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    Turaida Castle (Latvian: Turaidas pils, German: Treiden, Treyden; meaning Thor's garden in Livonian) is a recently reconstructed medieval castle in Turaida...
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    Turaida (Livonian: Toraid, German: Treiden, Treyden; meaning Thor's garden in Livonian) is a part of Sigulda in the Vidzeme Region of Latvia. Its most...
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  • referred to as "Turaida" include: Turaida Castle in Latvia. Other: Rose of Turaida Caupo of Turaida Battle of Turaida Battle of Turaida (1211) This disambiguation...
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    18258500°N 24.85025528°E / 57.18258500; 24.85025528 The Legend about Turaida Rose (sometimes Rose of Sigulda) is a 19th century legend about a young...
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    Caupo of Turaida, Kaupo or Kaupo Lieven, sometimes Kubbe (died 21 September 1217) was a leader of the Finnic-speaking Livonian people in the beginning...
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    against the Livonian Brothers of the Sword located in Livonian Daugava and Turaida, and asked for help for Vladimir, the prince of Polotsk and the Lithuanians...
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    cave are inscriptions from the 17th century. The legend of the Rose of Turaida began in this cave. Gutman's Cave is the widest and highest cave in the...
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    of Turaida. As the German grip tightened, the Livonians rebelled against the crusaders and the christened chief but were put down. Caupo of Turaida remained...
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  • The Battle of Turaida or Treiden (also known as the Battle on Aa) was fought on June 1, 1298, on the banks of the Gauja River (German: Livländische Aa)...
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    of the year. The Gutmanis Cave lies halfway between Sigulda Castle and Turaida Castle and has a small stream flowing from it. It is the largest cave in...
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    Battle of Turaida was one of the biggest battles of Livonian crusade between Estonian tribes and Livonian Brothers of the Sword. The battle took place...
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    Turaida Castle near Sigulda, built in 1214 under Albert of Riga...
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    The first prominent Livonian to be converted was their leader Caupo of Turaida, who was baptized around 1189. Pope Celestine III had called for a crusade...
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    of Koskele (died after 1255), married Magdalena, daughter of Caupo of Turaida. Frederick had a relationship with Bianca Lancia (c. 1200/10 – 1230/46)...
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    The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Etnogrāfiskais brīvdabas muzejs) is an open-air museum located just outside Riga, the capital...
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    took Karkus Castle north of Riga, and defeated the order in the Battle of Turaida, killing Livonian Land Master Bruno and 22 knights. In 1346, the order...
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    marriage to Magdalena, the daughter of Caupo of Turaida. The Koskull family claim descent from Caupo of Turaida, who was considered the first King of Livonia...
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    Livonians in the surrounding area, including the local chieftain Caupo of Turaida, who later allied himself with the Germans. After Meinhard died in 1196...
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    'WIANKI' in Krakow, Poland Traditional Summer Solstice Celebration in Turaida, Latvia – 360° panorama, photos and live sound / Virtual Latvia Archived...
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  • Estonians. The Germans won, although the converted Livonian chieftain Caupo of Turaida died. Lembitu was also killed, and many other Estonians were forced to...
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    Baltic German and Nordic origin. The family is descended from Caupo of Turaida (Latvian, Kaupo), the Livonian quasi rex who converted to Christianity...
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    a message from their scouts that numerous enemy troops led by Caupo of Turaida were heading towards Cēsis to relieve the army trapped inside the stronghold...
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    of Livonia. He was previously a Cistercian monk working as a priest in Turaida (1191–1202), the first abbot of Daugavgrīva monastery (1202–1211), and...
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    top, left to right: Riga Old Town Beach in Jūrmala Ķemeri National Park Turaida Castle Coat of arms Location of Vidzeme in Latvia Coordinates: 57°15′N...
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  • Burgundy 1217 – Lembitu, Estonian king and military leader 1217 – Caupo of Turaida 1235 – Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1175) 1256 – William of Kilkenny, Lord...
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    Castle, Cēsis Castle, and Valmiera Castle) and the Archbishop of Riga's Turaida Castle were built here. Gauja Formation 57°11′N 24°53′E / 57.183°N 24...
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  • Championships were held in Latvia in August 2018. The hosts were Riga, Sigulda and Turaida. "World Orienteering Championships 2018 Sprint Final – Men" (PDF). woc2018...
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  • France (28 June) Latvia (29–30 June) Riga (29–30 June) Sigulda (30 June) Turaida (30 June) Saulkrasti (30 June) Puerto Rico (30 June – 2 July) Guaynabo...
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  • the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida. 1495 – A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky...
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    Semigallorum) helped the christened Livonian chief Caupo conquer back his Turaida castle from pagan rebels. In 1219, the Semigallian-German alliance was...
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