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	Albert_of_buxhoeveden info here at en.along-gasoline-alley.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Albert, who was venerated as a Catholic saint till the Reformation, principaled the armed coercions that forcibly Christianized the eastern Baltic region, in the essentiality of a crusade that was undertaken at impartial the compatible while as the Fourth Crusade was sacking Constantinople.
		Albert declared diocese autarchic of Bremen, & adjacent Riga was raised to an archbishopric.
		A first-hand chronicle of Albert is in the contemporary Chronicle of Henry of Livonia ("Henricus Lettus").
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	Albrecht von Buxthoeven - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The career of Albert von Buxthoeven and his brother Hermann exemplify the double nature of power, ecclesiastical and secular, especially on the marches of Europe, where Roman Catholicism was pushing aggressively to the East.
		Albert, who was venerated as a Catholic saint until the Reformation, headed the armed forces that forcibly Christianized the eastern Baltic region, in the nature of a crusade that was undertaken at just the same time as the Fourth Crusade was sacking Constantinople.
		Albert was a mere canon in Bremen, however, when his uncle Hartwig, Archbishop of Bremen and Hamburg, named him Bishop of Livonia (today Latvia and southern Estonia), provided that he could conquer and hold it, and convince the pagan inhabitants to become Christians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albert_of_Buxhoeveden (552 words)

	riga, european, lillehammer, airbus, antalya, papua, grenada, huevos, taag, tonga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The modern founding of Riga is regarded by historians to have begun with the arrival in Latvia of German traders, mercenaries and religious crusaders in the second half of the 12th century, attracted by a sparsely populated region, potential new markets and by the missionary opportunities to religious conversion the local population to Christianity.
		Albert of Buxhoeveden was proclaimed Bishop of Livonia by his uncle Hartwig, Archbishopric of Bremen in 1199.
		Albert was successful in converting the King of the Livs, Caupo of Turaida, to Christianity, although, as related in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia ("Hencricus Lettus"), it took him three decades to gain full control of Livonia (German Livland).
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	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Vyachko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		At the time in the beginning of the 13th century, when Germans led by Albert of Buxhoeveden and the crusading Livonian Order began to occupy the shores of the Gulf of Riga, Vyachko ruled the fortress of Kukeinos (modern Koknese, Latvia) some 100 km southeast.
		According to other sources, it was indeed in return for protection against Lithuanians and Polotsk, that Vyachko gave half of his land to Albert in 1205.
		During one of the raids he was captured by Albert of Buxhoeveden and delivered in chains to Riga, where a local archbishop set him free.
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		The career of Albert of Buxhoeveden (''ca'' 1165 - Riga, January 17, 1229) and his brother Hermann exemplify the double nature of power, ecclesiastical and secular, especially on the marches of Europe, where Roman Catholicism was pushing aggressively to the East.
		Hermann, his brother, who succeeded him as Prince-Bishop, built a cathedral at Dorpat and ruled there, but is best known for suffering defeat at the hands of Alexander Nevsky in the famous "Battle on the Ice" of 1242, which stopped the eastward push of the Teutonic Knights.
		Albert was a mere canon in Bremen, however, when his uncle Hartwig, Archbishop of Bremen and Hamburg, created him Bishop of Livonia (today Latvia and a part of Estonia), provided that he could conquer and hold it, and convince the pagan inhabitants to become Christians.
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	The Buxhoeveden Family Homepage - Die Seite der Familie Buxhoeveden im Internet
		Albert belonged to the Buxhoeveden family and was Canon in Bremen.
		The March 28, 1199 he was created by his uncle Archbishop Hartwig von Hamburg-Bremen, Bishop of Livonia (today Latvia and a part of Estonia).
		Albert von Buxhoeveden interested all the political and ecclesiastical powers of his time for this great enterprise (the Pope, the German King and Emperor, the Danish King etc.).
	www.buxhoeveden.net /index.php?link=2 (257 words)

	Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Friedrich Wilhelm Count von Buxhoevden, (Russian: Федор Федорович Буксгевден, Fyodor Fyodorovich Booksgevden; other spellings: Feodor Buxhoeveden, Buxhœwden) (September 14, 1750 - August 23, 1811) was a Russian Infantry General and government official who commanded the Russian armies during the Finnish War.
		The Buxhoevedens were a Baltic German family from Estonia, with roots tracing to Bexhovede, Lower Saxony.
		Albert of Buxhoeveden - another member of the family
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Friedrich_Wilhelm_Buxhoeveden (118 words)

	Opening Ceremony of the 21st Hanseatic Days (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Opening of the monument to Bishop Albert, the founder of Riga (09.06.)
		The sculpture of the founder of Riga – Bishop Albert von Buxhoeveden, made by sculptor K.Bernewitz in 1897, was erected at the southern wall of the Riga Dome Cathedral.
		A copy of the lost sculpture and the canopy, made by two Latvian sculptors O.Mikans and A.Zemitis will be unveiled on June 9 during the Hanseatic Days in the presence of numerous representatives of the family of Counts and Barons von Buxhoeveden.
	www.hansa2001riga.lv /uk/Pasakumi/09_albert.htm (121 words)

	Latvia Riga hotels and travel guide
		RIGA is the undisputed Baltic metropolis, a major port and industrial centre of nearly a million people.
		The city was founded by Albert von Buxhoeveden, a German canon who arrived in 1201 with twenty shiploads of crusaders to convert the Latvian tribes to Christianity.
		The main Hanseatic outpost in the region, Riga was run by German nobles and merchants even when wider political control passed to other powers, starting with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the late sixteenth century.
	www.starvogue.com /world-travel-guide/Latvia/Riga.html (291 words)

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		The third book, "On bishop Albert" describes the third bishop, Albert of Buxhoeveden, the foundation of the order of Sword Brethren and the conquest of Livonia.
		Henry is thought to have been born between 1180 and 1188.
		It is unclear whether Henry was from Livonia or Germany but he had a thoroughly German and Catholic education and as a youth was attached to the household of the Prince-Bishop Albert of Buxhoeveden, was ordained a priest in 1208, founded a parish and lived out his life in peace.
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		These Germans in the 13th century began to establish their dominance over the local population of finno-ugric and indo-Germanic peoples.
		This process began with Albert von Buxhoeveden of Bremen who was appointed Bishop of Livonia (1199).
		Albert founded Riga (1201) and the Order of the Sword Brothers, a German Knights' order to protect the Christian missions which were open from the unconverted local tribes and to begin administering the territory.
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		The Augustinians monk Meinhard built a monastery there circa 1190.
		'')]] During these many centuries of war and changes of power in the Baltic, the Baltic Germans in Riga, successors to Albert's merchants and crusaders, clung to their dominant position despite demographic changes.6% in 1867), 23.8% German (down from 42.9% in 1867), 16.1% Russian, 6% Jewish, 4.8% Polish, 2.3% Lithuanian, and 1.3% Estonian.
		The 20th century brought World War I and the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917 to Riga.
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