Location Riga Gorod Riga Latvia Riga, Gorod Riga, Latvia 56.9500, 24.1000 1298 CE Capital Of Ducatus Ultradunensis (Latin: Transdunian Duchy) Substate Latvia State Latvia, Republic of State Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Substate Riga, Bishopric/Archbishopric of Substate United Baltic Duchy Substate People Albert of Riga Alexander I of Russia Alexis Romanov Augustus II the Strong Boris Sheremetev +24 more Groups Polytheism Prussians, Old, or Baltic (Western Balts) Balts Samogitians, or Lowland Lithuanians (Eastern Balts) Semigallians (Eastern Balts) +67 more Topics Crusades, The Ostsiedlung (German: Settlement in the East), a.k.a. German eastward expansion Northern Crusades, or Baltic Crusades Livonian Crusade Teutonic Knights' Conquest of Prussia +20 more Subjects Origins Movements Technology Watercraft Catastrophe +11 more Commodities Fish and game Weapons Domestic animals Grains and produce Slaves +6 more Locations Dorpat > Tartu Tartumaa Estonia Tallinn Harjumaa Estonia Riga Gorod Riga Latvia Cite this entry Moran, J. (2017). Riga Gorod Riga Latvia. History Atlas. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/locations/riga-gorod-riga-latvia/ Related events Loading related events…