Treaty of Stensby

Treaty of Stensby
Ancient counties of Estonia. The Treaty of Stensby returned northern Estonia to Denmark:
Revala, Järva, Harju and Virumaa.
TypeBilateral treaty
ContextPope 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.
Signed7 June 1238
LocationStensby
ConditionRatification of the Pope
MediatorsWilliam 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, and confirmed by Innocent IV in September 1243. The arrangement transferred northern maritime Estonia to the Kingdom of Denmark in exchange for military support.

The treaty concerned the following four ancient counties of Estonia:

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