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Duchy of Estonia (1561–1721)
The
Duchy of Estonia
(, ,
German
:
Herzogtum Estland
), also known as
Swedish Estonia
, (Swedish:
Svenska Estland
) was a
dominion
of the
Swedish Empire
from 1561 until 1721 during the time that most or all of
Estonia was under Swedish rule
. The land was eventually ceded to
Russia
in the
Treaty of Nystad
, following
its capitulation
,
during the plague
, in the
Great Northern War
.
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