Bishop Albert von Buxhoeveden, II

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Bishop Albert von Buxhoeveden, II

German: Bischof Albrekt von Buxthoeven, II, French: Albrecht de Buxhoeveden, II, Russian: Альбе́рт Буксгевден, II, Latvian: Bīskaps Alberts fon Bukshēvdens, II
Also Known As: "von Buxthöven"
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Birthplace: Bexhövede, Loxstedt, Niedersachsen, Germany
Death: January 17, 1229 (63-64)
Riga, Livonia, Latvia
Immediate Family:

Son of Albert von Buxhoeveden, I and Adelheid von Aumund
Brother of Hermann of Dorpat; Theodericus von Buxhoeveden; Hildegunde Buxhöveden; Rothmar de Bekeshoveden and Engelbert von Buxhoeveden
Half brother of Johannes von Apeldern and Salomon von Apeldern

Occupation: Bishop of Riga
Managed by: Pekka A.E. Husgafvel
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About Bishop Albert von Buxhoeveden, II

Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia (Latvian: Alberts fon Buksthēvdens; German: Albert von Buxthoeven; c.1165 – 17 January 1229) was the third Bishop of Riga in Livonia. In 1201 he allegedly founded Riga, the modern capital of Latvia, and built the city's cathedral in 1221.

http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_von_Buxh%C3%B6vden#Eestimaal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daugavgr%C4%ABva_Castle

http://personendatenbank.germania-sacra.de/index/gnd/11864761X _Familiennamenvarianten Buxthoeven, Buxhoevden

https://www.buxhoeveden.net/index.php?link=2

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Bishop Albert von Buxhoeveden, II's Timeline

1165
1165
Bexhövede, Loxstedt, Niedersachsen, Germany
1229
January 17, 1229
Age 64
Riga, Livonia, Latvia