Johann von Mentz
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Johann von Mentz was the Danish Governor of Ösel and Governor in Estonia from 1576 to 1584. In 1560 the king of Denmark bought the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek from the last prince-bishop. The possession was given as an appanage to Magnus Herzog von Holstein, the brother of the king Frederick II of Denmark. Danmark ceded Wiek (Läänemaa) to Rzeczpospolita in exchange for Livonian possessions in Ösel. In 1572 Ösel was transferred to direct administration by Denmark. In 1645 it was ceded from Denmark to Sweden by the Treaty of Brömsebro. During the Livonian War in 1561, northern Estonia submitted to Swedish control, while southern Estonia briefly came under the control of Poland in the 1580s. In 1625, mainland Estonia came entirely under Swedish rule. Estonia was administratively divided between the provinces of Estonia in the north and Livonia in southern Estonia and northern Latvia, a division which persisted until the early 20th century.
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- Vironians
- Northern Crusades
- First Swedish Crusade, Second Swedish Crusade and Third Swedish Crusade
- History of Estonia
- History of Finland
- History of Latvia
- History of Lithuania
