Governorate of Estonia

The Governorate of Est(h)onia or Province of Estonia, also known as the Government of Estonia, was a governorate of the Russian Empire in what is now northern Estonia. The Governorate was also known as Duchy of Estonia that Russia gained from Sweden during the Great Northern War in 1721. The Russian Tsars held the title Duke of Estonia (, Knyaz' Estlyandskii), during the Russian era in English sometimes also referred to as Prince of Estonia.