- Status
- Principality of the Holy Roman Empire , (1207–1215, 1526–1561) , Vassal state of the Holy See , (1215–1526)
- Capital
- Riga , ( de facto ) , Walk , (from 1435)
- Common languages
- Latin , Low German , Livonian , Estonian , Latvian
- Religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Government
- Theocratic elective monarchy
- Legislature
- Landtag
- Historical era
- Middle Ages
- St george s night uprising
- 1343–1344
- Confederation agreement
- 4 December 1435
- Currency
- Artig, Denier, Schilling , Thaler