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Wilhelm of Brandenburg

1498–1563 · 16th century · Also known as William of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Wilhelm of Brandenburg was the last Archbishop of Riga, a brother of Duke Albert of Prussia. During the Livonian War he placed his lands under Polish-Lithuanian protection, and in 1561–1562 the archbishopric was secularised and incorporated into the Duchy of Livonia under Sigismund II Augustus.

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Archbishopric of Riga

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