Caupo of Turaida
| Caupo of Turaida | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Livonia | |
 Monument to Caupo at Krimulda Castle | |
| Reign | Until 21 September 1217 |
| Born | 12th century |
| Died | 21 September 1217 Near Viljandi |
| House | Lieven |
Caupo of Turaida, Kaupo or Kaupo Lieven, sometimes Kubbe (died 21 September 1217) was a leader of the
Chronicle of Henry of Livonia refers to him as quasi rex, 'like a king'.[1]
Biography
Caupo was the first prominent Livonian to be
Albert of Buxhoeveden, Bishop of Riga, who, in 1203–1204, took him on a journey to Rome and introduced him to Pope Innocent III. The Pope was impressed by the converted pagan chief and presented him a Bible, hundred gold pieces, ennobled him and gave him the name “Lieven.” When he returned from the journey, his tribe rebelled against him and Caupo took part in a siege of his former fortress in Turaida in 1212. The wooden fort was rebuilt two years later out of brick and stone, closer to its present surviving form.[4]
Caupo participated in a
Lembitu of Lehola. Caupo had male successors, his son Bertold had been killed 1210 in the Battle of Ümera
. His grandson, Nicholas, was the first descendant who started using the name Lieven more frequently.
Modern Estonians,
medieval chieftain.[5] Some Latvian folk tales name him "Kaupo the accursed, the scourge of the Livs,... Kaupo who has sold his soul to the foreign bishops."[6]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-17-80-96218-4
- Heinrici Chronicon Livoniae, Henricus (de Lettis) ed., Olion, 1982, p.43.
- ^ "Teoderihs". Historia.lv. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ISBN 978-02-41-23971-1, p.192.
- ^ Zemītis, Guntis (1993). "Kaupo — nodevējs vai laikmeta pretrunu upuris? Pārrunu kārtībā". Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas Vēstis. 11: 27–33.
- ^ Urch, R.O.G. Latvia—Country and People. London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd. 1938.