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What was the medieval union of states on the territory of present-day Latvia and Estonia called?

In the exam (Latvian)

Kā sauca viduslaiku valstu apvienību mūsdienu Latvijas un Igaunijas teritorijā?

  1. athe Duchy of CourlandKurzemes hercogiste
  2. bLivoniaLivonijaCorrect answer
  3. cthe Grand Duchy of LithuaniaLietuvas lielkunigaitija

Why?

Livonia was a union of the order's and the bishops' states from the 13th century to 1561. The Duchy of Courland appeared only after the collapse of Livonia, and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania lay to the south of it.

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