Revel Governorate or Tallinn Governorate (russian: Ревельская губерния) was an administrative unit in the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

from 1719 to 1783.

History

The Tallinn Governorate was originally formed in 1719, by the Russian Tsar Peter the Great's decree of 29 May 1719, and included four North-

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n counties ( Läänemaa,

Harjumaa Harju County ( et, Harju maakond or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in Northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the sout ...

, Järvamaa and

Virumaa Virumaa ( la, Vironia; Low German: ''Wierland''; Old Norse: ''Virland'') is a former independent county in Ancient Estonia. Now it is divided into Ida-Viru County or Eastern Vironia and Lääne-Viru County or Western Vironia. Vironians built ...

), as the

Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru county, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia international border. With 54 ...

region was originally merged with the St Petersburg Governorate. The Estonian territories were conquered from Sweden in the Northern War by the Russian Tsarist troops in October 1710 ( Viibur on 24 June 1710, Riga on 15 July,

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet ...

on 23 August, then

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and

Haapsalu Haapsalu () is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lääne County, and on 1 January 2020 it had a population of 9,375. Description Haapsalu has been well known for centuries for its ...

Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276. Th ...

on 26 September and

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

on 10 October). In the course of the Northern War, the Russian troops had already conquered Virumaa, which was called Narva Province, and Tartumaa, which was called Tartu Province (Дерптский уезд), and which were part of the St Petersburg Governorate, in 1708. Sweden formally ceded the territories of Estonia conquered during the 1710 war in the Treaty of Uusikaupunki in 1721. After the Great Northern War, the Swedish system of administration and government remained in Estonia. This was ensured by the acts of capitulation of the Estonian towns, by which the Estonian knighthood and the town of Tallinn surrendered to the Russian troops in the Great Northern War. From 1713 to 1722, Tartu county belonged to the governorate. However in 1722 Tartu county rejoined the

Riga Governorate Riga Governorate or the Province of Riga (russian: Рижская губерния) was the administrative region of the Russian Empire in modern southern Estonia and northern Latvia from 1713 to 1783. The Province of Riga was formed to replace th ...

. In 1727, Narva County was separated from the St. Petersburg Governorate, but the town of Narva and Jaanilinna remained in the St. Petersburg Governorate, where it was the capital of Jamburg County from 1775 to 1802. The eastern border of the Revel Governorate (Narva County) began at Joala Manor and went to the mouth of the Narva River, but further work on defining the border stopped in 1784. In 1783, Tallinn deputy governorate was formed from Tallinn governorate, and in 1796, together with Narva county, which was separated from St. Petersburg governorate, the Estonian governorate was formed.

Administrative Divisions

In 1719, the Russian Empire carried out a reform of the administrative division of territories, dividing governorates into provinces and provinces into districts. The administrative division of the Tallinn Governorate, due to its small territory, was not divided into provinces, but only into districts, and in 1719 was as follows: Harju district (Russian: Гарриенский дистрикт), which included the parishes of Kuusalu, Jõelähtme, Harju-Jaani, Jüri, Juuru, Kose, Rapla, Hageri, Nissi, Keila, Madise and Risti. Virumaa distrikt (Вирляндский дистрикт) comprising the parishes of Jõhvi, Vaivara, Lüganuse, Viru-Nigula, Rakvere, Haljala, Kadrina, Jaagupi, Väike-Maarja and Simuna Järva distrikt (Эрвенский дистрикт) comprising the parishes of Ambla, Jaani, Madise, Koeru, Peetri, Anna and Türi Haapsalu district (Викский дистрикт), comprising Märjamaa, Vigala, Kullamaa, Martna, Kirbla, Lääne-Nigula, Ridala, Lihula, Karuse, Hanila, Mihkli, Haapsalu parishes and islands.

Governors

*1710 - 1711 , Governor General of Tallinn Rudolph Felix Bauer (1667–1717) *1711 - 1719 , Governor General of Tallinn

Aleksandr Menshikov Prince Aleksander Danilovich Menshikov (russian: Алекса́ндр Дани́лович Ме́ншиков, tr. ; – ) was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora ...

(1673–1729) *1719 - 1728 , Governor General of Tallinn

Fyodor Apraksin Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (also ''Apraxin''; russian: Фёдор Матве́евич Апра́ксин; 27 October 1661 10 November 1728, Moscow) was one of the first Russian admirals, governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, was ...

(1661–1728) *1728 - 1736 , Governor General of Tallinn Baron Friedrich von Löwen (1654–1744) *1736–1736 , Governor / Governor-General of Estonia Count Platon Mussin-Pushkin (1698–1742), True State Counselor (Secret Counselor) *1736 –1738, Governor General of Tallinn Lieutenant General Sebastian Ernst von Manstein (died 1747) *1738 –1740, Governor General of Tallinn Count

Gustav Otto Douglas Count Gustaf (also Gustav) Otto Douglas (23 February 1687 – 2 February 1771) was a Swedish mercenary of Scottish descent, grandson of Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge. He was captured by the Russian army in the Battle of Poltava during the ro ...

(1687–1771), Lieutenant General *1740–1743 , Governor General of Tallinn Count Ulrich Friedrich Woldemar von Löwendal (1700–1755), general en chef *1743 –1753, Governor General of Tallinn Holstein-Beck Duke Peter August Friedrich (1698–1775), General Porch *1753 –1758, Governor General of Tallinn, Prince Vladimir Dolgorukov (1696–1761), Major General (General Porch) *1758 - 1762 , Governor General of Tallinn Holstein-Beck Duke Peter August Friedrich, general en chef *1762 - 1775 , Governor General of Estonia Peter August Friedrich von Holstein-Beck (1696–1775) *1775 - 1783 , Governor General of Estonia George Browne (1698–1792)

References

{{Reflist, 2 Baltic governorates History of Estonia 1719 establishments

History

Administrative Divisions

Governors

See also

References