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'''Riga Governorate''' ({{lang-ru|Рижская губерния}}, {{lang-lv|Riga guberniya}}) was a [[guberniya|governorate]] of the [[Imperial Russia|Russian Empire]]. Named after the city of [[Riga]], it was created [[July 28]] ([[July 17]] [[O.S.]]), [[1713]] out of territories conquered from [[Sweden]] in the [[Great Northern War]]. The former [[Dominions of Sweden|dominion]] of [[Swedish Livonia]] was formally ceded to Russia in the [[Treaty of Nystad]] in [[1721]]. |
'''Riga Governorate''' ({{lang-ru|Рижская губерния}}, {{lang-lv|Riga guberniya}}) was a [[guberniya|governorate]] of the [[Imperial Russia|Russian Empire]]. Named after the city of [[Riga]], it was created [[July 28]] ([[July 17]] [[O.S.]]), [[1713]] out of territories conquered from [[Sweden]] in the [[Great Northern War]]. The former [[Dominions of Sweden|dominion]] of [[Swedish Livonia]] was formally ceded to Russia in the [[Treaty of Nystad]] in [[1721]]. |
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In [[1917]] the norther part of Riga Governorate was combined with [[Reval Governorate]] to form the autonomous [[Estonia (1917-1918)|Estonian entity]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Reval Governorate]] |
*[[Reval Governorate]] |
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| Capital | Riga | ||||||||
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• Created | July 28, 1713 | ||||||||
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• February Revolution | 2 March 1917 | ||||||||
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Riga Governorate (Russian: Рижская губерния, Latvian: Riga guberniya) was a governorate of the Russian Empire. Named after the city of Riga, it was created July 28 (July 17 O.S.), 1713 out of territories conquered from Sweden in the Great Northern War. The former dominion of Swedish Livonia was formally ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Nystad in 1721.
In 1917 the norther part of Riga Governorate was combined with Reval Governorate to form the autonomous Estonian entity
See also
- Reval Governorate
- Saint Petersburg Governorate
- Administrative divisions of Russia in 1713-1714
- Livonian Confederation
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