Mežotne
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Mežotne (German: Mesothen) is a town in Latvia 10 km west of Bauska and 40 km south of the capital Riga. It lies in the historical region of Zemgale on the left bank of the Lielupe river near the Lithuanian border.
An ancient Semigallian castle mound is located near Mežotne. Mežotne palace was the former Lieven family estate. Countess, later HSH Princess Dorothea von Lieven (Latvian: Doroteja fon Līvena), (17 December 1785 - 27 January 1857), a noblewoman and wife of Prince Christopher Lieven, Russian ambassador to London (1812-1834) called "Sibylle of the European Diplomacy" was buried in the family cemetery near to the palace.
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