Dorpat

Bishopric of Dorpat

Bishopric within the Livonian Confederation (1224-1558)

Location: Eastern Estonia

Capital City: Dorpat (modern Tartu)

Government type: Prince-Bishopric

Main languages: German, Estonian

Main religions: Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1211: Archbishop of Riga establishes the Bishopric of Dorpat

1224: Bishop given temporal authority over a territory in Estonia as a fief of the Livonian Sword Brothers

1558: Conquered by Russia during the Livonian War

Currency

Denier (1224-1346)

1 Großpfennig = 1 Sterling

Artig (1346-1426)

1 Artig = 3 Lübische

Schilling (1426-1558)

1 Schilling = 27 Pfennig = 54 Scherf • 1 Mark = 4 Ferding = 36 Schilling

Coins from Dorpat in the collection

•1 Lübische, Bishop Dietrich II Damerow (1378–1400) (silver, Dorpat mint, Haljak II#499)