Swedish Estonia
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Swedish Estonia was a dominion of the Swedish Empire on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, encompassing parts of present-day northern Estonia from the 16th to early 18th centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swedish rule in Estonia | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former dominion
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Svenska Estland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Svenska Estlandia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Reval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalTodayName | Tallinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededBy | Duchy of Estonia (under Danish rule) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededTo | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryToday | Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | Swedish riksdaler ⓘ |
| demography | majority Estonian-speaking peasantry ⓘ |
| eliteGroup | German-speaking nobility ⓘ |
| endCause |
Great Northern War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Nystad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1721 ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | Livonian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Governorate of Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | provincial administration under Swedish crown ⓘ |
| heritage | Swedish-era legal and educational reforms in Estonia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| includedCity |
Narva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedRegion |
Harju County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virumaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Swedish law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Europe
ⓘ
eastern coast of the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| notablePolicy |
expansion of education and literacy
ⓘ
strengthening of Lutheran Church ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Swedish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swedish Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish dominions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConflict |
Great Northern War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish–Swedish wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo–Swedish wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Duchy of Estonia (Danish Estonia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| ruler |
Charles IX of Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles X Gustav of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles XI of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Christina of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric XIV of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ John III of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereign | Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1561 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swedish rule in Estonia