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  Bishopric of Dorpat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bishopric of Dorpat (in Estonian: Tartu piiskopkond) was a medieval principality which existed from 1234 to 1558, generally encompassing what are now Tartu, Põlva, Võru and Jõgeva counties in Estonia.
The first bishop of Dorpat (Tartu) was Hermann von Buxhoeveden, the brother of Albert, bishop of Riga and leader of the Livonian Crusade.
The centre of the bishopric was the Tartu (Dorpat) castle.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishopric_of_Dorpat   (474 words)

  
 Tartu, Estonia
Tartu (German/Polish/Swedish/Danish: Dorpat) is the second largest city of Estonia, with a population of 100,482 (census data as of 2004) with an area of 38.8 km².
Dorpat was a commercial centre of considerable importance during the later Middle Ages.
For example, the town hall of Dorpat, as it was then called, was built by a Mecklenburger from the city of Rostock, while the main university building was built another German.
www.creekin.net /c3384-n62-tartu-estonia.html   (803 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Tartu (historical name: Dorpat) is the second largest city of Estonia, with a population of 101,297 (as of 2004) and an area of 38.8 km².
Subsequently known as Dorpat (Tarbatum), Tartu became a commercial centre of considerable importance during the later Middle Ages and the capital of the semi-independent Bishopric of Dorpat.
For example, the town hall of Dorpat was built by an architect from Mecklenburg, from the city of Rostock, while the university buildings were built by another German.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Tartu   (1423 words)

  
 Tartu - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Tartu (German, Polish Dorpat) is the second largest city of Estonia, with its population of 100,482 (the Population Census data is from 2004) in an area of 38.8 square kilometres.
Tartu was a commercial centre of considerable importance during the later Middle Ages and also a member of the Hanseatic League and capital of the independent Bishopric of Dorpat.
For example, the town hall of Dorpat, as it was then called, was built by a German from the city of Rostock and the main university building was built by yet another man from Germany.
www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=31627   (927 words)

  
 swuklink: Searchable Time-Line     (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Dissolution of the bishopric of Durham by Act of Parliament, its last incumbent the deposed (Oct.
Re-establishment of the the bishopric of Durham by Act of Parliament (dissolved by Parliament in 1553), and reinstatement (-1559) of the octogenarian Cuthbert Tunstall, deposed in 1552, as Bishop of Durham
Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626) declines the bishoprics of Ely and Salisbury, because of the conditions attached
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 Bishopric of Reval - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bishopric of Reval (Low German: Bisdom Reval) was a bishopric in Danish Estonia, 1219 - 1346, and in The Monastic State of Livonian Order, 1346 - 1560; the independent bishopric since June 29, 1560 until 1578.
Ecclesiastically, The Bishopric of Reval continued to be under the Archbishop of Lund (Denmark), as Estland technically was only temporarily Livonian.
The citizens who had fled to The Bishopric of Dorpat or had been deported to Muscovy hailed Magnus as their saviour until 1571.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishopric_of_Reval   (1040 words)

  
 Tartu - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Tartu (formerly, German and Swedish: Dorpat, Russian: Дерпт (Derpt) or Юрьев (Yuryev)) is the second largest town of Estonia, with a population of 101,297 (as of 2004) and an area of 38.8 km².
Subsequently known as Dorpat, Tartu became a commercial centre of considerable importance during the later Middle Ages.
It was a member of the Hanseatic League and the capital of the semi-independent Bishopric of Dorpat.
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/Tartu   (1194 words)

  
 Tartu
The University of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu Ülikool; German: Universität Dorpat) is a classical university in the city of Tartu Estonia.
Regarded as the country's "national university", it is a member of the Coimbra Group and was established by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1632.
In 1919, the University of Tartu was established as an Estonian institution; it stayed open until the Soviet occupation in 1940.
www.libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_Tartu.html   (2516 words)

  
 Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: Notes on the Diocese of Estonia / Leal / Dorpat - 1211/1235   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Estonian Diocese, named also Diocese of Leal (Lihula) after the nominal seat of the bishop, established by the bishop of Riga in 1211 (confirmed by the Holy See 31 October 1213), was originally without any actual authority.
He then chose Dorpat (Tartu) as his new capital (August 1224).
The Estonian Diocese was thereafter known as the Bishopric of Dorpat (Tartu), but the bishop continued to use the style of the bishop of Leal until 8 January 1235.
www.katolsk.no /utenriks/kronologi/estonia_dorpat.htm   (121 words)

  
 Livonian Prince Bishoprics
Besides the territory of the Livonian order there were four prince bishoprics in Livonia during the Middle age, the most important of these was ruled by the archbishop of Riga.
As a consequence of collapse of the Livonian confederation during the Livonian war 1558-1583 and the threat from Russia the prince bishopric of Riga together with the Livonian order united with Lithuania 1562.
Russia had by then already conquered the prince bishopric of Dorpat.
www.tacitus.nu /historical-atlas/regents/baltic/princebishops.htm   (104 words)

  
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In the Old Livonian crusades Tarbatu became the centre of the bishopric of Peter and Paul and the placename was Germanized into Dorpat.
The medieval bishopric has given Tartu its coats of arms and the magnificent ruins of the cathedral as well as the downtown St. John's Church with its unique terracota decorations.
Despite all the wars and fires of the later centuries, the Old Town has retained its medieval structure and streetnames, although the present buildings date predominantly from the 18th and 19th centuries.
www.tartu.ee /?lang_id=5&menu_id=13&page_id=1522   (325 words)

  
 bishopric - OneLook Dictionary Search
Bishopric : Columbia Gazetteer of North America [home, info]
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 livonian_war   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The German Hanseatic League ignored the new port built by tsar Ivan on the river Narva in 1550 and delivered the goods still in the Baltic ports owned by Livonia.
The Russian tsar Ivan IV demanded that Livonian Confederation pay huge taxes (40,000 talers) for the Bishopric of Dorpat (earlier owned by Russian Novgorod Republic).
Russian troops occupied Dorpat and Narva, laying siege to Reval.
www.touristtraveldestinations.com /wiki/?title=Livonian_War   (522 words)

  
 Vitamin-tips.info -. pasta, vitamin, vegetable, cameroon airlines, livonia, hopkins, biotin, stuttgarter flugdienst, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1561 during the Livonian War Livonia fell to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, with Russian Empire recognizing Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth control of Livonia only in 1582.
The organization of Livonia in the Commonwealth as of 1598 was: * Wenden Voivodeship (, Cēsis / Wenden) * Dorpat Voivodeship (, Tartu / Dorpat) * Parnawa Voivodeship (, Pärnu / Pernau / Parnawa)
Sweden gained control over the northern Estonian and central Latvian regions of Livonia, including Riga, after fighting the Polish-Swedish War during the 1620s, and incorporated it into the Swedish realm as the Dominions of Sweden Swedish Livonia.
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 A Brief History of Medieval Russia
Riga, at the mouth of the Dwina, was founded in I200.
The old Russian settlement of Yuriev, not far from Pskov, became the German bishopric of Dorpat.
The princes of Pskov and Novgorod had to suffer this encroachment without opposition.
www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/MorRus.html   (4221 words)

  
 Estonia
1030 - 1061 Russian occupation of Dorpat (Tartu).
of Riga (24 Jul 1224) and chooses Dorpat (Tartu)
Bishopric thereafter renamed as Bishopric of Dorpat, but bishops
www.worldstatesmen.org /Estonia.html   (4231 words)

  
 VCoins - The Online Coin Show for Ancient Coins, US Coins, and World Coins
Dietrich IV was the ruler of the Bishopric of Dorpat in what is now modern Estonia from AD 1413 to 1441.
Some of the letters are weakly struck and I may have miss-read them.
This particular issue tends to be fairly carelessly struck with weak inscriptions.
www.vcoins.com /ancient/calgarycoin/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=1774&large=0   (108 words)

  
 Paradox Interactive Forums - New map: Scandinavia
Why not to add historical division with Dorpat bishopric lands instead of Riga?
I would not comment on Polostk and “Belarus” borders as it is clear fantasy as you know.
The most logical (IMHO) division (if we have to have 3 provices) would be to divide into 3 more or less equal parts: Wolgast, Stettin and Slupsk/Stolp+bishopric.
www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=185837   (2131 words)

  
 DORPAT Articles from AMAZINES.COM - The Article Database and EZine Publishers Database
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