Duchy of Estonia
The Duchy of Estonia (Swedish: Hertigdömet Estonia, Estonian: Eestimaa Hertsogkond ), also known as Swedish Estonia (Swedish: Svenska Estonia ), was a dominion of the Swedish Empire from 1561 to 1721 during the period of Swedish rule. The country was eventually ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Nystad after its surrender in the Great Northern War .
Governors of the Dominion
- Governors (1561–1674)
- Lars Ivarsson Fleming Friherre von Nynäs , from Sundholm (August 1561 - February 1562)
- Klaus Christiern Horn of Åminne (August 1561)
- Henrik Klasson Horn of Kankas (First Time) (February 1562 - June 1562)
- Svante Stensson Sture (June 1562 - July 1564)
- Hermann Pedersson Fleming from Lechtis (1564–1565)
- Henrik Klasson Horn from Kankas (January 1565--1568 )
- Gabriel Kristiernsson Oxenstierna from Mörby (November 1568 - 1570)
- Hans Björnsson from Lepas (October 1570 - 1572)
- Claes Åkeson Tott (November 1572--1574 )
- Pontus De la Gardie (June 1574 - December 1575)
- Carl Henriksson Horn from Kankas (January 1576 - May 1578)
- Nilsson Hans Eriksson Finn from Brinkala (April 19, 1576 - 1577)
- Göran Boije af Gennäs (August 1, 1577 - 1580)
- Svante Eriksson Stålarm from Kyala (1580–1581)
- Göran Boije af Gennäs (April 25, 1582 - 1583)
- Pontus De la Gardie (1583 - November 5, 1585)
- Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna (November 8, 1585 - 1588)
- Hans Wachtmeister (July 1588 - October 13, 1588)
- Gustaf Axelsson Banér from Djurshom (October 13, 1588 - 1590)
- Erik Gabrielsson Oxenstierna von Lindö (1590 - July 1592)
- Göran Boije af Gennäs (1592 - June 1600)
- Carl Henriksson Horn from Kankas (1600 - January 30, 1601)
- Moritz Stensson Leijonhufvud Duke of Raseborg (1601 - October 1602)
- ... (October 1602 - May 1605)
- Nils Turesson Bielke (May 10, 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 von Tussa (1622 - January 1626)
- Johan de la Gardie Friherre von Eckholm (1626 - October 1628)
- Philipp von Scheiding (1628 - July 17, 1642)
- Gustaf Gabrielsson Oxenstierna Freiherr von Kimito (July 26, 1642 - 1646)
- Erik Axelsson Oxenstierna , Duke of Södermöre (September 9, 1646 - 1653)
- Wilhelm Ulrich (May 1653 - August 16, 1653)
- Heinrich von Thurn (August 16, 1653 - 1655)
- Wilhelm Ulrich (1655 - August 1655)
- Bengt Skytte (1655-1656)
- Wilhelm Ulrich (1655– August, 1656)
- Bengt Horn (August, 1656 - November 1674)
- Wilhelm Ulrich (1656-1659)
- Johan Christoffer von Scheiding (1674)
- Governors General (1674–1728)
- Andreas Lennartson Torstensson (1674–1681)
- Robert Johannson Lichton (April 1681--1687 )
- Nils Turesson Bielke (January 1687 - April 1687)
- Axel Julius de la Gardie from Läckö Castle , Lidköping (1687 - December 1704)
- Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach (December 1704 - July 1706)
- Niels Jonsson Stromberg af Clastorp (July 1706 - October 1709)
- Carl Nieroth (October 1709 - October 1710)
literature
- Karsten Brüggemann and Ralph Tuchtenhagen : residents and representatives of the city of Reval / Tallinn. In: Tallinn. Little history of the city. Böhlau Verlag , Cologne-Weimar-Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-412-20601-7 . ( PDF )