Archbishopric of Riga
The archbishops of Riga divided to 1561, the governance of the city of Riga with the Council and ruled over the Riga Archbishopric.
Coins found
They were coining money and influenced Livonian pennies and Mark. The hidden held in the Soviet era coins found today are an important source of history, also has the science of history over several chronicles ( Henry Livonian chronicle, Saxo Grammaticus and the Livonian rhymed chronicle ) and good archaeological findings.
Bishops of Uexküll and Riga
The number of bishops begins with the first two bishops of Uexküll (Latvia). The first bishop of Riga was Albrecht von Buxthoeven ( 1199-1229 ), as we know from coin finds and the Chronicle of Henry of Latvia. Since the founding Rigas 1201 Albrecht had its headquarters in the new town in Livonia (now Latvia). The diocese of Riga was assumed in Visby Gotland. The four dioceses of Prussia or Prussia ( Pomesania, Kulmerland, Sambia and Warmia ) were subject since the establishment of the archbishopric of Riga in 1255 the Archbishop of Riga.