name Coat of arms of Courland image Coat of Arms of Kurzeme.svg image width 120 middle middle width ... use Courland lang lv Kurzeme lang liv Kur m German language German and lang sv Kurland lang la Curonia ... . The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland. Geography ... to the Rundale Palace , the seat of the Dukes of Courland. Situated in western Latvia , it roughly ... Ventspils . When combined with Semigallia and Selonia, Courland s northeastern boundary is the river Daugava , which separates it from the regions of Latgale and Vidzeme . To the north, Courland s boundary .... Courland s elevation never rises more than 213 m 700 ft above sea level. The Jelgava plain divides Courland into two parts the western side, fertile and densely inhabited, except in the north the eastern side is less fertile and thinly inhabited. Nearly one hundred rivers drain Courland, but only ... flow northwestward and discharge into the Baltic Sea . Owing to its numerous lakes and marshes, Courland ... times the Curonians , a pagan tribe, inhabited Courland. The Livonian Brothers of the Sword ... Wars . Duchy of Courland, 1561 1795 Image Duchy of Courland & Semigallia 1740.svg thumb right 340px The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia as it appeared in 1740. main Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Courland colonization The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia was a semi independent duchy that existed from 1561 until 1795, encompassing the areas of Courland and Semigallia. Although nominally ... the Duchy to the Russian Empire . Courland as part of Russia After annexation by Russian Empire the territory of the former Duchy formed the Courland Governorate . From the time of the Northern ... , there being none on the Courland coast of the Gulf of Riga. Population In 1870 the population ... Rosenthal http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 831&letter C Courland Jewish Encyclopedia ... right title Residents of Courland by ethnicity 2010 ref cite web url http data.csb.gov.lv Dialog varval.asp ... more details
Image Kurzemes un Zemgales hercogiste 1740 locator.svg thumb right 280px Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. Image Courland colonization Gambia.png thumb right 280px Courland settlements in Africa. Image Trinidad and Tobago CIA WFB Map.png thumb right 280px Courland settlements in Americas New Courland on Tobago . Refimprove date July 2008 The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia , a vassal of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth , being small but wealthy took a modest part in European colonialism , in West Africa and the Caribbean . History Like Brandenburg , that far larger German colonising power before the formation of the German Empire , the Polish fief of Courland had a European crusading, hence expansionist, past. The colonies were established under Duke Jacob Kettler and were indirect colonies of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth. During his reign, the nation established trading relations with all of the major European powers. Kettler established one of the largest merchant fleets in Europe, with its main harbours in Ventspils Windau today Ventspils , and Liep ja Libau today Liep ja . His fleet took voyages to the West Indies as early as 1637 when the settlers on the ship Courland ... nations took advantage of Courland during the Northern Wars , when Duke Jacob was held captive by the Swedish army 1658 60 . However, Tobago was returned to Courland, but the duchy abandoned it in 1666. In 1668, a Courland ship attempted to reoccupy Fort Jacob Tobago Fort Jacob but was driven off by the Dutch. The Courland Monument near Courland Bay commemorates the Duchy s settlements. Former Courland colonies James Island The Gambia St. Andrews Island , a.k.a Courlander Gambia the later English Fort James 1651 1660, 1660 1661 New Courland on Tobago 1637, 1642, 1654 1659, 1680 1690 External links http www.worldstatesmen.org COLONIES.html Courland WorldStatesmen Colonial Empires Category Former colonies of CourlandCourland colonization Category European colonisation in Africa Category ... more details
Alexander of Courland lang de Alexander von Kurland 18 October 1658 1686 , nicknamed Alexander the One armed , was a Baltic German prince and the brother of Duke Frederick II Casimir, Duke of Courland Frederick II Casimir of Duchy of CourlandCourland . He was a member of the Kettler dynasty. Alexander served as an Oberst in a regiment of the Prussian Army Brandenburg Prussian Army . On 26 July 1686, he was mortally wounded in the second siege of Buda during the Ottoman wars in Europe Ottoman wars and died shortly afterwards near Vienna . DEFAULTSORT Alexander of Courland Category 1658 births Category 1686 deaths Category Baltic German people Category People from Courland Category German princes Category Prussian Army personnel Category 17th century Latvian people de Alexander von Kurland Germany army bio stub Germany noble stub ... more details
of Courland common name Courland continent Europe status Vassal empire Holy Roman Empire status ... flag 55px.png s1 Duchy of Courland and Semigallia flag s1 Flag of Courland state .svg year start 1234 ... leader Bishop of Courland leader1 Engelbert von Kurland Engelbert small 1st small year leader1 ... coat image map Medieval Livonia 1260.svg image map caption Bishopric of Courland light orange . government ... capital Pilten currency Ferding, Schilling History of Latvia The Bishopric of Courland lang la ... of Courland and Semigallia as a vassal state of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . ref http ... Baltic tribe , inhabited Courland and had strong links with the maritime tribes in both sides of the Baltic ... Engelbert was appointed to be the first bishop of Courland. In 1242 the area of Courland passed under ... Brothers of the Sword Brethren of the Sword in 1237. In 1253 the territory of Courland was divided between the Bisphoric of Courland and the Livonian branch of the Order of Teutonic Knights. After severe defeat of knights in the Battle of Durbe the Bishop Heinrich of L tzelburg left Courland ... Sea formed another new region, The Duchy of Courland and Semigalia Kurzemes un Zemgales hercogiste ... Master of The Livonian Brothers of the Sword , became the first Duchy of Courland Duke of Courland . Several parts of the Courland area did not belong to the bishopric. The Order of Livonia had already ..., the Bishopric of Pilten , also called the Bishopric of Courland on the Venta River in western Courland ... to transfer it to the Duchy of Courland after his death, but this plan failed and only later ... invaded his territories in the Duchy of Courland and Frederick II of Denmark decided to sell ... and Wilhelm, became the dukes of Courland. Chronology September 1234 Bishopric of Courland Bistum ... after numerous distributions of the Curonian lands among the Bishops of Courland, and of Archbishopric ... of Courland class wikitable Name From To Engelbert of Courland Engelbert , Dominican Order OP align ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name conventional long name Courland Governorate common name Courland subdivision Governorate nation the Russian Empire year start 1795 event start Partition of Poland date start March 28 event post Treaty of Brest Litovsk date post 1918 event end German occupation year end 1915 p1 Duchy of Courland and Semigallia image p1 Image Kurlandia.JPG 20px s1 Ober Ost flag s1 Flag of the German Empire.svg s2 flag s2 image flag image coat Courland Governorate COA.gif image map Meyerbaltikum.jpg image map caption Courland Governorate, Livonia Governorate ... stat year1 Russian Empire Census 1897 History of Latvia Courland Governorate , also known as the Province of Courland , ref name TEC http books.google.com books?id ah8lAAAAMAAJ&pg The English Cyclopaedia ... , and Government of Courland lang de Kurl ndisches Gouvernement , was one of the Baltic governorates ... in 1795 out of the territory of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia that was incorporated into the Russian Empire as the province of Courland with its capital at Jelgava called Mitau at the time ... Between 1800 and 1876 overall authority in Courland was handed to the governor general of the Baltic ... Ludwig Freiherr von der Pahlen temporary governor general of Courland and Pilten 1796 1798 Gustav Matthias ... 1811 1816 Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Sievers in exile in Riga during Napoleonic invasion of Courland in July December 1812 1812 Jules de Chambaudoin and Charles de Montigny French intendants of Courland ... of Courland on 8 October 20 December 1812 1816 1824 Emannuel von Stanecke 1824 1827 Paul Baron von ... invasion of Courland in July 1915 . In March 1918 the Baltic provinces were transferred to German authority ... Courland References and notes Reflist History Timeline of Latvia Coord missing Russia Subdivisions ... Empire Category Baltic governorates Courland Category History of Latvia Category Courland ar ... Gubernia kurlandzka ru simple Courland Governorate fi Kuurinmaan kuvernementti ... more details
Windau , 19 October 1944 The Courland Pocket ref lang ru Blockade of the Courland army group , lang de Kurland Br ckenkopf Courland Bridgehead , lang lv Kurzemes katls Courland Cauldron or Kurzemes cietoksnis Courland Fortress . ref referred to the Red Army s blockade or encirclement of Axis forces on the Courland peninsula during the closing months of World ... Army Group Courland lang de Heeresgruppe Kurland on 25 January, the Army Group remained isolated .... It was one of the last German groups to surrender in Europe. Background Courland , along with the rest ... Group North by capturing the city of Klaip da Memel Lang lt Klaip da . Battles of the Courland Bridgehead ... the German forces in Courland and the Estonian islands Hiiumaa and Saaremaa to hold out, believing ..., using the Courland Pocket as a springboard for a new offensive. ref Gerhard L. Weinberg, Germany ... Army Germany 18th Army , in what was to become known to the Germans as the Courland Bridgehead ... Courland position, abandoning Riga. ref name 500Days McAteer, Sean. u http books.google.com books ... the German and Latvian forces entrenched in the Courland Pocket between 15 October 1944, and 4 April ... defence of the Courland perimeter during Soviet attempts to reduce it. Serving with the 2nd Baltic ... 1945 On 15 January 1945, Army Group North was renamed Army Group Courland Heeresgruppe Kurland under Colonel General Dr Lothar Rendulic . Until the end of the war, Army Group Courland including divisions such as the Latvian Legions Latvian Freiwilligen SS Legion remained blockaded on the Courland ... Courland, and general collection of prisoners begun. By 12 May, approximately 135,000 German troops surrendered in the Courland Pocket. On 23 May, the Soviet collection of the German troops in the Courland ... to the character of the fighting in Courland and to the strategic intent of Soviet forces. Soviet sources The Soviet account states that Army Group Courland was blockaded, as the theater was of little ... more details
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Citations missing date August 2010 euromericas Image GreatCourlandBayMonument.jpg thumb left Great Courland Bay Monument The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Duchy of Courland was the smallest European ..., including some information about Courland colonizing Tobago. Goslinga,C.Ch. The Dutch in the Caribbean ... Courland had a population of only 200,000, mostly of German and Scandinavian ancestry, and was itself ... as early as 1637, when a Courland ship attempted to found a colony on Tobago with 212 settlers. An earlier ... in 1628, had been wiped out a few months earlier by Spain . However, the first Courland colony met ... coast near Courland Bay. This colony was again blockaded, but was more successful. Jesuit missionaries ... s, Africa, and the Indies simultaneously, Courland s attention shifted to Africa. In 1651 ... trading program. The Dutch were primary competitors to Courland who decided to support the English in the brewing conflict. Therefore, Courland received permission from its Protestant English allies ... von Kurland The Arms of the Duchess of Courland arrived carrying 45 cannons, 25 officers, 124 Courlander ... New Courland Neu Kurland . A fort was erected on the south west of the island, also called ... given Courland names such as Great Courland Bay, Jacobs James Bay, Courland Estate, Neu Mitau New Jelgava , Liepaja Libau Bay and Little Courland Bay. An Evangelical Lutheran church was built by the Courlanders ... months later. Thus, the small Courland colony soon became overshadowed by a second Dutch colony. While 120 Courland colonists had come in 1657, the Dutch colony reached a population of 1,200 by the next ... cocoa , tortoise shells, tropical birds and their feathers. The Duchy of Courland was a focus of interest ..., to surrender. Courland officially yielded New Courland on December 11 1659. This war ... to Courland. However, although peace had been established between the Courlanders and the Dutch ... fleet of Spanish vessels, the Courlanders left Tobago in 1666. In 1668 a Courland ... more details
about the 16th 18th century duchy the short lived state founded after World War I Duchy of Courland and Semigallia ... und Semgallen small German language de small conventional long name Duchy of Courland and Semigallia common name Courland continent Europe region Baltic country Latvia era Partitions of Poland status ... Baltic coat of arms.svg 20px p2 Bishopric of Courland image p2 p3 Livonian Brothers of the Sword image p3 File Zakon Kawaler w Mieczowych COA.svg 20px s1 Courland Governorate flag s1 Flag of Russia.svg year start 1562 year end 1795 event start Vilnius Pact date start event1 Courland colonisation Colonial ... end March 28 title leader Duke of Courland leader1 Gotthard Kettler year leader1 1559 87 leader2 Jacob Kettler year leader2 1642 82 leader3 Peter von Biron year leader3 1769 95 image flag Flag of Courland state .svg image coat Coat of Arms of Duchy of Courland.jpg image map Duchy of Courland & Semigallia 1740.svg image map caption The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia in 1740. legislature Diet assembly ... of the Livonian Order from 1559, a position he vacated on his creation as Duke of Courland. br 4 ... of Latvia The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia lang la Ducatus Curlandi et Semigalli , lang ... World War. The area became a part of Latvia at the end of World War I see Duchy of Courland and Semigallia 1918 . History File Kurland Karte.jpg left thumb 200px German map of Duchy of Courland ... of Latvia between the west bank of the Daugava River and the Baltic Sea became the Duchy of Courland ... of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword Order of Livonia , became the first duke of Courland. Other members of the Order became the Courland nobility, with the fiefdoms they had hitherto held becoming ... parts of the Courland area did not belong to the Duchy. The Order of Livonia had already loaned ... political Bishopric of Piltene , also called the Bishopric of Courland on the Venta River in western Courland , belonged to Duke Magnus of Holstein Magnus , son of the king of Denmark. He promised ... more details
Image rmelband Kurland.jpg 200 right Army Group Courland armband Army Group Courland lang de Heeresgruppe ... was created from remnants of the Army Group North , blockade isolated in the Courland peninsula by the advancing ... Germany Sixteenth and Eighteenth Army Germany Eighteenth armies of Army Group Courland, commanded ... 42 officers in the rank of general, in the Courland Pocket had surrendered. ref name m9004259 ... The aggregation of troops that became named Army Group Courland was created when the Red Army reached ... were in what was to become known as the Courland Pocket. Army Group Courland remained in existence until the end of the war in Europe. Army Group Courland was created on 25 January 1945, when German dictator ... changes meant that Army Group North became Army Group Courland Heeresgruppe Kurland , Army Group Center ... Mitte . Isolation Army Group Courland consisted of the German Sixteenth Army and the German Eighteenth Army . The two armies had been sent to Courland partly to protect training grounds for the remaining ... Ltd, 2004 ref Bypassed by the main Soviet thrusts, Army Group Courland remained relatively ... largely cut off from re supply, and was unable to break out or evacuate. Army Group Courland fought six major battles in the Courland Pocket between 15 October 1944, and 4 April 1945. citation ... , to surrender Army Group Courland. Hilpert was the army group s last commander in chief. ref ... loyal implemenation of order, on which the fate of all Courland troops depends. ref Hans Dollinger The Decline ... to interrogate the captive staff of Army Group Courland. The Soviets began a general round up of all remaining German troops in the Courland Pocket. ref name Imperial Japan Page 278 The Decline and Fall ..., Page 278 ref By end of the 11 May the troops of the Lenigrad Front had secured the Courland peninsula ... May 140,408 men and non commissioned officers, 5,083 officers and 28 generals in the Courland Pocket ... 60 anniversary of surrender project ref On 23 May, the Soviet round up of the German troops in the Courland ... more details
Kurzemes un Zemgales hercogiste small Latvian language lv small conventional long name Duchy of Courland and Semigallia common name Courland continent Europe region Baltic country Latvia era World War ... 22, event post Latvia established date post November 18, 1918 p1 Courland Governorate flag p1 ... image flag Flag of Courland state .svg flag image coat Ksi stwo Kurlandii i Semigalii COA.svg ... . br 2. The Duchy of Courland was absorbed by the United Baltic Duchy Citation needed date November ... . The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia was a proposed Client state of the German Empire . It was proclaimed on March 8, 1918, in German occupied Courland Governorate by a Landesrat composed of Baltic ... sovereign reigning Ernst Johann von Biron family on that Duchy of Courland and Semigallia duchy . Although ... During World War I , German Armies had occupied the Courland Governorate of Russian Empire by the autumn ... Revolution, German troops started advancing from Courland, and by the end of February 1918 the territories ... Russia accepted the loss of the Courland Governorate and by agreements concluded in Berlin on August ... of Courland and Semigallia was proclaimed on March 8, 1918 by Landesrat composed of Baltic Germans ... Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm recognised the creation of Courland, as a German vassal by writing to Courland ..., Count von Hertling, to inform the Government of Courland, that, upon the wish communicated to Us by its ... the Duchy of Courland as a free and independent state in the name of the German Empire, to negotiate such treaties with Courland as will guarantee a close economic and military union between both ... of Brest Litovsk . After World War I , Courland became a part of the newly formed nation of Latvia , November 18, 1918. See also Aftermath of World War I Duchy of Courland and Semigallia 1562 1795 Courland Estonia History of Estonia Latvian War of Independence Livonia Ober Ost Semigallia ... title source ptwiki DEFAULTSORT Courland, 1918 Duchy Category 1918 disestablishments Category Baltic ... more details
Infobox royalty monarch name Friedrich Wilhelm Kettler title Duke of Courland and Semigallia image Frederick Wilhelm, Duke of Courland.PNG caption imgw 200px succession Duke of Courland and Semigallia reign 22 January 1698 21 January 1711 predecessor Frederick Casimir Kettler successor Ferdinand Kettler spouse Anna of Russia issue full name house Kettler father Frederick Casimir Kettler mother Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg birth date Birth date 1692 7 19 df y birth place Jelgava Mitau Jelgava death date Death date and age 1711 1 21 1692 7 19 df y death place Kippinghof burial place Ducal Crypt of Jelgava Palace religion Lutheranism Frederick William German language german Friedrich Wilhelm 19 July 1692 21 January 1711 was Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1698 to 1711. Frederick Wilhelm was the son of Frederick Casimir Kettler and Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg . During his reign duchy was occupied by Sweden ... his father s death, in the 22 January 1698 he was appointed as the Duke of Courland and Semigallia ... 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Frederick William Kettler, Duke of Courland 2 2. Frederick Casimir Kettler Frederick Casimir Kettler, Duke of Courland 3 3. Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg 4 4. Jacob Kettler Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland 5 5. Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg 6 ... William Kettler, Duke of Courland 9 9. Duchess Sophie of Prussia 10 10. George William, Elector of Brandenburg .... Gotthard Kettler Gotthard Kettler, Duke of Courland 17 17. Duchess Anna of Mecklenburg Schwerin 18 ... Maria of Brunswick L neburg center Source Equivalent Latvian s start succession box title Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Duke of Courland before Frederick Casimir Kettler after Ferdinand Kettler years ... . NAME Wilhelm, Frederick, Duke Of Courland ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... DEFAULTSORT Wilhelm, Frederick, Duke Of Courland Category Dukes of Courland Category 1692 births ... more details
Infobox royalty prince title Duke of Courland and Semigallia name Carl Christian Joseph full name lang de Karl Christian Joseph Ignaz Eugen Franz Xaver image Carl Christian Joseph of Saxony.jpeg imgw 180px succession reign 1758 1763 coronation predecessor Duke Louis Ernest of Brunswick L neburg Louis Ernest of Brunswick L neburg successor Ernst Johann von Biron titles HH Duke of Courland and Semigallia ... prince from the House of Wettin and Duke of Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Courland . Born in Dresden ... and Elector of Saxony, and Maria Josepha of Austria . Life Causes of his election as Duke of Courland The Duke of Courland and guardian of the Russian Tsar Ivan VI of Russia Ivan VI , Ernst Johann ... his old dignities and the Duchy of Courland. To occupy the new headship of the Duchy, the local ... from which came the agreement of Tsarina Elisabeth, confirming these plans from their part. Duke of Courland and Semigallia Most of Evangelic Courland aristocracy had big doubts about Karl largely because ... 1758 and formally invested him on 8 January 1759 with the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia . Thereupon ... privileges traveled to Courland and, on 29 March 1759, he solemnly entered the capital of his duchy, Mitau . After the Courland Diet Landtag and the States had met, they lost their hope of wringing ... of Courland scattered after the quick death of his father and the loss of the Polish Crown for the Saxon ... boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Carl Christian Joseph of Saxony, Duke of Courland 2 2. Augustus ... Princes of Saxony s start s reg s bef before Council of the Duke s ttl title Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Duke of Courland years 1758 1763 s aft after Ernst Johann von Biron end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Carl Christian Joseph Of Courland, Duke ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Dresden DEFAULTSORT Carl Christian Joseph Of Courland, Duke Category 1733 births Category 1796 deaths Category Polish Prince Royals Category House of Wettin Category Dukes of Courland Category People ... more details
infobox nobility name Maria Anna Amalia of Courland image caption noble family Ketteler father Jacob Kettler Jacob of Courland mother Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg spouse Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse Kassel birth date birth date 1653 6 12 df yes birth place Mitau death date death date and age 1711 6 16 1653 6 12 df yes death place Weilm nster burial place St. Martin s Church in Kassel Maria Anna Amalia of Courland 12 June 1653, Mitau &ndash 16 June 1711, Weilm nster was a German noblewoman. A princess of Courland from the Ketteler family, she was also Landgravine of Hesse Kassel via her marriage on 21 May 1673 to her first cousin Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse Kassel . She was the child of Jacob Kettler and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg , eldest daughter of George William, Elector of Brandenburg . Life Amalia was a daughter of the Duke Jacob Kettler Jacob of Courland 1610 1662 from his marriage to Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg Louise Charlotte 1617 1676 , eldest daughter of the Elector George William, Elector of Brandenburg George William of Brandenburg. On 21 May 1673, she married in Kassel her first cousin Landgrave Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse Kassel Charles I of Hesse Kassel 1654 1730 . Amalia had previously been engaged with Charles older brother, William VII, Landgrave of Hesse Kassel William VII , but he died during his grand tour at the young age of 19 years. The Landgravine participated in the creation of Karlsaue Park in Kassel. The marmor fountain in the park contains a medallion by the influential Roman sculptor Pierre Etienne Monnot 1657 1733 depicting ... see Wikipedia Persondata . name Maria Amalia of Courland alternative names Amalia von Kurland German short description Princess of Courland by birth, and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse Kassel ... DEFAULTSORT Maria Amalia Of Courland Category 1653 births Category 1711 deaths Category People from Jelgava Category House of Hesse Kassel Category Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Germany noble stub ... more details
infobox nobility name Louise Elisabeth of Courland image caption noble family Ketteler father Jacob Kettler mother Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg spouse Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse Homburg birth date birth date 1646 8 23 df yes birth place Jelgava death date death date and age 1690 12 16 1646 8 23 df yes death place Weferlingen Louise Elisabeth of Courland 12 August 1646 in Jelgava &ndash 16 December 1690 in Weferlingen was a princess of Courland from the Ketteler family by birth and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse Homburg . Life Louise Elisabeth was a daughter of Duke Jacob Kettler Jacob of Courland 1610 1662 from his marriage to Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg Charlotte Louise 1617 1676 , eldest daughter of Elector George William, Elector of Brandenburg George William of Brandenburg. On 23 October 1670 in C lln , she married the later Landgrave Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse Homburg Frederick II of Hesse Homburg , the famous Prince of Homburg . Frederick had converted to the Calvinism Calvinist faith for the sake of their marriage. This conversion brought him into closer relations with the princely houses in Brandenburg and Hesse Kassel , who were also Calvinist. Louise Elisabeth s sister Maria Amalia of Courland Maria Amalia married Landgrave Charles, Landgrave of Hesse Kassel Charles of Hesse Kassel in 1673. Louise Elizabeth was a niece of Elector Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick William of Brandenburg . This relationship allowed Frederick to join the Prussian army and become commander of all the troops of the Electorate only two years later, in 1672. The Calvinist Louise Elisabeth played a significant role in the settlement of displaced Huguenot s and Waldenses in Friedrichsdorf and Dornholzhausen in as well as in the formation of Calvinist congregations in Weferlingen and Bad Homburg . Issue Charlotte of Hesse Homburg Charlotte 1672 1738 ... NAME Louise Elizabeth of Courland ALTERNATIVE NAMES Louise Elizabeth Ketteler Luise Elisabeth ... more details
Pauline, Duchess of Sagan Princess Pauline of Courland s ttl title aga Duchess of Sagan years 29 November ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dorothea Of Courland, Princess ALTERNATIVE ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dorothea Of Courland, Princess Category 1793 births Category 1862 deaths ... more details
Prince Ernst Johann Karl Oskar Eitel Friedrich Peter Burchard Biron of Courland born August 6, 1940 is the senior male line descendant of Ernst Johann von Biron and as such heir to the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia . He was born in Berlin the eldest son of Karl Biron, Prince of Courland 1907 1982 and Princess Herzeleide of Prussia 1918 1989 the daughter of Prince Oskar of Prussia a son of Emperor William II, German Emperor William II and Empress Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig Holstein Augusta Viktoria . Prince Ernst Johann succeeded his father as head of the Biron family following his death on February 28, 1982. He is also a Knight of Justice in the Order of Saint John Bailiwick of Brandenburg Johanniterorden Johannine Order , whose current grand master is his cousin Prince Oskar of Prussia b. 1959 Prince Oskar of Prussia Prince Ernst Johann s uncles and grandfather had headed the Order throughout most of the twentieth century . He is 403rd in line to the British throne. Private life Prince Ernst Johann was married to Countess Elisabeth of Ysenburg Philippseich born 1941 in Munich in a civil ceremony on August 14, 1967, and in a religious one the next day. The couple have two adopted daughters. Anja Prinzessin Biron von Curland born 1975 Christiana Prinzessin von Curland born 1977 References http www.angelfire.com realm gotha gotha biron.html Online Gotha http www.chivalricorders.org ... before Karl Biron, Prince of Courland s tul title Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Duke of Courland ... of Courland s roy uk s bef before Princess Donata of Prussia s ttl title Line of succession to the British Throne s aft after Prince Michael Biron of Courland end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ernst Johann Biron of Courland, Prince ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1940 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ernst Johann Biron of Courland ... Category Courland Category House of Biron pl Ernst Johann Biron von Curland ... more details
Fort Jakob , Jakob Fort , or Fort Jakobus may refer to Fort Jakob Tobago , a Courland colony Fort Jakob Gambia , a Courland colony disambig ... more details
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Kur as is Lithuanian name for Courland historical region of Latvia and Lithuania lang lt kur as . Kur as building Kur as a building in Klaip da , Lithuania . disambig ... more details
infobox nobility name Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania image Elizabete magdalena.jpg caption noble family House of Griffins father Ernst Ludwig, Duke of Pomerania mother Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick L neburg spouse Duke Friedrich Kettler of Courland birth date birth date 1580 6 14 df yes birth place Wolgast death date death date and age 1649 2 23 1580 6 14 df yes death place Mitau Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania 14 June 1580 &ndash 23 February 1649 , was a Duchess of Courland Duchess consort of Courland . She married the Duke of Courland, Friedrich Kettler , in 14 March 1600. She was the daughter of Ernst Ludwig, Duke of Pomerania and Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick L neburg. Germany noble stub s start succession box title Duchess of Courland Duchess consort of Courland before Anna of Mecklenburg after Duchess Sophie of Prussia Sophia of Prussia years 1600 1642 s end Category 1580 births Category 1649 deaths Category 17th century Latvian people Category Duchesses of Courland sv Elisabeth Magdalena av Pommern ... more details
Infobox royalty realm consort yes name Johanna Magdalene of Saxe Weissenfels title Duchess of Courland image tenure 1730 1737 spouse Ferdinand Kettler issue royal house father Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe Weissenfels mother Fredericka Elisabeth of Saxe Eisenach birth date 17 March 1708 birth place death date 25 January 1760 death place place of burial Johanna Magdalene of Saxe Weissenfels 17 March 1708 &ndash 25 January 1760 , was a Duchess of Courland Duchess consort of Courland . She married the Duke of Courland, Ferdinand Kettler , in 20 September 1730. She was the daughter of Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe Weissenfels and Fredericka Elisabeth of Saxe Eisenach. Germany noble stub s start succession box title Duchess of Courland Duchess consort of Courland before Anna of Russia after Benigna Gottlieb von Trotha gt Treyden years 1730 1737 s end Category 1708 births Category 1760 deaths Category 18th century Latvian people Category Duchesses of Courland sv Johanna Magdalena av Sachsen Weissenfels ... more details
Infobox royalty realm consort yes name Princess Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont title Duchess of Courland image tenure 1769 1772 spouse Peter von Biron issue none royal house father Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont mother Christiane Henriette of Birkenfeld Bischweiler birth date 14 August 1748 birth place death date 18 August 1782 death place place of burial Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont 14 August 1748 &ndash 18 August 1782 , was a Duchess of Courland Duchess consort of Courland . She married the Duke of Courland, Peter von Biron , in 15 October 1765. She was the daughter of Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont , and Palatine Christiane Henriette of Birkenfeld Bischweiler. She divorced in 1772. Germany noble stub s start succession box title Duchess of Courland Duchess consort of Courland before Benigna Gottlieb von Trotha gt Treyden after Eudoxia Borisovna Yusupova years 1769 1772 s end Category 1748 births Category 1782 deaths Category 18th century Latvian people Category Duchesses of Courland sv Caroline av Waldeck Pyrmont ... more details
Infobox Monarch name Friedrich Kettler title Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Duke of Courland and Semigallia image Fridrihs Ketlers.jpg reign 1587 1642 coronation predecessor Gotthard Kettler successor Jacob Kettler consort Elisabeth Magdalena of Pomerania issue royal house Kettler royal anthem father Gotthard Kettler mother Anna of Mecklenburg birth date birth date 1569 11 25 mf y birth place Jelgava M tava , Duchy of Courland and Semigallia death date death date and age 1642 8 17 1569 11 25 mf y death place Jelgava M tava , Duchy of Courland and Semigallia place of burial Ducal crypt in the Jelgava Palace religion Lutheranism Friedrich Kettler 25 November 1569, M tava German Mitau, now Jelgava &ndash 17 August 1642 was a Duke of Courland Latvian Kurzeme , a region in Latvia , from 1587 to 1642. He was the son of Gotthard Kettler . Until 1616, he ruled only the eastern Zemgale portion of the Duchy of Courland , while his younger brother Wilhelm Kettler ruled the western Courland portion. Friedrich ruled the entire Duchy from 1616 when his brother emigrated due to conflicts with the nobility. Biography Friedrich Kettler was born in the family of Gotthard Kettler and Anna of Mecklenburg ... Wilhelm s majority, duchy officially was divided in Courland and Semigallia Semigallian parts. Friedrich ... of Salaspils Battle of Salaspils 1605 . During the war grew Courland aristocracy s resistance to Kettler brothers. In the 1617 in the Skrunda Castle was held Regional Assembly of Courland Landtag and after ... as sole Duke of Courland in 1618 and he approved the new constitution of the Duchy administration ... any decision without the consent of the Duchy s council, so the Duchy of Courland became a constitutional ... succession box title Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Duke of Courland before Gotthard Kettler after ... of Courland and Semigallia DATE OF DEATH 1642 PLACE OF DEATH Jelgava M tava , Duchy of Courland and Semigallia DEFAULTSORT Kettler, Friedrich Category Dukes of Courland Category 17th century Latvian ... more details
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