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TIL in 1199, Albert of Buxhoeveden was appointed Bishop of Livonia, where Estonia and Latvia are today. With the support of Pope Innocent III, he embarked in 1200 with 23 ships and over 1,500 crusaders to help convert the pagan Baltic peoples to Christianity.

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