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)

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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 Bishopric of Riga
surface form: Diocese 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 Order
surface form: Livonian Brothers of the Sword

Livonian Order
surface form: Order of the Brothers of the Sword

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 Northern Crusades
surface form: Livonian Crusade

Northern Crusades
positionHeld Bishop Albert of Riga self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
Bishop Albert of Riga positionHeld Bishop Albert of Riga self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Albert of Riga
this entity surface form: Bishop of Riga
Riga Cathedral foundedBy Bishop Albert of Riga
this entity surface form: Albert of Riga