Bishopric of Dorpat
The Bishopric of Dorpat was a medieval prince-bishopric, i.e. both a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church and a temporal principality ruled by the bishop of the diocese. It existed from 1224 to 1558, generally encompassing the area that now comprises Tartu County, Põlva County, Võru County, and Jõgeva County in Estonia. The prince-bishopric was a sovereign member of the Holy Roman Empire (formally from 6 Nov 1225) and part of the Livonian Confederation until its dissolution in 1561.
Bishopric of Dorpat Bisdom Dorpat (nds) Ecclesia Tarbatensis (la) | |||||||||
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The Bishopric of Dorpat, shown (orange, upper right) within the Livonian Confederation, 1260 | |||||||||
| Status | Prince-Bishopric of Terra Mariana | ||||||||
| Capital | Dorpat (Tartu), from 1224 | ||||||||
| Common languages | Low German, Estonian | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Prince-Bishopric | ||||||||
| Prince-Bishop | |||||||||
• 1224–48 | Hermann von Buxhövden | ||||||||
• 1552–60 | Hermann Wesel | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1224 | ||||||||
• Henry VII grants margraviate | 1 December 1225 | ||||||||
• Livonian War | 1558 | ||||||||
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