Archbishopric of Riga
The Archbishopric of Riga (Latin: Archiepiscopatus Rigensis, Low German: Erzbisdom Riga) was an archbishopric in Medieval Livonia, a subject to the Holy See. It was established in 1186 as the bishopric of Livonia at Ikšķile, then after moving to Riga it became the bishopric of Riga in 1202 and was elevated to an archbishopric in 1255.
Archbishopric of Riga Archiepiscopatus Rigensis (la) Erzbisdom Riga (nds) | |||||||||||||||||
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Archbishopric of Riga (in yellow), shown within Terra Mariana | |||||||||||||||||
| Status | Prince-Bishopric of Terra Mariana | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Riga | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Latin Low German Livonian Latvian | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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