Schiffdorf belonged to the
Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (which was established as a principality of
imperial immediacy in 1180). In 1380, under the reign of Prince-Archbishop
Albert II, knights of the family
von Mandelsloh and other
Verdian and Bremian
robber barons ravaged burghers of Bremen and people in the entire Prince-Archbishopric. In 1381, the city's troops successfully ended the
brigandage and captured the castle of
Bederkesa and pertaining bailiwicks, including Schiffdorf. In 1386, the city of Bremen made the noble family, holding the estates of Altluneburg (a part of today's Schiffdorf), its vassal. In 1648, the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the
Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in
personal union by the
Swedish Crown. In November 1654, after the
Second Bremian War, Bremen had to cede the bailiwicks of Bederkesa and Lehe (a part of today's Bremerhaven), including Schiffdorf, to the Duchy of Bremen. After being occupied by the
Danish from 1712–1715, the Duchy became a fief to the
House of Hanover. In 1807, the ephemeral
Kingdom of Westphalia annexed the Duchy, before
France annexed it in 1810. In 1813, the Duchy was restored to the
Electorate of Hanover, which, after its upgrade to the
Kingdom of Hanover in 1814, incorporated the Duchy in a
real union and the Ducal territory, including Schiffdorf, became part of the new
Stade Region, established in 1823. ==References==