Bishopric of Courland

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Bishopric of Courland Episcopatus Curoniensis (Latin) Bisdom Curland (Low German)
1234–1562
The Livonian Confederation 1260.
Capital	Piltene
Common languages	Latin Low German Curonian
Religion	Roman Catholic
Government	Prince-Bishopric
Bishop of Courland
• 1234–1236/37	Engelbert (1st)
• 1560–1583	Magnus (last)
History
• Established	11 February 1234
• Disestablished	20 April 1562
Currency	Ferding, Schilling
Succeeded by Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

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The Bishopric of Courland (Latin: Episcopatus Curoniensis, Low German: Bisdom Curland) was the second smallest (4500 km²) ecclesiastical state in the Livonian Confederation founded in the aftermath of the Livonian Crusade. During the Livonian War in 1559 the bishopric became a possession of Denmark,^[1] and in 1585 sold by Denmark to Poland–Lithuania.