Tālivaldis or Tālibalds (Latin: Thalibaldus de Tolowa; died 1215) was a Latgalianelder, the ruler of Tālava, whose support for Albert of Riga and the German crusaders brought about his death at the hands of the native Baltic peoples.
Tālivaldis's date of birth is unknown. He is first noted in 1208[citation needed] when he fought against the Saccalians and Ugandians as an ally of the Latgalian dukes Rūsiņš and Varidots. Tālivaldis was baptised in the Eastern Orthodox faith sometime before 1208 when he was a vassal of the Pskov Republic.
Tālivaldis became a vassal of Albert of Riga and was thus involved in the Northern Crusades against the Estonian tribes as an ally of the German crusaders. In 1211, the Estonians raided Tālava as revenge for the Latgalian support of the crusaders and pillaged the area round Trikāta, Tālivaldis's native region.
In 1212, Tālivaldis, as a vassal of Albert of Riga, did not support the Autīne revolt, a joint Latgalian and Livonian revolt against the crusaders.
In 1213, the Lithuanians invaded Tālava. They captured Tālivaldis in his castle at Trikāta and were taking him back to Lithuania as a prisoner, but he managed to escape.
When the Northern Crusades began, Tālava fell into the spheres of influence of both Bishop Albert of Riga and Pskov. At this point, Tālivaldis chose to support Albert, in the hope that the Germans would help the Tālavians to resist the pressure on them from the Russians. However, Bishop Albert and the German crusaders had no interest in maintaining an independent Latgalian state. Once the Tālavians and the Estonians were involved in a war of attrition, Albert seized the opportunity for the benefit of the German occupiers.[1]
Tālivaldis was killed in 1215 by invading Ugandians, who, according to the Livonian Chronicle of Henry, burnt Tālivaldis alive.[2] Soon afterwards, Tālivaldis's sons Rameka and Drivinalds raided Ugandia in revenge and plundered it severely. After Tālivaldis's death, his lands were divided between the crusaders and Albert of Riga. Talivaldis's sons changed from Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism and became vassals of Albert of Riga.
Referencesedit
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"Tālava", in Latviešu konversācijas vārdnīca (21st edn), 42104 - 42110
"Tālivaldis", in Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija (9th edn), p. 486
Švābe, A., "Tālava" in Straumes un avoti (3rd edn), pp. 179-210. Sakārtojusi Švābe, L. Lincoln (Nebraska): Pilskalns, 1965 (in Latvian)
Hypothetical portrait of Tālivaldis
January 01, 1970
tālivaldis, tālibalds, latin, thalibaldus, tolowa, died, 1215, latgalian, elder, ruler, tālava, whose, support, albert, riga, german, crusaders, brought, about, death, hands, native, baltic, peoples, elder, tālavareignuntil, 1215successorhis, sons, rameks, dri. Talivaldis or Talibalds Latin Thalibaldus de Tolowa died 1215 was a Latgalian elder the ruler of Talava whose support for Albert of Riga and the German crusaders brought about his death at the hands of the native Baltic peoples TalivaldisElder of TalavaReignuntil 1215SuccessorHis sons Rameks and DrivinaldsDied1215TrikataIssueSeveral sonsBiography editTalivaldis s date of birth is unknown He is first noted in 1208 citation needed when he fought against the Saccalians and Ugandians as an ally of the Latgalian dukes Rusins and Varidots Talivaldis was baptised in the Eastern Orthodox faith sometime before 1208 when he was a vassal of the Pskov Republic Talivaldis became a vassal of Albert of Riga and was thus involved in the Northern Crusades against the Estonian tribes as an ally of the German crusaders In 1211 the Estonians raided Talava as revenge for the Latgalian support of the crusaders and pillaged the area round Trikata Talivaldis s native region In 1212 Talivaldis as a vassal of Albert of Riga did not support the Autine revolt a joint Latgalian and Livonian revolt against the crusaders In 1213 the Lithuanians invaded Talava They captured Talivaldis in his castle at Trikata and were taking him back to Lithuania as a prisoner but he managed to escape When the Northern Crusades began Talava fell into the spheres of influence of both Bishop Albert of Riga and Pskov At this point Talivaldis chose to support Albert in the hope that the Germans would help the Talavians to resist the pressure on them from the Russians However Bishop Albert and the German crusaders had no interest in maintaining an independent Latgalian state Once the Talavians and the Estonians were involved in a war of attrition Albert seized the opportunity for the benefit of the German occupiers 1 Talivaldis was killed in 1215 by invading Ugandians who according to the Livonian Chronicle of Henry burnt Talivaldis alive 2 Soon afterwards Talivaldis s sons Rameka and Drivinalds raided Ugandia in revenge and plundered it severely After Talivaldis s death his lands were divided between the crusaders and Albert of Riga Talivaldis s sons changed from Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism and became vassals of Albert of Riga References edit Svabe A Talava Gram Svabe A Straumes un avoti III sejums www historia lv Archived from the original on 2003 09 05 Chronicle of Henry of LivoniaSources and external links editChronicle of Henry of Livonia Talava in Latviesu konversacijas vardnica 21st edn 42104 42110 Talivaldis in Latvijas padomju enciklopedija 9th edn p 486 Svabe A Talava in Straumes un avoti 3rd edn pp 179 210 Sakartojusi Svabe L Lincoln Nebraska Pilskalns 1965 in Latvian Hypothetical portrait of Talivaldis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Talivaldis amp oldid 1219813278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
