Baldwin of Alna (german: Baldwin von Alna or Alva; french: Baudoin d’Aulne died in 1243) was Pope Gregory IX envoy and later

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. He participated in both Northern Crusades and crusades to the East.

History

Baldwin was monk of the

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Aulne Abbey monastery in

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. Baldwin was Pope Pope Gregory IX envoy in Archbishopric of Riga with the task to settle disagreements arising after the death of Bishop

Albert von Buxhövden Albert of Riga or Albert of Livonia or Albrecht (german: Albert von Buxthoeven, lv, Alberts fon Buksthēvdens; c.1165 – 17 January 1229) was the third Bishop of Riga in Livonia. In 1201 he allegedly founded Riga, the modern capital of Lat ...

between the Bishop's seat and Livonian Brothers of the Sword. Baldwin resolved the dispute in favor of the Riga Dome Council and confirmed nomination of bishop Nikolaus von Nauen to Archbishopric of Riga seat. Baldwin also attempted to create a Pontifical States ( la, Status Pontificius, also ' "papal rule") from the various Baltic and Prussian regions. This led to an even greater divide between the knights and the bishop's seat. In addition, disagreements arose with Curonians and Semigallians. Balduin made a trip back to Rome where the Pope named him

of the Turning Areas of the Baltic Sea. When he returned to the Baltic in 1233, the German nobility of Reval rose up against him. There was a civil war in which Livonian Brothers of the Sword defeated Baldwin's supporters. Baldwin himself was forced to seek refuge in his Cistercian Order brothers

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. In 1234 Pope recalled Baldwin back to Rome and sent instead his new envoy William of Modena. In 1239, Baldwin accompanied Baudouin de Courtenay in

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and took over the responsibilities of the archbishop of Vizia in Thrace, Latin Empire, in the present Turkey territory between

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and Constantinople.

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