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Governorate of Estonia

Index Governorate of Estonia

The Governorate of Est(h)onia (Eestimaa kubermang) or Duchy of Estonia, also known as the Government of Estonia, was a governorate of the Russian Empire in what is now northern Estonia. [1]

48 relations: Administrative divisions of Russia in 1719–1725, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Autonomous Governorate of Estonia, Baltic Germans, Dominions of Sweden, Duchy of Estonia (1561–1721), Duke George of Oldenburg, Duke of Estonia, Estonia, Estonia under Swedish rule, Estonian language, February Revolution, Fyodor Apraksin, Geographical renaming, George Browne (soldier), German occupation of Estonia during World War I, Governor-general, Governorate (Russia), Governorate of Livonia, Great Northern War, Gustaf Otto Douglas, Haapsalu, Harju County, Harrien County, Hiiu County, Hiiumaa, Ida-Viru County, Järva County, Jerwen County, Lääne County, Lääne-Viru County, Paide, Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Polish language, Rakvere, Rapla County, Russian Empire, Russian Empire Census, Serfdom in Russia, Swedish Empire, Swedish language, Tallinn, Treaty of Nystad, Uyezd, Wiek County, Wierland County, Yiddish.

Administrative divisions of Russia in 1719–1725

The second administrative reform of 1719 was carried out by Peter the Great in order to fix the deficiencies of the original system.

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Alexander Danilovich Menshikov

Prince Aleksander Danilovich Menshikov (Алекса́ндр Дани́лович Ме́ншиков; –) was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimus, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora (Duke of Ingria), Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel.

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Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Augustus (13 July 1783 – 27 February 1853) was the reigning Grand Duke of Oldenburg from 1829 to 1853.

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Autonomous Governorate of Estonia

The local autonomy in Estonia (Эстляндия) was established as a result of the Russian Revolution of 1917.

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Baltic Germans

The Baltic Germans (Deutsch-Balten or Deutschbalten, later Baltendeutsche) are ethnic German inhabitants of the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, in what today are Estonia and Latvia.

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Dominions of Sweden

The Dominions of Sweden or Svenska besittningar ("Swedish possessions") were territories that historically came under control of the Swedish Crown, but never became fully integrated with Sweden.

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Duchy of Estonia (1561–1721)

The Duchy of Estonia (Hertigdömet Estland, Eestimaa hertsogkond, Herzogtum Estland), also known as Swedish Estonia, (italic) was a dominion of the Swedish Empire from 1561 until 1721 during the time that most or all of Estonia was under Swedish rule.

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Duke George of Oldenburg

Duke George of Oldenburg (9 May 1784 – 27 December 1812) was a younger son of Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and his wife Duchess Frederica of Württemberg.

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Duke of Estonia

The first duke of Estonia (Hertug af Estland&thinsp) was appointed in 1220 by Valdemar II after Danish conquest of Estonia during Livonian crusade.

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Estonia

Estonia (Eesti), officially the Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariik), is a sovereign state in Northern Europe.

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Estonia under Swedish rule

Estonia under Swedish rule signifies the time between 1558 and 1710, when parts of present-day Estonia (and after 1645 all of the present-day country) were under Swedish rule.

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Estonian language

Estonian (eesti keel) is the official language of Estonia, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people: 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 outside Estonia.

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February Revolution

The February Revolution (p), known in Soviet historiography as the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution, was the first of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917.

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Fyodor Apraksin

Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (also Apraxin; Фёдор Матве́евич Апра́ксин; 27 October 1661 10 November 1728, Moscow) was one of the first Russian admirals, governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, was made general admiral (1708), presided over the Russian Admiralty from 1718 and commanded the Baltic Fleet from 1723.

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Geographical renaming

Geographical renaming is the changing of the name of a geographical feature or area.

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George Browne (soldier)

George Browne (Юрий Юрьевич Броун., Seoirse de Brún, Georg Reichsgraf von Browne, George de Browne), Count von Browne in the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire (15 June 1698 – 18 February 1792), was an Irish soldier of fortune who became full general in the Russian service.

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German occupation of Estonia during World War I

The occupation of Estonia by the German Empire occurred during the later stages of the First World War.

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Governor-general

Governor-general (plural governors-general) or governor general (plural governors general), in modern usage, is the title of an office-holder appointed to represent the monarch of a sovereign state in the governing of an independent realm.

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Governorate (Russia)

A governorate, or a guberniya (p; also romanized gubernia, guberniia, gubernya), was a major and principal administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR and Ukrainian SSR.

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Governorate of Livonia

The Governorate of Livonia (Лифляндская губерния, Liflyandskaya guberniya; Gouvernement Livland, Livländisches Gouvernement; Vidzemes guberņa, after the Latvian inhabited Vidzeme region) was one of the Baltic governorates of the Russian Empire, now divided between the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Estonia.

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Great Northern War

The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.

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Gustaf Otto Douglas

Count Gustaf (also Gustav) Otto Douglas (23 February 1687, Stockholm – 2 February 1771, Reval) was a Swedish mercenary of Scottish descent, grandson of Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge.

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Haapsalu

Haapsalu (Swedish and German: Hapsal) is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia.

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Harju County

Harju County (Harju maakond), or Harjumaa (Harrien or Rugel, Harria) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia.

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Harrien County

Harrien County (Kreis Harrien, Kreis Harju, Kreis Reval, Revelsky Uyezd, Gariensky Uyezd) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia.

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Hiiu County

Hiiu County (Hiiu maakond), or Hiiumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia, being the smallest county both in terms of area and population.

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Hiiumaa

Hiiumaa (German & Dagö; Dagø; Hiidenmaa) is the second largest island (989 km²) in Estonia.

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Ida-Viru County

Ida-Viru County (Ida-Viru maakond), or Ida-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia.

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Järva County

Järva County (Järva maakond), or Järvamaa (Jerwen, Jervia), is one of 15 counties of Estonia.

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Jerwen County

Jerwen County (Kreis Jerwen, Kreis Weissenstein, Järva kreis, Paide kreis, Йервенский уезд, Вейсенштейнский уезд) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia.

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Lääne County

Lääne County (Lääne maakond), or Läänemaa (literally "Western land"; Wiek, Rotalia), is one of 15 counties of Estonia.

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Lääne-Viru County

Lääne-Viru County (Lääne-Viru maakond), or Lääne-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia.

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Paide

Paide (Weißenstein) is the capital of Järva County, Estonia.

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Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Peter August Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (7 December 1697 – 22 March 1775) was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

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Polish language

Polish (język polski or simply polski) is a West Slavic language spoken primarily in Poland and is the native language of the Poles.

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Rakvere

Rakvere (Wesenberg or Wesenbergh) is a town in northern Estonia and the county seat of Lääne-Viru County, 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland.

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Rapla County

Rapla County (Rapla maakond), or Raplamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia.

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Russian Empire

The Russian Empire (Российская Империя) or Russia was an empire that existed across Eurasia and North America from 1721, following the end of the Great Northern War, until the Republic was proclaimed by the Provisional Government that took power after the February Revolution of 1917.

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Russian Empire Census

The Russian Imperial Census of 1897 was first and only census carried out in the Russian Empire (Finland was excluded).

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Serfdom in Russia

The term serf, in the sense of an unfree peasant of the Russian Empire, is the usual translation of krepostnoi krestyanin (крепостной крестьянин).

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Swedish Empire

The Swedish Empire (Stormaktstiden, "Great Power Era") was a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region during the 17th and early 18th centuries.

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Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic language spoken natively by 9.6 million people, predominantly in Sweden (as the sole official language), and in parts of Finland, where it has equal legal standing with Finnish.

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Tallinn

Tallinn (or,; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Estonia.

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Treaty of Nystad

The Treaty of Nystad (Ништадтский мир, Uudenkaupungin rauha, Freden i Nystad, Uusikaupunki rahu) was the last peace treaty of the Great Northern War of 1700–1721.

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Uyezd

An uyezd (p) was an administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR, which was in use from the 13th century.

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Wiek County

Wiek County (Kreis Wiek, Kreis Haapsalu, Kreis Hapsal, Viksky Uyezd, Gapsalsky Uyezd) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia.

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Wierland County

Wierland County (Kreis Wierland, Kreis Viru, Kreis Rakvere, Vezenbergsky Uyezd, Virlyandsky Uyezd) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia.

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Yiddish

Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש or אידיש, yidish/idish, "Jewish",; in older sources ייִדיש-טײַטש Yidish-Taitsh, Judaeo-German) is the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorate_of_Estonia

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