Free Imperial city of Riga

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With the demise of the Livonian Order during the Livonian War, Riga had the status of a Free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire for twenty years.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. Northern Wars

A series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century.

1.1.Livonian War

Was a war fought over the control of Old Livonia. The Tsardom of Russia faced a varying coalition of the Dano-Norwegian Realm, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Union (later Commonwealth) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland. Old Livonia was finally partitioned between Sweden, Poland-Lithuania and Denmark-Norway.

1.1.1.Partition of Livonia

Was the partition of Old Livonia between Denmark, Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

Disestablishment