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Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek

semi-independent Roman Catholic prince-bishopric, with an area that now belongs to Western Estonia (1228–1560)
Organization defunct_roman_catholic_diocese Q669032
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Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek

Summary

Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek is a defunct Roman Catholic diocese[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of defunct_roman_catholic_diocese entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #1 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[3].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek is in the country of Estonia[4].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's image is recorded as Haapsalu Castle.jpg[5].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's continent is recorded as Europe[6].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's instance of is recorded as defunct Roman Catholic diocese[7].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's instance of is recorded as Hochstift[8].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[9].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's capital is recorded as Lihula[10].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's coat of arms image is recorded as Haapsalu coat of arms.svg[11].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's coat of arms image is recorded as Herb diecezji Ozylii.svg[12].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143464869[13].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's GND ID is recorded as 4827537-2[14].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's locator map image is recorded as Medieval Livonia 1260.svg[15].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008167615[16].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's is a list of is recorded as human[17].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's Commons category is recorded as Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek[18].
  • +1228-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek[19].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek was dissolved in +1560-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.246919, 'lon': 22.479444}[21].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04r4g7[22].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek[23].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's replaces is recorded as County of Oesel[24].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's Catholic Hierarchy diocese ID is recorded as o513[25].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's cathedral is recorded as Haapsalu Cathedral[26].
  • Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Bishop of Ösel-Wiek[27].

Body

Founding

+1228-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek[19].

Dissolution

Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek was dissolved in +1560-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].

Why It Matters

Prince-Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek ranks in the top 0.81% of defunct_roman_catholic_diocese entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #1 of 124).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Estonia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Hoefler50 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gcatholic former diocese id → saar0
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13925]]: saar0, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777701358974"
  2. 10w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-04-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved → —
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1560-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception → —
    Replaces → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P227]]: 1364001977, resolving redirect"
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