Henricus, de Lettis, approximately 1187-approximately 1259

LC control no.	n 86074336
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Henricus, de Lettis, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Enrico, di Lettonia, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Genrikh, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Genrikh, Latviĭskiĭ, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Genrikh, Latysh, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Heinrich, der Lette, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Heinricus, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Henrich, von Lettland, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Henricus, de Lettis, ca. 1187-ca. 1259 Henricus Lettus, 13th cent. Henrik, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Henry, of Livonia, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Indrik̦is, Latvis, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Latviešu Indrik̦is, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Latvis, Henrikas, approximately 1187-approximately 1259 Lettus, Henricus, approximately 1187-approximately 1259
Other standard no.	0000000117597235
Associated country	Livonia
Located	Rīga (Latvia) Rubene (Latvia : Parish)
Birth date	1187~
Death date	1259~
Field of activity	Livonia--History Baltic States--History Crusades Pastoral care
Profession or occupation	Historians Priests
Found in	His Henriku Liivimaa kroonika, 1982: added title page (Heinrici) preface, etc. (Henricus de Lettis; Genrikh) LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Henricus Lettus, 13th cent.; with x-refs.from: Henricus de Lettis; Heinrich von Lettland; Henry of Livonia; Lettus, Henricus; Indrik̦is Latvis; Henrich der Lette) New Cath. enc., c1967 (1981 printing) (Henry of Livonia, Henricus de Lettis; d. after 1259) Eesti nõuk, ents., 1968-1978 (Henrik, Henricus de Lettis; b. ca. 1187, d. ca. 1259) Latv. pad. enc., 1984 (Latviešu Indrik̦is, Henricus de Lettis; b. 1187, d. ca. 1259) Brokgaus. Ėnt︠s︡ikl. slovarʹ: volume 8, page 361 (Genrikh Latysh; historian 13th cent.) Livonijos kronikos, 1991: title page (Henrikas Latvis) Slavi︠a︡nskie khroniki, 1996: page 193 (Genrikh Latviĭskiĭ) Chronicon Livoniae = la crociata del nord (1184-1227), 2005: title page (Enrico di Lettonia) Encyclopedia of the medieval chronicle, viewed online, March 2, 2021 (Henry of Livonia; Heinrich von Lettland; Henricus Lettus; ca. 1188-post-1259; Germany, Eastern Baltic; author of the first Livonian chronicle, Chronicon Livoniae; he probably came from the village of Poppendorf near Magdeburg, and spent his childhood in a monastery in Segeberg, Holstein, where he learned Estonian and Latvian while staying with hostages brought from Livonia; he came to Riga in 1205, where he stayed at the court of bishop Albert von Riga; in 1208 he was ordained a priest by him; he received the parish of Papendorf (Rubene) on the river Ymera (Latvian-Estonian border), where he probably stayed until the end of his days; he took part in military operations as a guide and translator)
Not found in	Americana; Britannica; Collier's; Cath. enc., 1914.
Associated language	lat