The Dorpat Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo dorpackie or ''województwo derpskie'') was a unit of administrative division and local government in the

Duchy of Livonia The Duchy of Livonia ( or ; lt, Livonijos kunigaikštystė; la, Ducatus Ultradunensis; et, Liivimaa hertsogkond; lv, Pārdaugavas hercogiste; german: Herzogtum Livland), also referred to as Polish Livonia or Livonia ( pl, link=no, Inflanty) ...

, part of the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...

, from 1598 until the

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

conquest of

Livonia Livonia ( liv, Līvõmō, et, Liivimaa, fi, Liivinmaa, German and Scandinavian languages: ', archaic German: ''Liefland'', nl, Lijfland, Latvian and lt, Livonija, pl, Inflanty, archaic English: ''Livland'', ''Liwlandia''; russian: Ли ...

in the 1620s. The seat of the

voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...

was in the town of Dorpat (

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

), while the regional assembly (

sejmik A sejmik (, diminutive of ''sejm'', occasionally translated as a ''dietine''; lt, seimelis) was one of various local parliaments in the history of Poland and history of Lithuania. The first sejmiks were regional assemblies in the Kingdom of ...

) for the whole province of

was located in Wenden. The area of the Dorpat Voivodeship was app. 9,000 square kilometers, and it had two senators in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The voivodeship was created by King

Zygmunt III Waza Sigismund III Vasa ( pl, Zygmunt III Waza, lt, Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to ...

in 1598, out of the Dorpat Presidency, which had existed since the Truce of Jam Zapolski (1582). It was divided into five

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

: *district (starostwo) of

Dorpat Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

(''Tartu'') *district (starostwo) of Oberpahlen (''Põltsamaa'') *district (starostwo) of Lais (''Laiuse'') *district (starostwo) of Kirrumpah (''Kirumpää'') *district (starostwo) of Neuhausen (''Vastseliina'') It effectively ceased to exist in 1621, when northern Livonia was conquered by the

Swedish Empire The Swedish Empire was a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region during the 17th and early 18th centuries ( sv, Stormaktstiden, "the Era of Great Power"). The beginning of the empire is usually ta ...

, and turned into

Swedish Livonia Swedish Livonia ( sv, Svenska Livland) was a dominion of the Swedish Empire from 1629 until 1721. The territory, which constituted the southern part of modern Estonia (including the island of Ösel ceded by Denmark after the Treaty of Bröm ...

(see also

Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) The Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) was twice interrupted by periods of truce and thus can be divided into: * Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) * Polish–Swedish War (1617–18) * Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625) The Polish–Swedish W ...

). Officially, the Dorpat Voivodeship was liquidated in 1660, following the

Treaty of Oliva The Treaty or Peace of Oliva of 23 April (OS)/3 May (NS) 1660Evans (2008), p.55 ( pl, Pokój Oliwski, sv, Freden i Oliva, german: Vertrag von Oliva) was one of the peace treaties ending the Second Northern War (1655-1660).Frost (2000), p.183 ...

. Nevertheless, the title of

Voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...

of Dorpat was kept until the

Partitions of Poland The Partitions of Poland were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place toward the end of the 18th century and ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania for 12 ...

, as the so-called "fictitious title" ( pl, urzad fikcyjny).

Castellans of Dorpat

*1599–1609 Maciej Leniek *1612–1625 Bertrand Olszer

Titular castellans

*1627–1631 Aleksander Massalski *1638–1643 Piotr Rudomina-Dusiacki *1644–1646 Henryk Denhoff

Voivodes

The voivodes of Dorpat Voivodeship. *1598–1600 Jan Abramowicz, *1598

Gerard Denhoff Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this ca ...

(Gerhard Dönhoff; c. 1550–1598) ( pl) *1600–1602

Marcin Kurcz Marcin (Polish pronunciation: ) is a male given name or surname. Notable people with the name Marcin include: Given name * Marcin Dorociński (born 1973), Polish actor * Marcin Gortat (born 1984), Polish basketball player * Marcin Held (born 199 ...

(died 1602) ( pl) *1609–1617

Teodor Dadźbog Karnkowski Teodor is a masculine given name. In English, it is a cognate of Theodore. Notable people with the name include: * Teodor Muzaka III, Albanian nobleman who was born in 1393. * Teodor Andrault de Langeron (19th century), President of Warsaw * Teod ...

(1573–1617) *1617–1627

Mikołaj Kiszka Mikołaj is the Polish cognate of given name Nicholas, used both as a given name and a surname. It may refer to people: In Polish (or Polish-Lithuanian) nobility: * Mikołaj Firlej (died 1526), Polish nobleman, Hetman, diplomat, and expert of sou ...

(c. 1588–1644)

Titular voivodes

*26 August 1625 ''Tartu capitulated to Sweden'' *1627–1634

Kasper Doenhoff Prince Kasper Doenhoff (german: Kaspar von Dönhoff, pl, Kacper Denhoff, 1587–1645) was a Polish nobleman of Baltic-German extraction, a Reichsfürst of the Holy Roman Empire and Governor of Dorpat Province within the Polish–Lithuanian Co ...

(Caspar Dönhoff; c. 1588–1645) *1634–1640 Gothard Jan Tyzenhauz (died 1640) *1641–1651 Andrzej Leszczyński (c. 1606–1651) *1651–1651 Enoch Kolenda *1651–1654

Teodor Denhoff Teodor is a masculine given name. In English, it is a cognate of Theodore. Notable people with the name include: *Teodor Muzaka III, Albanian nobleman who was born in 1393. * Teodor Andrault de Langeron (19th century), President of Warsaw * Teodor ...

(died 1654) ( pl) *1654–1654 Zygmunt Opacki (died 1654) *1654–1658 Olbracht Opacki (c. 1621–1680)' *?–1657 Aleksander Ludwik Wolff *1657–1658 Zygmunt Wybranowski *1658–1660 Przecław Paweł Leszczyński (1605–1670) *1670–1676 Samuel Leszczyński (1637–1676)

References

{{coord, 58.375863, 26.726967, format=dms, display=title, type:landmark Voivodeships of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Historical regions in Estonia History of Tartu 16th century in Estonia 17th century in Estonia Duchy of Livonia 1598 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1621 disestablishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth States and territories disestablished in the 1620s Organisations based in Livonia