature and identification Trahaniota George Perkamoty (Perkaneota), which is indicated in the Italian sources, in the years 1485-1486. He led the diplomatic negotiations in Milan and Venice. With the words Perkamoty was written description of the Russian state, which took currency in Europe. In 1489 he again went as ambassador to the Empire, in 1494 received the ambassadors of Hansa, in 1500-1501 years. - Was the ambassador to Denmark to King Johann. In court Trahanioty grouping, of course, belonged to the Party Sofia Palaeologus and her son, the future Czar Vasily III. According to its verospovedvniyu they were Orthodox Uniates. Party Sofia Palaeologus was in opposition to the palace circle Helena Voloshanki, which were distributed non-traditional religious ideas that were later condemned as heresy of the Judaizers. Hence Trahaniotov contacts with Novgorod Archbishop Gennady, who was a staunch fighter against religious dissent. Brother, George, Dmitry, was to Gennady note about the expected end of the world in connection with 7000 year according to the Orthodox calendar. Gennady through Yuri received from the German ambassador, information created by the Spanish Inquisition, and hatched a plan to create a similar organization in Russia. While in Italy in 1489 - 1491 years., J. Trahaniot invited to Russia scholar medic from Luebeck Nikola Boolean, the court physician of the Pope, who became a doctor of Ivan III. Boolean Muscovites would help in drawing up new Paskhalov. The doctor turned to writing by Gennady Samuel Evreinov against Judaism. At the request of Gennady Yuri Trahaniot in 1492-1493 years. invited to Novgorod pioneer of Lübeck B. Hoth, he was accepted into the service of the archbishop, but Gotanu failed to implement its project. According to the chronicle of Lübeck, printer drowned in a river.

After 1501 the name of Yuri Trahaniota disappears from the pages of sources.