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In the end of 14th century former Dietrich Damerow became the Bishop of Dorpat. He was the archenemy of the Livonian Order and made a coalition against it with Lithuania , Mecklenburg and Victual Brothers (notorious pirates of the Baltic Sea). He even asked King Richard II Of England to take Dorpat under his protection. The Order invaded the bishopric in 1379 with no success. After settling the conflict the Livonian Order lost its right to demand vassals of bishoprics take part in military campaigns. During its last years, the Bishopric of Dorpat had a dispute with Russia which became later the main pretext of the Livonian War . Tsar Ivan The Terrible demanded that the bishopric pay huge tribute of 40,000 talers. Ivan insisted that the Dorpat was the ancient Russian fortress of ''Yuryev'' (referring to short time Ruthenian rule of the area after conquest by prince Yaroslav I The Wise , 1030-1061(?). The rulers of Dorpat tried to negotiate smaller amount in extrance of extending the truce, but Ivan dismissed the diplomats and started the war. 1558 Tartu was conquered by Russian troops. The Bishopric of Dorpat ceased to exist. THE BISHOPS OF DORPAT
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