Estland Explained

Estland may refer to:

• Estland, the modern name for Estonia in several languages
• Danish duchy of Estonia (da|Hertugdømmet Estland|link=no), a dominum directum of the King of Denmark from 1219 until 1346 in what is now Northern Estonia until it was sold and became:
  • A dominion of the Livonian Order within Terra Mariana in 1346–1561, until it was conquered by the Swedish Empire in the Livonian War and became:
    • The Swedish duchy of Estonia (sv|Hertigdömet Estland|link=no) in 1561–1721 until conquered by the Tsardom of Russia in the Great Northern War and became:
      • The Governorate of Estonia (ru|Эстляндская губерния |translit=Estlyandskaya guberniya|link=no) of the Russian Empire in 1721–1917
• An island in the Atlantic Ocean on the 1558 Venetian Zeno map, possibly corresponding to Shetland