The first bishop of this region was an Augustinian friar who built two stone forts when the natives refused baptism and tithing, which led Celestine III and Innocent III to declare a crusade here.
The first bishop of this region was an Augustinian friar who built two stone forts when the natives refused baptism and tithing, which led Celestine III and Innocent III to declare a crusade here. Berthold of Hanover initially led the crusade's forces in his role as the second bishop of this place, and his successor established this region's namesake (*) Brothers of the Sword. That order combined with the Teutonic Knights after the Battle of Saule and was documented in the Chronicle of Henry. One war in this region was sparked in part by the Treaty of Pozvol. Near the end of that war in this region, a commander known as "Thunderbolt" aided Stephen Bathory's siege of Pskov, which ultimately led to the Truce of Jam Zapolski and signaled Ivan IV's failure to secure this region. For 10 points, name this historic region on the Baltic Sea found in present-day Estonia and Latvia.
The first bishop of this region was an Augustinian friar who built two stone forts when the natives refused baptism and tithing, which led Celestine III and Innocent III to declare a crusade here.
Livonia