Polity Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek (Denmark)

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The prince-bishop of Ösel-Wiek, Johannes V von Münchhausen, sold his country to Denmark.

Establishment

  • January 1560: In 1559 the Bishop of Ösel-Wiek and Courland Johannes V von Münchhausen sold his lands to King Frederick II of Denmark for 30,000 thalers.

Chronology

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1. Northern Wars

A series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.

1.1. Livonian War

Was a war fought over the control of Old Livonia. The Tsardom of Russia faced a varying coalition of the Dano-Norwegian Realm, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Union (later Commonwealth) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland. Old Livonia was finally partitioned between Sweden, Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway.

1.1.1. Partition of Livonia

Was the partition of Old Livonia between Denmark, Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

  • January 1560: In 1559 the Bishop of Ösel-Wiek and Courland Johannes V von Münchhausen sold his lands to King Frederick II of Denmark for 30,000 thalers.

2. European wars of religion

Were a series of wars in Europe (and the overseas possessions of European countries) the 16th, 17th and early 18th that started after the Protestant Reformation. Although the immediate causes of the wars were religious, the motives were complex and also included territorial ambitions.

2.1. Thirty Years' War

Was a war that took place mainly in central Europe between 1618 and 1648. The war began as a religious conflict between Catholics and Protestant in the Holy Roman Empire but then escalated into a conflict for the hegemony in Europe between Habsburg Spain and Austria, Sweden and France.

2.1.1. Thirty Years' War Minor Scenarios

A series of conflicts related to the Thirty Years' War.

2.1.1.1. Torstenson War

Was a brief war between Sweden and Denmark-Norway.

  • August 1645: Second Treaty of Brömsebro.

Disestablishment

  • August 1645: Second Treaty of Brömsebro.