Governorate of Livonia
Administrative unit of the Russian Empire (1721–1917) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Governorate of Livonia, also known as the Livonia Governorate,[lower-alpha 1] was a Baltic governorate of the Russian Empire, now divided between Latvia and Estonia.[1]
| Governorate of Livonia | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governorate of the Russian Empire | |||||||||||
| 1796–1918 | |||||||||||
.svg) Location in the Russian Empire | |||||||||||
| Capital | Riga | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• (1897) | 1,299,365 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Abolishment of Viceroyalties | 1796 | ||||||||||
• Renamed | 1796 | ||||||||||
• Divided | 12 April 1917 | ||||||||||
| 3 March 1918 | |||||||||||
• Disestablished | 12 April 1918 | ||||||||||
 Subdivisions or uezds of Livonia Governorate | |||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 9 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Estonia Latvia | ||||||||||
