Dukes of Estonia

Dukes of Estonia

The first duke of Estonia [1] (Danish: Hertug af Estland ) was appointed in 1220 [2] by Valdemar II after Danish conquest of Estonia during Livonian crusade. The title was resumed by the kings of Denmark since 1269. For the period of 1266-82 during the reign of Queen Dowager Margaret Sambiria the title lady of Estonia (Latin: Domina Estonie) was used.[2]

In 1332 after Christopher II died his elder son Otto inherited the title of the duke of Estonia. Valdemar III assumed the title in 1338. [3]

The dukes of Estonia rarely resided in Estonia. To govern the Duchy of Estonia the king of Denmark appointed together with royal counsellors the Lieutenant (Latin: Capitaneus) who resided in Reval. [4]

The king of Denmark sold the duchy to Teutonic Order in 1346 but Christian I reassumed the title of duke of Estonia in 1456. [5]

After the Livonian War Estonia became part of Swedish Empire and the title was gained by kings of Sweden.[6] Crown Prince Gustav Adolph was Duke of Estonia 1607-1611 before he became King, but then officially abolished all Swedish duchies in 1618.

The title was resumed by the Russian tsars after the Great Northern War and Treaty of Nystad when Estonia became part of Russian Empire. The last duke of Estonia (Russian: Князь Эстляндский) was Nicholas II of Russia.[7]

References

  1. ^ Also known as Duke of Estland or Prince of Estonia or Lord of Estonia
  2. ^ a b Skyum-Nielsen, Niels (1981). Danish Medieval History & Saxo Grammaticus. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 9788788073300. http://books.google.com/books?id=EUFCkqua7dUC&pg=PA119. 
  3. ^ "Overture in Europe". estonica.org. http://www.estonica.org/eng/lugu.html?menyy_id=993&kateg=43&alam=80. Retrieved 2008-10-05. [dead link]
  4. ^ Michael, Jones (2000). The New Cambridge Medieval History. ISBN 9780521362900. http://books.google.com/books?id=LOS1c0w91AcC&pg=RA1-PA718. 
  5. ^ Christiansen, Eric (1997). The Northern Crusades. Penguin. ISBN 9780140266535. http://books.google.com/books?id=W02ZZFqP1JcC&q=%22Duke+of+Estonia%22&dq=%22Duke+of+Estonia%22&ei=_c_mSLSKIILeyASUvPXLAQ&pgis=1. 
  6. ^ Moncure, James (1992). Research Guide to European Historical Biography. University of Michigan. ISBN 9780933833289. http://books.google.com/books?id=dU8YAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Duke+of+Estonia%22&dq=%22Duke+of+Estonia%22&lr=&ei=7NnmSKvDM5KQzQTJnfWDAQ&pgis=1. 
  7. ^ Joubert, Carl (1905). Russia as it Really is. E. Nash. http://books.google.com/books?id=FhwEAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA296&dq=%22Duke+of+Estland%22. 

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