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The Livonian Order, thoroughly weakened in the …
Years: 1561 - 1561
November
The Livonian Order, thoroughly weakened in the wake of the disastrous Battle of Ergeme (Ermes) in August 1650, is dissolved by the Treaty of Vilnius (Vilna, Wilno): the order disbands in 1561 and dismembers Livonia, allowing takeover by Russia’s foe, Poland-Lithuania.
All five states of the Livonian Confederation—the Livonian Order, the Archbishopric of Riga, the Bishopric of Dorpat, the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek, and the Bishopric of Courland—cease to exist during the Livonian War.
The Livonian Diet decides in 1561 to ask protection of Sigismund II Augustus Jagiello, King of Poland-Lithuania and Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Poland-Lithuania incorporates the knights' territory north of the Western Dvina River (i.e., Livonia proper); ...
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- Terra Mariana (Livonian Confederation)
- Livonian Order
- Poland of the Jagiellonians, Kingdom of
- Lithuania, Grand Duchy of
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Russia, Tsardom of
- Courland and Semigallia, Duchy of
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- Ostsiedlung (German: Settlement in the East), a.k.a. German eastward expansion
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Livonian War
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Years: 1561 - 1561
November
Locations
People
Groups
- Terra Mariana (Livonian Confederation)
- Livonian Order
- Poland of the Jagiellonians, Kingdom of
- Lithuania, Grand Duchy of
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Russia, Tsardom of
- Courland and Semigallia, Duchy of
Topics
- Ostsiedlung (German: Settlement in the East), a.k.a. German eastward expansion
- Protestant Reformation
- Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival)
- Livonian War
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions