Bishopric of Riga

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The Bishopric of Riga was a medieval Catholic ecclesiastical principality in present-day Latvia that became a key religious and political center during the Northern Crusades and the Christianization of the Baltic region.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Bishopric of Riga canonical 3
Archbishopric of Riga 1
Bishopric of Livonia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic ecclesiastical principality ⓘ
Prince-bishopric ⓘ
former Roman Catholic diocese ⓘ
alliedWith Livonian Brothers of the Sword ⓘ
linked to: Livonian Order

Teutonic Order ⓘ
merchants of the Hanseatic League ⓘ
linked to: Hanseatic merchants
associatedWith Livonian Crusade ⓘ
linked to: Northern Crusades

Northern Crusades ⓘ
capital Riga ⓘ
conflictsWith Lithuanians ⓘ
pagan Baltic tribes ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
diminishedBy Livonian War ⓘ
Reformation ⓘ
economyBasedOn land rents ⓘ
tithes ⓘ
trade ⓘ
establishedDuring Northern Crusades ⓘ
foundedAs Bishopric of Livonia ⓘ
linked to: Bishopric of Riga
foundedBy Albert of Buxhoeveden ⓘ
Albert of Riga ⓘ
foundedIn 1201 ⓘ
governedBy Prince-bishop of Riga ⓘ
hasGovernmentType prince-bishopric ⓘ
theocratic monarchy ⓘ
historicalRegion Baltic region ⓘ
linked to: Baltic Sea region
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
Middle Low German ⓘ
locatedIn present-day Latvia ⓘ
locatedInTime Middle Ages ⓘ
namedAfter Riga ⓘ
partOf Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Livonia ⓘ
Livonian Confederation ⓘ
previousSeat Ikšķile ⓘ
Üxküll ⓘ
primaryRite Latin Rite ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
roleInHistory Christianization of the Baltic peoples ⓘ
development of Riga as a major Baltic port ⓘ
rulerTitle Prince-bishop ⓘ
seatEstablishedIn Riga ⓘ
secularAuthorityEndedIn 16th century ⓘ
significance important political power in medieval Livonia ⓘ
key religious center during the Christianization of the Baltic region ⓘ
successorState Free City of Riga ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian rule in Riga ⓘ
territoryIncludes Riga ⓘ
surrounding regions of Livonia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Albert of Riga → founded → Bishopric of Riga ⓘ
subject linked to: Bishop Albert of Riga
Albert of Riga → diocese → Diocese of Riga ⓘ
subject linked to: Bishop Albert of Riga
linked to: Bishopric of Riga
Livonian Confederation → hasPart → Archbishopric of Riga ⓘ
linked to: Bishopric of Riga
Bishopric of Riga → foundedAs → Bishopric of Livonia ⓘ
linked to: Bishopric of Riga
Archdiocese of Riga (Lutheran) → historicallyAssociatedWith → medieval Diocese of Riga ⓘ
linked to: Bishopric of Riga
Medieval Livonia → ruledBy → Bishopric of Riga ⓘ
Terra Mariana → governedBy → Bishopric of Riga ⓘ