District of Pilten
The District of Pilten (Polish: Powiat piltyński, German: Kreis Pilten) was an autonomous district of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and also in union with the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.
Powiat piltyński Kreis Pilten Districtus Regii Piltensis | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1585–1795 | |||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Hasenpoth | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Latvian, German | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1585 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1795 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
History
The district was created after the death of Magnus, Duke of Holstein, it was incorporated into the Commonwealth on the basis of the Polish-Danish treaty from April 10, 1585 in Kronborg. The District was occupied by the Swedish troops from 1600 to 1611. After the Third Partition of Poland, the district became part of the Courland Governorate.[1]
References
- Piltyń i powiat piltyński in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, volume VIII (Perepiatycha — Pożajście) 1887, S. 145. (in Polish)
- Hazenpot in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, volume III (Haag — Kępy) published 1882, S. 42. (in Polish)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.