Albert of Riga

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Albert of Riga
Albert of Riga, copy of a sculpture by Karl Hans Bernewitz on the facade of Riga Cathedral
Born	c. 1165 Bexhövede, Lower Saxony, Germany
Died	17 January 1229
Nationality	German
Other names	Albert of Bexhövede, Albert of Buxhoeveden
Occupation	Bishop of Riga
Known for	Founding the city of Riga, Livonian Crusade
Title	Prince-Bishop of Livonia

Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia^[a] (c. 1165 – 17 January 1229) was the third Catholic Bishop of Riga in Livonia. In 1201, he allegedly founded the city of Riga, the modern capital of Latvia. The building of the Riga Cathedral started during his tenure there in 1221.

Albert headed the armed forces that forcibly converted the pagan indigenous population of the eastern Baltic region to Christianity as a result of the Northern Crusades.
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