Duchy of Estonia (1561–1721)

Duchy of Estonia Hertigdömet Estland (Swedish) Eestimaa hertsogkond (Estonian) Herzogtum Estland (German)
1561–1721
Flag of Sweden Coat of arms
Governor-General
• 1674–1681	Anders Torstenson
• 1687–1704	Axel Julius de la Gardie
History
• Established	4 June 1561
• Treaty of Nystad	10 September 1721
Today part of	Estonia

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The Duchy of Estonia (Swedish: Hertigdömet Estland, Estonian: Eestimaa hertsogkond, German: Herzogtum Estland), also known as Swedish Estonia,^[1] (Swedish: Svenska Estland) 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 land was eventually ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Nystad, following its capitulation, during the plague, in the Great Northern War.

The dominion arose during the

, Russia gave them more power over the peasantry.

Head of Dominion

Governors (1561–1674)

• Nynäs
  , from Sundholm (2 August 1561 – 27 February 1562)
• Klas Horn of Åminne (acting) (August 1561)
• Kankas
  (1st time) (27 February 1562 – June 1562)
• Svante Stensson Sture (30 June 1562 – 27 July 1564)
• Hermann Pedersson Fleming from Lechtis (1564–1565)
• Henrik Klasson Horn from
  Kankas
  (2nd time) (30 January 1565 – 1568)
• Gabriel Kristiernsson Oxenstierna from Mörby (November 1568 – 1570)
• Hans Björnsson Lejon from Lepas (9 October 1570 – 1572)
• Clas Åkesson Tott (6 November 1572 – 1574)
• Pontus De la Gardie (4 June 1574 – December 1575)
• Kankas
  (1st time) (January 1576 – May 1578)
• Nilsson Hans Eriksson Finn from Brinkala (acting) (19 April 1576 – 1577)
• Göran Boije af Gennäs (1st time) (1 August 1577 – 1580)
• Svante Eriksson Stålarmfrom Kyala (1580–1581)
• Göran Boije af Gennäs (2nd time) (25 April 1582 – 1583)
• Pontus De la Gardie (1583 – 5 November 1585)
• Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (8 November 1585 – 1588)
• Hans Wachtmeister (acting) (July 1588 – 13 October 1588)
• Gustaf Axelsson Banér from Djurshom
  (13 October 1588 – 1590)
• Erik Gabrielsson Oxenstierna af Lindö (1590 – July 1592)
• Göran Boije af Gennäs (3rd time) (1592 – June 1600)
• Karl Henriksson Horn from
  Kankas
  (2nd time) (acting) (1600 – 30 January 1601)
• Moritz Stensson Leijonhufvud Count of Raseborg (1601 – October 1602)
• ... (October 1602 – May 1605)
• Nils Turesson Bielke (10 May 1605 – June 1605)
• Axel Nilsson Ryning (1605–1608)
• ... (1608–1611)
• Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1611–1617)
• Anders Eriksson Hästehufvud (1617–1619)
• Jakob De la Gardie
  (July 1619 – 1622)
• Per Gustafsson Banér af Tussa (1622 – January 1626)
• Friherre of Eckholm
  (1626 – October 1628)
• Philipp von Scheiding from Arnö (1628 – 17 July 1642)
• Friherre of Kimito
  (26 July 1642 – 1646)
• Erik Axelsson Oxenstierna, Count of Södermöre (9 September 1646 – 1653)
• Wilhelm Ulrich(1st time) (acting) (May 1653 – 16 August 1653)
• Heinrich von Thurn-Valsassina, Count of Thurn (16 August 1653 – 1655)
• Wilhelm Ulrich (2nd time) (acting) (1655 – August 1655)
• Bengt Skytte (1655–1656)
• Wilhelm Ulrich (3rd time) (acting) (1655– 2 August 1656)
• Bengt Klasson Horn (2 August 1656 – November 1674)
• Wilhelm Ulrich (4th time) (acting) (1656–1659)
• Johan Christoph Scheiding (acting) (1674)

Governors-General (1674–1728)

• Andreas Lennartson Torstensson (1674–1681)
• Robert Johannson Lichton (April 1681 – 1687)
• Nils Turesson Bielke (20 January 1687 – 19 April 1687)
• Axel Julius De la Gardie from Läckö Castle, Lidköping (1687 – December 1704)
• Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach (December 1704 – 6 July 1706)
• Niels Jonsson Stromberg af Clastorp
  (6 July 1706 – 23 October 1709)
• Carl Nieroth (23 October 1709 – 10 October 1710)

See also

• Estonia under Swedish rule
• Dominium maris baltici
• Dominions of Sweden
• Swedish Livonia
• Estonian Swedes
• Governorate of Estonia
• Uniformity policy

References

Sources

• Tarkiainen, Kari; Tarkiainen, Ülle (2013). Provinsen bortom havet. Estlands svenska historia 1561–1710 (in Swedish). Atlantis.
  ISBN 978-91-7353-652-3
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• Online encyclopedia – WorldStatesmen.org

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