Archbishopric of Riga
Archbishopric of Riga | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1186–1561 | |||||||||||||||||
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Archbishopric of Riga (in yellow), shown within Terra Mariana | |||||||||||||||||
| Status | Prince-Bishopric of Terra Mariana | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Riga | ||||||||||||||||
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| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||||
| Government | Theocracy | ||||||||||||||||
| Archbishop of Riga | |||||||||||||||||
• 1245–73 | Albert Suerbeer (first) | ||||||||||||||||
• 1539–63 | Wilhelm von Brandenburg (last) | ||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1186 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1561 | ||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Livonian Penny Livonian Schilling | ||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Latvia | ||||||||||||||||
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The Archbishopric of Riga (Latin: Archiepiscopatus Rigensis, Low German: Erzbisdom Riga) was a Catholic diocese and civil government in Medieval Livonia, subject to the Holy See. It was established in 1186 and ended in 1561.