Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek
The Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek (Estonian: Saare-Lääne piiskopkond; German: Bistum Ösel–Wiek; Low German: Bisdom Ösel–Wiek; contemporary Latin: Ecclesia Osiliensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese and a semi-independent prince-bishopric — part of Terra Mariana (Old Livonia) in the Holy Roman Empire. The bishopric covered what are now Saare, Hiiu, Lääne counties and the western part of Pärnu county of Estonia.
Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek Bisdom Ösel–Wiek (nds) Ecclesia Osiliensis (la) | |||||||||||||
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The Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, shown (red, upper left, across the Estonian mainland and the islands of Dagö (Hiiumaa) and Ösel (Saaremaa)) within the Livonian Confederation, 1260 | |||||||||||||
| Status | Prince-Bishopric of Terra Mariana | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Leal (Lihula) Perona (Vana-Pärnu) Hapsal (Haapsalu) Arensburg (Kuressaare) | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Low German, Estonian | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||||||
| Government | Prince-Bishopric | ||||||||||||
| Prince-Bishop | |||||||||||||
• 1228–1229 | Gottfried | ||||||||||||
• 1542–1560 | Johannes V von Münchhausen | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||
• Established | 1 October 1228 | ||||||||||||
• Sold to Denmark | 1560 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Estonia | ||||||||||||
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