Complete the sentence about Kuressaare with the correct year: The bishopric was finally secularised in ______ and Kuressaare as well as the entire island of Saaremaa became part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1572
The bishopric was finally secularised in 1572, and Kuressaare and all of Saaremaa passed to the Kingdom of Denmark. The town had received a German civic charter in 1563.
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