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Encyclopedia > Battle of Aizkraukle

The Battle of Aizkraukle (Ascheraden, Aizkriaukle ) was fought on March 5, 1279 by Traidenis against the army of the Teutonic Order, which was defeated. In the battle the Master of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, Ernst von Rassburg was killed as well as Eilart Hoberg, the leader of the Danish knights from North Estonia. After this battle duke Nameisis of the Semigallians recognized Traidenis as his suzerainty. March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... Events Battle of Yamen. ... Traidenis (Belarusian Trajdzien, Трайдзень) was a Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1269 or 1270 till 1282. ... Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ... The Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Latin Fratres militiae Christi, literally the brothers of the army of Christ), also known as the Christ Knights, Sword Brethren or The Militia of Christ of Livonia, was a military order started in 1202 by Albert von Buxhövden, bishop of Riga (or Prince-Bishop... The Semigallians (Semigalls) are one of the Baltic tribes that lived in the southern middle part of Latvia. ... Suzerainty refers to a situation in which a region or people is a tributary to a more powerful entity which allows the tributary some limited domestic autonomy but controls its foreign affairs. ...


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