The Parnawa Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo parnawskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Duchy of Livonia, part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, since it was formed in 1598 until the

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conquest of Livonia in the 1620s. The seat of the voivode was Parnawa ( Pärnu). The voivodeship was created by King Zygmunt III Waza, and it was based on the Parnawa Presidency, created by King Stefan Batory in 1582, after the

Truce of Yam-Zapolsky The Truce or Treaty of Yam-Zapolsky (Ям-Запольский) or Jam Zapolski, signed on 15 January 1582 between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia, was one of the treaties that ended the Livonian War. It followed t ...

. It effectively ceased to exist in 1621, but officially, Parnawa Voivodeship existed until the Treaty of Oliva (1660). Its main towns were: Parnawa, Felin, Wolmar, Karkus,

Salis The Salaca () is a river in northern Latvia. It flows from Lake Burtnieks in Vidzeme, 90 km, to the Gulf of Riga. The river flows through three towns, Mazsalaca, Staicele and Salacgrīva. The riverbanks feature Devonian red sandstone cli ...

, Lemsal, and Helme. The title of Voivode of Parnawa, as well as other local titles, remained in use until the

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. It was one of the so-called fictitious titles (Polish: urzad fikcyjny).

Titular voivodes

The voivodes of Dorpat Voivodeship. *1.

Ernst Magnus Dönhoff Ernst Magnus Dönhoff ( pl, Ernest Magnus Denhoff; 1581–1642) was a Baltic German who served the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in Livonia and the Polish fief of Duchy of Prussia. He was born a member of the Dönhoff family, a noble famil ...

*2.Piotr Tryzna *3.Jan Zawadzki *4.Gothard Tyzenhaus *5.Henryk Doenhoff

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Voivodeships of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Historical regions in Estonia History of Pärnu Geography of Pärnu 16th century in Estonia 17th century in Estonia 18th century in Estonia Duchy of Livonia 1598 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1621 disestablishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth States and territories disestablished in the 1620s Organisations based in Livonia {{Estonia-stub