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)