Bishop Albert of Riga

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Bishop Albert of Riga was a medieval German clergyman and crusader who led the Christianization of Livonia and established Riga as a major Baltic religious and trading center.

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Albert of Riga 1
Bishop Albert of Riga canonical 1
Bishop of Riga 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian missionary
Roman Catholic bishop
crusader
founder of city
medieval clergyman
allegiance Holy Roman Empire
Papal States
birthDate circa 1165
birthPlace Holy Roman Empire
Lower Saxony
burialPlace Riga Cathedral
canonizationStatus not canonized
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 17 January 1229
deathPlace Livonia
Riga
diocese Diocese of Riga
linked to: Bishopric of Riga
endTime 1229 (as Bishop of Riga)
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup German
fieldOfWork Christianization of the Baltic region
colonization of Livonia
ecclesiastical administration
founded Bishopric of Riga
Livonian Brothers of the Sword
linked to: Livonian Order

Order of the Brothers of the Sword
linked to: Livonian Order

Riga
givenName Albert
grantedTitleBy Pope Innocent III
honorificTitle Bishop
influenced development of the Hanseatic trade network in the Baltic
nobleFamily Buxhoeveden family
notableFor establishing Riga as a major religious center
establishing Riga as a major trading center
leading the Christianization of Livonia
notableWork Christianization of Livonia
establishment of Riga as a Baltic trading center
organization of crusades in Livonia
occupation bishop
crusader leader
missionary
participantIn Livonian Crusade
linked to: Northern Crusades

Northern Crusades
positionHeld Bishop of Riga
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Riga
startTime 1199 (as Bishop of Riga)
supportedBy Pope Innocent III

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Riga foundedBy Bishop Albert of Riga
Albert of Riga positionHeld Bishop of Riga
subject linked to: Bishop Albert of Riga
linked to: Bishop Albert of Riga
Riga Cathedral foundedBy Albert of Riga
linked to: Bishop Albert of Riga