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2 unusual facts about Archbishopric of Riga


Archbishop of Riga

Archbishopric of Riga, the medieval archbishops who held secular authority over the city of Riga

Council of Pisa

John, Archbishop of Riga, brought several objections before the council, but in general the German delegates aroused hostility and were compelled to flee the city.


Latgale

In the first decade of the 13th century the principality of Jersika, also known as Lettia, was allied with the Principality of Polotsk and Lithuanian dukes against the Bishopric of Livonia, but was defeated in 1209.


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