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Visvaldis

fl. c. 1200–1239 · 13th century · Also known as Vissewalde, Vsevolod of Jersika

Visvaldis, called Vissewalde in German sources, was the prince of Jersika on the Daugava in present-day Latvia in the early 13th century. Of mixed Latgalian and Rus' background and a vassal of Polotsk, he resisted the Livonian crusaders, but after Bishop Albert of Riga sacked Jersika in 1209 he had to accept part of his lands back as a fief from the bishop. He is a figure of Latvian national memory.

Visvaldis
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Principality of Jersika

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Visvaldis. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/visvaldis
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