List of Estonian rulers
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This is a list of the Governors of foreign states overseeing the territory of present day Estonia, from the time of the Danish occupation starting in 1219 to, but not including, the first period of Estonian independence starting in 1917. That is, the Grand masters of the Sword Bretheren of the Teutonic Order, the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden, and the Tsars of Russia, up to 1917. During period 1561-1660 there were cross claims to various areas of Estonia. This includes:
- The Kingdom of Denmark (
- The Teutonic Order (1227-1561)
- The Kingdom of Poland(1561-1569)
- The Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania(1569-1660)
- The Kingdom of Sweden (1561-1721)
- The Russian Empire (1721-1917)
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Estonia rulers
The Teutonic 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
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)
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Gustavus Adolphus
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 : Gustavus Adolphus 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
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Peter the Great
- 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) Missing image
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- 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 incumbentset:Eesti valitsejad