Europe · High and late Middle Ages
Principality of Koknese
drawn on the map 1111–1209
German Kokenhusen; Latin Terra Kukonois. A small Orthodox Latgalian/Selonian principality on the Daugava, vassal to Polotsk, ruled c. 1180–1206 by Prince Vetseke (Vyachko).
- Shown on the map
- 1111–1209
- Peak area
- 2k km²
- Region
- Europe
Names
German Kokenhusen; Latin Terra Kukonois. A small Orthodox Latgalian/Selonian principality on the Daugava, vassal to Polotsk, ruled c. 1180–1206 by Prince Vetseke (Vyachko). Pressed by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, Vetseke burned his own fort and fled in 1208; the principality was absorbed by the Archbishopric of Riga. Vetseke later died defending Tartu (Dorpat) against the crusaders in 1224.
Common questions
- What was the Principality of Koknese?
- German Kokenhusen; Latin Terra Kukonois. A small Orthodox Latgalian/Selonian principality on the Daugava, vassal to Polotsk, ruled c. 1180–1206 by Prince Vetseke (Vyachko).
- When is the Principality of Koknese shown on the map?
- The border data draws the Principality of Koknese 1111–1209. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was the Principality of Koknese?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Principality of Koknese covered about 2,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for each territory as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, academic works (John Fine on the Balkans, Halperin and Martin on Muscovy, Rady and Veszprémy on Hungary) and, for a few entries, the medieval Livonian Chronicle of Henry itself. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Principality of Koknese en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Koknese
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