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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Albert of Riga 3
Bishop Albert of Riga canonical 2
Bishop of Riga 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
Bishopric of Riga → foundedBy → Albert of Riga ⓘ
linked to: Bishop Albert of Riga
Christianization of Livonia → ledBy → Bishop Albert of Riga ⓘ
Bishop Albert → alsoKnownAs → Albert of Riga ⓘ
linked to: Bishop Albert of Riga