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The Estonian Knighthood (German: Estländische Ritterschaft, Estonian: Eestimaa rüütelkond) was a medieval fiefdom, as well as a corporation of its nobility, that was organised and operated in what is now northern Estonia from the 13th to early 20th century. It was formally disbanded by the newly independent Republic of Estonia in 1920. [1]
Map of 1790 showing Livonia, Estonia, Courland and Oesel. Baltic Noble Corporations of Courland, Livonia, Estonia, and Oesel (Ösel) were medieval fiefdoms formed by German nobles in the 13th century under vassalage to the Teutonic Knights and Denmark in modern Latvia and Estonia. The territories continued to have semi-autonomous status from ...
The Estonian Knighthood House. The Estonian Knighthood House (Estonian: Eestimaa rüütelkonna hoone, German: Haus der Estländischen Ritterschaft) is a building in Toompea, the upper part of Vanalinn, the historic inner town of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Its address is Kiriku plats (Dome Square) 1. The Dome Church is situated at the same ...
This led to the formation of many Estonian American socialist and communist organisations. [1] The next wave came after the annexation of Estonia by the Soviet Union, up to 70,000 people fled Estonia to the West. [2] Around half of these people sought refuge in Germany and the remainder sought refuge in Sweden.
The opening of the museum took place in January 2017. [3] A medieval merchant's house in Tallinn Old Town – contemporary to some of the oldest orders of knighthood in the museum – was chosen as the location. In September 2017, Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood hosted the XI European Conference of Phaleristic Societies. [4]
Old Perth Fire Station in Perth, which houses the Fire Safety Education Centre and Museum. Fire museums in Australia include: Coolamon Fire Museum, located in Coolamon, New South Wales [2] Fire Safety Education Centre and Museum, located in Perth, Western Australia [3] Fire Services Museum of Victoria, located in Melbourne, Victoria. [4]
Tönnies Maydell (d 1600), admiral of the Swedish fleet, Landrat, first knight's captain in the history of the Estonian Knighthood, 1593–1598; Jürgen Maydell (d 22 July 1637), Landrat, Swedish statthalter at Schloss Lohde in Estonia; Hermann Maydell († vor 1642), Polish Chamberlain, President of the Landrat Collegium in the Courland ...
Tallinn Cathedral School (also Tallinn Knight and Cathedral School; Estonian: Tallinna Toomkool, German: Ritter- und Domschule zu Reval, Latin: Schola cathedralis Tallinnensis) is a school in Tallinn, Estonia. [1] First written records of the school date back to 1319. In 1684, the school was destroyed in the large fire in the Toompea area. The ...