Viestards

Viestards (also Viesthard, Vesthardus, Viesturs; died 1230) was a Semigallian duke in the 13th century, referred to as King Vester ().

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Monarch.name: Viestards
Monarch.title: Duke of Semigallia
Monarch.image: Westhardus, Rex Semigallorum (Liberts 1936).jpg
Monarch.alt: Painting of Viestards
Monarch.caption: Painting of Viestards by Ludolfs Liberts in Riga Castle, 1936
Monarch.reign: until 1230
Monarch.birth_date: 12th century
Monarch.death_date: 1230

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date of death: 1230-01-01
date of birth: 1200-01-01

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Viestards (also Viesthard, Vesthardus, Viesturs; died 1230) was a Semigallian duke in the 13th century, referred to as King Vester ().

==Life== His capital was Tērvete hillfort. During the first decades of the 13th century he was allied with the Livonian Brothers of the Sword against Lithuanians, who looted Semigallia on several occasions.