Bishopric of Dorpat
Medieval prince-bishopric in Livonia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bishopric of Dorpat[1] was a medieval prince-bishopric, i.e. both a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church and a temporal principality ruled by the bishop of the diocese. It existed from 1224 to 1558, generally encompassing the area that now comprises Tartu County, Põlva County, Võru County, and Jõgeva County in Estonia. The prince-bishopric was a sovereign member of the Holy Roman Empire (formally from 6 Nov 1225) and part of the Livonian Confederation until its dissolution in 1561.[2]
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Quick Facts Bisdom Dorpat (nds)Ecclesia Tarbatensis (la), Status ...
Bishopric of Dorpat | |||||||||
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1224–1558 | |||||||||
Status | Prince-Bishopric of Terra Mariana | ||||||||
Capital | Dorpat (Tartu), from 1224 | ||||||||
Common languages | Low German, Estonian | ||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
Government | Prince-Bishopric | ||||||||
Prince-Bishop | |||||||||
• 1224–48 | Hermann von Buxhövden | ||||||||
• 1552–60 | Hermann Wesel | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1224 | ||||||||
1 December 1225 | |||||||||
• Livonian War | 1558 | ||||||||
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