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The establishment of new universities in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries was motivated by the rivalry between Protestantism and Catholicism. This was also true of the Baltics. In the 16th century, the question of establishing a high school for training priests was raised. When Livonia (Latvia and Southern Estonia) came under Polish rule, a Jesuit grammar school was established in Tartu in 1583. In addition, a translators' seminary was organized in Tartu. The activities of both the grammar school and the seminary were interrupted by the Polish-Swedish war (1601). The University of Tartu, or Academia Dorpatensis was founded 1632 in Tartu, Estonia. It was the second university founded in Sweden, following Uppsala University in 1477.

See also: History of Sweden, History of Estonia

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