Marquart or Marquard of Burbach (died 1236) was a knight of the

Livonian Brothers of the Sword The Livonian Brothers of the Sword (; ) was a Catholic Church, Catholic Military order (monastic society), military order established in 1202 during the Livonian Crusade by Albert of Riga, Albert, the third bishop of Riga (or possibly by Theode ...

(from 1210). He came from a noble family in Burbach, a few kilometers east of

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in western

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. Marquart was commander of

Aizkraukle Castle Aizkraukle Castle (; ) is a ruined medieval castle, located on the right bank of the river Daugava in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, to the west of the modern town of Aizkraukle. The castle was built in the second half of the 14th century by th ...

between 1211 and 1231, and ruled Aizkraukle County from his seat. In 1229, he repelled the invasion of the

Semigallians Semigallians (; ; also ''Zemgalians'', ''Semigalls'' or ''Semigalians'') were the Balts, Baltic tribe that lived in the south central part of contemporary Latvia and northern Lithuania. They are noted for their long resistance (1219–1290) agai ...

and was wounded in a duel with the ruler

Viestards Viestards (also ''Viesthard, Vesthardus, Viesturs''; died 1230) was a Semigallians, Semigallian duke in the 13th century, referred to as King Vester (). Life His capital was Tērvete hillfort. During the first decades of the 13th century he was ...

. Last mentioned in 1234, it is believed that he, together with many other warlords of the order, fell in the

Battle of Saule The Battle of Saule (; ; ) was fought on 22 September 1236, between the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and pagan troops of Samogitians and Semigallians. Between 48 and 60 knights were killed, including the Livonian Master, Volkwin. It was the ea ...

in 1236.

References

* *{{cite book , last1=Benninghoven , first1=Friedrich , title=Der Orden der Schwertbrüder. Fratres Milicie Christi de Livonia, date=1965 , oclc=1547012 , url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1547012 , access-date=5 January 2023 , language=en Livonian Brothers of the Sword 1296 deaths