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List of Estonian rulers

This is a list of Estonian rulers, that is, the Grand masters of the Sword Bretheren of the Teutonic Order, the Kingss and ruling Queenss of Sweden, and the Tsars of Russia, up to 1917. Warning! In period 1561-1660 there were cross claims to varios areas of Estonia. This includes:

• The Teutonic Order (1227-1561)
• The Kingdom of Poland(1561-1569)
  • Estonia (Northern Estonia) (claims 1561-1625) (practically was occupied by Russia and Sweden)
  • Livonia (Southern Estonia and Northern Latvia)(claimed 1561-1569) (practically occupied by Russia )
• The Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania(1569-1660)
  • Livonia (Southern Estonia and Northern Latvia)(claimed 1569-1660) (until 1582 occupied by Russia and since 1625 occupied by Sweden)
• The Kingdom of Sweden (1561-1721)
  • Estonia (Northern Estonia) from 1561
  • Livonia (Southern Estonia and Northern Latvia) (occupied from 1625, peace treaty signed in 1660)
• The Russian Empire (1721-1917)

Estonia rulers

The Teutonic Order

• 1227-1561 : The Grand Masters of the Order

The Kingdom of Livonia

• Magnus Herzog von Holstein (1570-1578) recognized only by Ivan IV of Russia

The Kingdom of Poland

Jagiellonians
Dynastia Jagiellonów (1386-1572)

• Sigismund II Augustus (King 1561-1572)

The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

• Electoral kings (1572-1660) ==
  • Henry Valois (King 1572-1573)
  • Stephen Bathory (King 1576-1586)

House of Vasa Kings of Sweden and Poland (1587 - 1660)

• Sigismund III of Poland (King 1587-1632) known also as Sigismund of Sweden

Ladislaus IV Vasa (King 1632-1648)

Jan Kazimierz Vasa (King 1648-1660)

1592-1634 : (Sigismund)

The House of Vasa

• 1561-1568 : Eric XIV of Sweden (Erik XIV)
• 1568-1592 : John III of Sweden (Johan III)
• 1592-1599 : Sigismund of Sweden (Sigismund) known also as [Sigismund III of Poland]]
• 1599-1611 : Charles IX of Sweden (Karl IX)
  • As Duke Charles, viceroy 1599-1604
• 1611-1632 : Gustav II Adolph of Sweden (Gustaf II Adolf den store)
• 1632-1654 : Christina of Sweden (Kristina)

The House of Palatinate

• 1654-1660 : Charles X Gustav of Sweden (Karl X Gustav)
• 1660-1697 : Charles XI of Sweden (Karl XI)
• 1697-1718 : Charles XII of Sweden (Karl XII)
• 1719-1720 : Ulrike Eleonora of Sweden (Ulrika Eleonora)

The House of Hesse

• 1720-1721 : Frederick I of Sweden (Fredrik I)

The House of Romanov

• 1721-1725 : Peter I of Russia ('Pyotr - Peter the Great'')
• 1725-1727 : Catherine I of Russia (Ekaterina I)
• 1727-1730 : Peter II of Russia (Pyotr II)
• 1730-1740 : Anna I of Russia
• 1740-1741 : Ivan VI of Russia (Ivan VI)
• 1741-1762 : Elizabeth of Russia
• 1762-1762 : Peter III of Russia (Pyotr III)
• 1762-1796 : Catherine II of Russia (Ekaterina II - Catherine the Great)
• 1796-1801 : Paul of Russia (Pavel)
• 1801-1825 : Alexander I of Russia (Aleksandr I)
• 1825-1855 : Nicholas I of Russia (Nikolay I)
  

  Nicholas II

• 1855-1881 : Alexander II of Russia (Aleksandr II)
• 1881-1894 : Alexander III of Russia (Aleksandr III)
• 1894-1917 : Nicholas II of Russia (Nikolay II)

See also: List of Estonian presidents, List of Swedish monarchs, List of Russian tsars, Lists of incumbents

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