Piltene
Piltene (
pronunciation ; Polish: Piltyń, German: Pilten) is a town in northwestern Latvia.
Population
Year | Population |
1989 | 1 929 |
2000 | 1 800 |
2001 | 1 817 |
2002 | 1 804 |
2003 | 1 778 |
2004 | 1 776 |
2005 | 1 738 |
2006 | 1 736 |
2007 | 1 717 |
2008 | 1 705 |
2009 | 1 683 |
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Population (Year): 40,000 (1795)
History
- Note: the bishops were also rulers of the island of Runö (now Ruhnu in southwest Estonia) from at least 1341.
- 1290: The cathedral chapter is incorporated into the Teutonic Order lands, the bishopric is subjected to the Order.
- 1520: Made a sovereign principality (prince-bishopric) of the Holy Roman Empire (formally from January 1521), but style of prince not used.
- 20 May 1560: Sold to the King of Denmark, given as an appanage (Stift Kurland) to the brother of the King, Magnus, Duke of Holstein.
- 1578: Bishop Magnus accepts sovereignty of Poland-Lithuania (not ratified by the Diet of Poland-Lithuania, or recognized by Denmark).
- 20 April 1585: Sold by Denmark to Poland-Lithuania.
- 17 June 1585: Informal subdivisions established: Pilten (administered by pledges to 1660), Dondangen (Polish "throne fief" to 1795) and Amboten (Polish "throne fief" to 16..).
- 28 October 1611: Incorporation into Poland-Lithuania as the District of Pilten (German: Kreis Pilten, Polish: Powiat Piltynski) as part of Polish Livonia declared (not effected).
- 9 May 1617: Bishopric of Pilten (Stift Pilten) in personal (actually subordinated) union with Poland-Lithuania.
- 1656: The rights of pledge bought by the Duke of Courland.
- 3 May 1660: Fief of Poland-Lithuanian to the Duke of Courland.
- 25 February 1661: Formal personal union with Courland.
- 1701 - 1709: Occupied by Sweden (1705 - 1706 interrupted by Russian occupation).
- 1717: Personal union with the Commonwealth restored.
- 28 March 1795: Pilten Landtag approves annexation to Russia, suzerainty of Poland-Lithuania declared void.
- 26 April 1795: Annexed by Russia, autonomy guaranteed.
- 28 January 1796: Autonomy abolished, fully incorporated into Courland.
- 1 February 1797: Local autonomy restored, within the province of Courland.
- July 1812 - November 1812: Occupied by France and made part of the Duchy of Courland, Semigallia and Pilten.
- 2 March 1818: Fully incorporated into Courland.
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