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Treaty of Stensby
 Ancient counties of Estonia. The Treaty of Stensby returned northern Estonia to Denmark: Revala, Järva, Harju and Virumaa. | |
| Type | Bilateral treaty |
|---|---|
| Context | Pope Gregory resolved that the Sword Brothers were to cede northern Estonia Denmark in 1236. However, they were incorporated into the Teutonic Order as the Livonian Order in 1237. |
| Signed | 7 June 1238 |
| Location | Stensby |
| Condition | Ratification of the Pope |
| Mediators | William of Modena |
| Parties |  Kingdom of Denmark  State of the Teutonic Order, representing the  Livonian Order |
The Treaty of Stensby was an agreement between king Valdemar II of Denmark and the Teutonic Order, signed on 7 June 1238 in Stensby on the island of Zealand in Denmark,[1] and confirmed by Innocent IV in September 1243.[1] The arrangement transferred northern maritime Estonia to the Kingdom of Denmark in exchange for military support.[2]
The treaty concerned the following four ancient counties of Estonia:
- Revala (Latin: Revalia;[3] Danish: Reval;[3] English: Reval[4]), the area around Reval, modern-day Tallinn
- Järva (Latin: Gerwia;[3] Danish: Gervien;[3] English: Jerwia[4])
- Harju (Latin: Harria;[3] Danish: Harrien;[3] English: Harria[4])
- Virumaa (Latin: Wironia;[3] Danish: Virland;[3] English: Vironia[4])
- ^ a b Fonnesberg-Schmidt, Iben (2007). The popes and the Baltic crusades, 1147-1254. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-1-4356-5807-3. OCLC 319492609.
- ^ Turnbull, Stephen R. (22 October 2003). Crusader castles of the Teutonic Knights. Dennis, Peter, 1950-. Oxford. ISBN 1-84176-557-0. OCLC 60833630.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h Hedemann.
- ^ a b c d Selart 2015, p. 142.
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