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15 unusual facts about Livonia


Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin

He was regarded as the only Russian statesman of the day with sufficient foresight to grasp the fact that the Baltic seaboard, or even a part of it, was worth more to Russia than ten times the same amount of territory in Lithuania, and, despite opposition from a number of his colleagues, in December 1658 he succeeded in concluding a three-year Treaty of Valiesari whereby the Russians were left in possession of all their conquests in Livonia.

Detroit Race Course

The Detroit Race Course was a horse racing facility in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

Edward Patten

Patten suffered from diabetes, and died of a stroke at St. Mary's Hospital in Livonia, Michigan, where he resided, on February 25, 2005 at the age of 65.

Genesee Junction, New York

In fact, the yard, a three-track switching yard used by CSX, the Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad and the Rochester and Southern Railroad, makes up the entire town.

Gino Wickman

Gino Wickman is the founder of EOS Worldwide, a leadership team development company based in Livonia, Michigan aimed at the small business and entrepreneurial community.

God Is My DJ

The partly instrumental concert God Is My DJ, which later was recorded in studio and released on Warner Music, comprises works by composers as diverse as Arvo Pärt, David Crosby, Popol Vuh, Gavin Bryars, Franco Battiato and Jane Siberry, French, Hungarian and Livonian traditionals as well as eleventh and fourteenth century hymns sung in Ancient Greek and Latin.

Gottfried von Hohenlohe

Hohenlohe was regarded as passive concerning further involvement of the Teutonic Order in Prussia and Livonia, as well as not having listened to requests made by these provinces.

Inflanty

Inflanty is the Polish name for Livonia.

Karl Bücher

However, he also received and accepted a call to a Chair at the University of Tartu (then Dorpat), the German-language university in the then Russian province of Livonia.

Lindsay Blackwell

A native of Livonia, Michigan, Blackwell graduated from Stevenson High School in Livonia in 2007.

Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad

LAL ownership begins at the east end of Genesee Junction with the former Conrail non-controlled siding that runs parallel to the West Shore Branch from Genesee Junction Yard to MP 360.

Livonian Order

The Livonian Confederation agreement (eiine fruntliche eyntracht) was signed in Walk on December 4.

RK Livonia

The name of the club refers to the historic region of Livonia (now Vidzeme) in which the municipality is located.

Roush Performance

Modifications to Ford vehicles completed at their Livonia, Michigan factory include upgrades such as suspension, body, interior and engine, depending on the model of Roush vehicle.

Władysław Wejtko

Born on February 1 to Polish family, 1859 in Livonia, (Russian Empire), his family soon moved to the provinces surrounding the Black Sea, possibly as part of the repercussions facing Poles in the aftermath of the failed January Uprising.


Ainaži

In 1864 Krišjānis Valdemārs sponsored the first nautical school in Livonia (today Latvia), training young Estonian and Latvian farmers to become ship captains for free.

Albert Suerbeer

Upon returning to German, however, the Pope appointed him Archbishop of Prussia, Livonia, and Estonia, and later also a legate to Gotland, Holstein, Rügen, and Russia.

Alexander von Schrenk

From 1858 he spent the next ten years at his wife's manor in Pühajärve (Heiligensee), Livonia, returning to Dorpat in 1868, where he died several years later.

Alūksne Castle

It was part of a major reinforcement of the Eastern border of Livonia, the same year another major castle nearby (in Vastseliina) was founded as well.

Augustus III of Poland

English translation: August III, by the grace of God, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Ruthenia (i.e. Galicia), Prussia, Masovia, Samogitia, Kiev, Volhynia, Podolia, Podlaskie, Livonia, Smolensk, Severia, Chernihiv, and also hereditary Duke of Saxony and Prince-elector.

Baltic nobility

This nobility was a source of officers and other servants to Swedish and Polish kings in 16th and particularly 17th centuries, when Couronian, Estonian, Livonian and Oeselian lands belonged to them.

Blackheads

Brotherhood of Blackheads, a military order of unmarried merchants in historical Livonia

Eastland Company

By the first article, the company was erected into a body politic, under the title of the Company of Merchants of the East; to consist of Englishmen, all practicing merchants, who have trafficked through the sound, before the year 1568, into Norway, Sweden, Poland, Livonia, Prussia, Pomerania, etc., and likewise Revel, Königsberg, Dantzic, Copenhagen, etc., excepting Narva, Muscovy, and its dependencies.

Frederick Heiden

Count van Heiden was born in Sveaborg, later renamed Suomenlinna, son of Dutch Lodewijk (Ludwig) Sigismund Gustavus van Heiden (b.September 6, 1772, Zuidlaren-d. November 5, Tallinn), who left Netherlands in 1795 during French invasion and settled in Livonia.

Galiuro Wilderness

Thomas Joseph W. Sisson was born on June 9, 1869, in Livonia, Minnesota.

Gustav Flor

He is best known for his studies of Hemiptera, especially the two-volume work Die Rhynchoten Livlands in systematischer Folge beschrieben ("The Hemiptera of Livonia, Described In Systematic Order").

Heinrich Sylvester Theodor Tiling

Heinrich Sylvester Theodor Tiling (31 December 1818 in Wilkenhof, Livonia, now in Latvia – 6 December 1871 in Nevada City, California, USA) was a German–Russian physician and naturalist.

Il falegname di Livonia

Donizetti's Il falegname di Livonia was premiered on 26 December 1819 at the opening of the 1819-1820 Carnival season at the Teatro San Samuele in Venice.

Jan Hieronimowicz Chodkiewicz

In 1564 he became Elder of Samogitia, in 1566 Grand Marshal of Lithuania and governor of Livonia (1566–78, with headquarter at Sigulda near Riga), and in 1574 Castellan of Vilnius.

Kingdom of Lithuania

During that time the Lithuanians expanded east, while Livonia attempted to conquer Samogitia.

Kneiphof

Plauen resisted sorties from Kneiphof and his forces steadily grew in number; the Landmeister of Livonia provided 500 troops and King Christian I of Denmark sent a ship.

Konstanty Ludwik Plater

Konstanty Ludwik Plater (born 1722 – died 31 March 1778 in Krāslava), was Castellan of Troki from 1770, voivode of Mstislavl from 1758 to 1770, Castellan of Polotsk from 1754 to 1758, the great Lithuanian Magnus Scriptor from 1746 to 1754, Maréchal of the Lithuanian Tribunal in 1754, and Starosta of Livonia and Dyneburg.

Livonian Chronicle of Henry

The third book, "On bishop Albert" describes events between 1198 and 1208: the arrival of third bishop of Ikšķile, Albert of Buxhoeveden, the foundation of the Christian knightly order of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, the conquest and dividing of Livonian territories between the Bishopric of Livonia and the Order, the wars with the Princes of Polotsk and Lithuanians, conquest of the Principality of Koknese and the country of Selonians.

Löwenwolde

Gerhard Johann von Löwenwolde (died 1721), Saxon and Russian diplomat and governor-general of Russian Livonia (1710-1713)

Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap

The Michigan Mile And One-Eighth Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the now defunct Detroit Race Course in Livonia, Michigan.

Napoleon Orda

Until 1877 he documented the historical heritage of Lithuania, Samogitia, Livonia and Belarus.

Polish Livonia

Inflanty Voivodeship, a district of the Duchy of Livonia (1561–1621) that was retained by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Treaty of Oliva in 1660

Polish–Swedish wars

Despite's all of Koniecpolski's brilliant efforts, a ceasefire in Stary Targ (Truce of Altmark) on 26 October 1629 was in favour of the Swedes, to whom Poland ceded the larger part of Livonia with the important port of Riga.

Provinces of Sweden

At the funeral of Charles X Gustav more flags were added to the procession, namely the coats of arms for Estonia, Livonia, Ingria, Narva, Pomerania, Bremen and Verden, as well as coat of arms for the German territories Kleve, Sponheim, Jülich, Ravensberg and Bayern.

Puck, Poland

Poland tried to establish a Polish Navy, got to use some harbors in Livonia and Finland, but a standing navy never materialize.

Sings Man on the Silver Mountain and 8 Other Songs

Bonus tracks were included on two CDs: Livonia featured an extra track called "Livonia", and Home Is in Your Head included The Dirt Eaters EP.

Vladimir Dolgorukov

Vladimir Petrovich Dolgorukov (1696–1761), Russian General, Governor of Livonia and Estonia

Von Maur

In 2004 Von Maur expanded into Michigan by taking over two mall locations of the defunct Jacobson's chain (The Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Laurel Park Place in Livonia, Michigan).