The indigenous inhabitants of Livonia were various Finnic tribes in the north and Baltic tribes in the south. The descendants of the crusaders formed the nucleus of the new ruling class of Livonia after the Livonian Crusade, and they eventually became known as Baltic Germans.
the indigenous inhabitants of livonia were various finnic tribes in the north and baltic tribes in the south the descendants of the crusaders formed the nucleus of the new ruling class of livonia after the livonian crusade and they eventually became known as baltic germans