Riga governorate

subdivision of the Russian Empire (1713-1796)
AdministrativeArea governorate Q2552845
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Riga governorate

Summary

Riga governorate is a governorate[1]. It draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (governorate category, ranking #24 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Riga governorate is located in Tsardom of Russia[3].
  • Riga governorate is located in Russian Empire[4].
  • Riga governorate is in the country of Russian Empire[5].
  • Riga governorate is in the country of Tsardom of Russia[6].
  • Riga governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate[7].
  • Riga governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate of the Russian Empire[8].
  • Riga governorate's capital is recorded as Riga[9].
  • Riga governorate's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Governorate of Livonia.svg[10].
  • +1713-07-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Riga governorate[11].
  • Riga governorate was dissolved in +1796-12-12T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Riga governorate's topic's main category is recorded as Q10074866[13].
  • Riga governorate's replaces is recorded as Swedish Livonia[14].
  • Riga governorate's replaced by is recorded as Riga Viceroyalty[15].
  • Riga governorate's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000343146[16].
  • Riga governorate's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Рижское наместничество'}[17].
  • Riga governorate's detail map is recorded as Russian Empire 1745 (Map III HQ).jpg[18].
  • Riga governorate's detail map is recorded as Карта Рижскаго наместничества (1792).jpg[19].
  • Riga governorate's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ри́жская губе́рния'}[20].
  • Riga governorate's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121f8z4f[21].
  • Riga governorate's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 3509258[22].

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Geography

Country listings include Russian Empire[5], an empire[23], in Russian Empire[24], founded in 1721[25] and Tsardom of Russia[6], a sovereign state[26], in Tsardom of Russia[27], founded in 1547[28]. Located in include Tsardom of Russia[3], a sovereign state[29], in Tsardom of Russia[30], founded in 1547[31] and Russian Empire[4], an empire[32], in Russian Empire[33], founded in 1721[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include governorate[7] and governorate of the Russian Empire[8].

History and Context

+1713-07-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Riga governorate[11].

Why It Matters

Riga governorate draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (governorate category, ranking #24 of 73).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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