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Terra Mariana
Terra Mariana (Land of Mary) was the official name for Medieval Livonia or Old Livonia (, , ), which was formed in the aftermath of the Livonian Crusade in the territories comprising present day Estonia and Latvia. It was established on 2 February 1207, as a principality of the Holy Roman Empire but lost this status in 1215 when proclaimed by Pope Innocent III as directly subject to the Holy See.

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