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Duchy Of Estonia (other)
The Duchy of Estonia may refer to: * Duchy of Estonia (1219–1346) – ''Hertugdømmet Estland'', a Dominum directum of King of Denmark * Duchy of Estonia (1561–1721) – ''Hertigdömet Estland'', a dominion of the Kingdom of Sweden *Duchy of Estonia (1721–1917) or Governorate of Estonia – ''Эстляндская губерния, Estlyandskaya guberniya'', a viceroyalty of the Russian Empire {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Estonia (1219–1346)
The Duchy of Estonia (, ), also known as Danish Estonia, was a direct dominion () of the King of Denmark from 1219 until 1346 when it was sold to the Teutonic Order and became part of the ''State of the Teutonic Order, Ordensstaat''. Denmark rose as a great military and mercantile power in the 12th century. It had an interest in ending the frequent Oeselians, Estonian attacks that threatened its Baltic trade. Danish fleets attacked Estonia in 1170, 1194, and 1197. In 1206, King Valdemar II and archbishop Andreas Sunonis led a raid on Ösel island (Saaremaa). The Kings of Denmark claimed Estonia, and this was recognised by Pope Honorius III. In 1219, the fleet of Valdemar II landed in the harbor of Lindanise (Tallinn) and defeated the local Estonians in the Battle of Lyndanisse, Battle of Lindanise. This brought northern Estonia under Danish rule until the St. George's Night Uprising, Estonian uprising in 1343, after which the territories were taken over by the Teutonic Order. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Estonia (1561–1721)
The Duchy of Estonia (; ; ), also known as Swedish Estonia (), was a dominion of the Swedish Empire from 1561 until 1721 during the time that most or all of Estonia was under Swedish rule. The territory was eventually ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Nystad, following its capitulation during a plague outbreak in the Great Northern War. The dominion arose during the Livonian War, when the northern parts of present-day Estonia — Reval (Tallinn) and the counties of , , and — submitted to the Swedish king in 1561, and in 1581. It is also colloquially known as the "good old Swedish times" () by Estonians, but this expression was not used before the following Russian rule, in the beginning of which the situation of Estonian peasantry declined rapidly; to gain the support of the German Baltic nobility, Russia gave them more power over the peasantry. List of governors Governors (1561–1674) * (2 August 1561 – 27 February 1562) * Klas Horn (acting; August 1561) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
