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'''Viestards''' (also ''Viesthard, Vesthardus, Viesturs'') was one of the greatest [[Semigallians|Semigallian]] dukes in the 13th century, referred to as King Vester ({{lang-goh|konic Vesters}}). 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. In 1205, joint forces of semigallians and crusaders defeated Lithuanians and killed duke [[Žvelgaitis]].
In 1208 Viestards led united semigallian and crusader army into Lithuania but was heavily defeated.
In 1219 Viestards came into conflict with German bishop [[Albert of Riga|Albert]] when German [[Livonian Crusade|crusaders]] placed their garrison in Semigallian castle of [[Mežotne]]. Viestards unsuccessfully attacked Mežotne but managed to defeat the reinforcement of crusaders coming on [[Lielupe]] river after that crusaders left Mežotne. Viestards became an enemy of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and made an alliance with his neighbors, the [[Samogitians]]. Together they fought against the crusaders.
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