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| | The Later 16th Century |
 | | Even the prominent land master of that period, Walter von Plettenberg, famous because of his victories over the Russians in 1501 -1502, had serious difficulties in ruling a territory which remained divided into possessions of the Order, of the hierarchy under the powerful Archbishop of Riga, and of the rich cities. |
 | | Nevertheless, three years later, Galens successor, Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, in conflict with the Archbishop of Riga and after a diplomatic incident with the King of Poland (the traditional protector of the archbishopric), who had mobilized strong forces at the Livonian border, made an agreement with Sigismund Augustus. |
 | | Kettler, who secularized the Livonian Order, was made hereditary Duke of Curland (the southern part of Livonia) under the kings suzerainty. |
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