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 the Russian Empire , the territory of the former Duchy formed the Courland Governorate . From the time of the Northern ... and Palanga , there being none on the Courland coast of the Gulf of Riga. Population In 1870 the population ... Herman Rosenthal http www.jewishencyclopedia.com view.jsp?artid 831&letter C Courland Jewish Encyclopedia ... float right title Residents of Courland by ethnicity 2010 ref cite web url http data.csb.gov.lv Dialog ... 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 ... lost when neighbouring 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 ... 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 . Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Alexander of Courland alternative names short description German prince date of birth 18 October 1658 place of birth date of death 1686 place of death 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 Germany army bio stub Germany noble stub de Alexander von Kurland ... 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 ... the Curonians , a Baltic peoples Baltic tribe , inhabited Courland and had strong links with the maritime ... Dominican Order Dominican monk Engelbert was appointed to be the first bishop of Courland. In 1242 the area of Courland passed under the influence of the Teutonic Knights owing to the amalgamation ... the territory of Courland was divided between the Bisphoric of Courland and the Livonian branch of the Order ... of L tzelburg left Courland in 1263 and the new bishop Edmund of Werth returned in his bisphoric ... the Bishop of Courland and Bishopric of sel Wiek sel Wiek Johannes V von M nchhausen sold his lands ... it to the Duchy of Courland after his death, but this plan failed and only later Wilhelm Kettler ... his territories in the Duchy of Courland and Frederick II of Denmark decided to sell his rights of inheritance . Chronology September 1234 Bishopric of Courland Bistum Kurland established formally ... lands among the Bishops of Courland, and of Archbishopric of Riga Riga , and the Teutonic ... . Bishops of Courland class wikitable Name From To Engelbert of Courland Engelbert , Dominican Order ... 1263 align right 1292 Burkhard of Kurland Burkhard , OT align right 1300 align right 1321? Paul of Courland Paul OT align right 1322 align right 1330 32? John I of Courland John I align right 1328 align right 1331 32 John II of Courland John II , OT align right 1332 align right 1353 Ludolf of Courland Ludolf , OT align right 1354 align right 1359? Jacob of Courland Jacob , OT align right 1360 align ... 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 Image rmelband Kurland.jpg thumb 900px Courland pocket cuff title. On 9 October 1944, the Soviets ... the German forces in Courland and the Estonian islands Hiiumaa and Saaremaa to hold out, believing ... Front, using the Courland Pocket as a springboard for a new offensive. ref Gerhard L. Weinberg, Germany ..., 1995, ISBN 0 521 56626 6, page 290 ref File Kurland6pf20apr1945.jpg thumb 200px Stamp used in Courland ... , in what was to become known to the Germans as the Courland Bridgehead . Thirty three divisions ... a front reaching from Riga to Liep ja, retreating to the more defensible Courland position, abandoning ... forces entrenched in the Courland Pocket between 15 October 1944, and 4 April 1945. The German two ... Baltic Fronts southern sector commenced a blockade, precipitating the German defence of the Courland ... 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 peninsula. On 8 May, Germany ... in Peilei started to interrogate the captive staff of Army Group Courland, and general collection of prisoners begun. By 12 May, approximately 135,000 German troops surrendered in the Courland ... 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 File Ksi stwo Kurlandii ... image coat Courland Governorate COA.gif image map Meyerbaltikum.jpg image map caption Courland Governorate ... 9 stat pop1 674034 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 ... lang ru , and Government of Courland lang de Kurl ndisches Gouvernement , was one ... was created 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 ... 3, 1918. List of governors Between 1800 and 1876 overall authority in Courland was handed to the governor ... . 1795 1796 Peter Ludwig Freiherr von der Pahlen temporary governor general of Courland and Pilten ... invasion of Courland in July December 1812 1812 Jules de Chambaudoin and Charles de Montigny French intendants of Courland, Semigallia and Pilten on 1 August 8 October 1812 1812 Jacques David Martin French governor general of Courland on 8 October 20 December 1812 1816 1824 Emannuel von Stanecke ... in Tartu after German invasion of Courland in July 1915 . In March 1918 the Baltic provinces were ... Saint Petersburg Governorate Courland References and notes Reflist History Timeline of Latvia ... of the Russian Empire Category Baltic governorates Courland Category History of Latvia Category Courland ar cv da Guvernement Kurland de Gouvernement Kurland ... lt Kur o gubernija pl Gubernia kurlandzka ru simple Courland Governorate fi ... more details
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Citations missing date August 2010 euromericas Image GreatCourlandBayMonument.jpg thumb Great Courland Bay Monument The Courland colonization of the Americas was performed by the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Duchy of Courland , which was the smallest European colonization of the Americas nation to colonize .... About he first period of Dutch settlements in Guiana and Tobago, including some information about Courland ... pp. 12 maps Van Gorcum & C. 1971 Assen, The Netherlands ref History Courland had a population of only ... s ships were undertaking trade voyages to the West Indies at least as early as 1637, when a Courland ... a few months earlier by Spain . However, the first Courland colony met a similar end, whilst a second ... under Captain Caroon with about 300 settlers attempted to settle on the north coast near Courland Bay ... simultaneously, Courland s attention shifted to Africa. In 1651 the Duchy gained its first successful ... were primary competitors to Courland, which decided to support the English in the brewing conflict. Therefore, Courland received permission from its Protestant English allies to make still another ... of the Duchess of Courland arrived carrying 45 cannon, 25 officers, 124 Courlander soldiers and 80 families of colonists to occupy Tobago. Captain Willem Mollens declared the island New Courland Neu ... with the surrounding town called Jacobsstadt Jamestown . Other features were 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 in their first ... Courland colony soon became overshadowed by a second Dutch colony. While 120 Courland colonists ..., tropical birds and their feathers. The Duchy of Courland was a focus of interest for both Sweden .... Courland officially yielded New Courland on December 11 1659. This war ended with the Treaty of Oliwa signed near Gda sk of 1660, on the basis of which Tobago was returned to Courland. However ... 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 ... Sixteenth and 18th Army Wehrmacht Eighteenth armies of Army Group Courland, commanded by General ... 42 officers in the rank of general, in the Courland Pocket had surrendered. ref name m9004259 http ... of troops that became named Army Group Courland was created when the Red Army reached ... 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 ... meant that Army Group North became Army Group Courland Heeresgruppe Kurland , Army Group Center became ... . Isolation Army Group Courland consisted of the 16th Army Wehrmacht German Sixteenth Army and the 18th Army Wehrmacht German Eighteenth Army . The two armies had been sent to Courland partly to protect ... Courland remained relatively intact. Even towards the end of the war, the army was able to field ... or evacuate. Army Group Courland fought six major battles in the Courland Pocket between 15 October ... ordered Colonel General Carl Hilpert , to surrender Army Group Courland. Hilpert was the army group .... Commander expects loyal implemenation of order, on which the fate of all Courland troops ... commission in Peilei started 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 ... Front had secured the Courland peninsula, reaching the coast of the Riga Bay and the Baltic Sea. ref ... generals in the Courland Pocket, surrendered. The equipment captured in the same period consisted ... up of the German troops in the Courland Pocket was completed. A total of about 180,000 German troops ..., some elements of Army Group Courland briefly attempted to reform itself as a Freikorps ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 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 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 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 swedish and later by russian troops. Biography Friedrich Wilhelm Kettler was born in 1692 ..., after his father s death, in the 22 January 1698 he was appointed as the Duke of Courland and Semigallia ... boxstyle 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 ... William Kettler, Duke of Courland 9 9. Duchess Sophie of Prussia 10 10. George William, Elector ... 16. Gotthard Kettler Gotthard Kettler, Duke of Courland 17 17. Duchess Anna of Mecklenburg Schwerin ... of Courland and Semigallia Duke of Courland before Frederick Casimir Kettler after Ferdinand Kettler ... Persondata . NAME Wilhelm, Frederick, Duke Of Courland ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Duke of Courland ... PLACE OF DEATH Kippinghof DEFAULTSORT Wilhelm, Frederick, Duke Of Courland Category Dukes of 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 ... s1 Flag of Latvia.svg image flag Flag of Courland state .svg flag image coat Ksi stwo Kurlandii i Semigalii ... language Latgalian . br 2. The Duchy of Courland was absorbed on September 22, 1918 by the United Baltic ..., other than by the German Empire . 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 ... of Courland and Semigallia duchy . Although the Reichstag German Empire German Reichstag supported ... Armies had occupied the Courland Governorate of Russian Empire by the autumn of 1915. The front ... started advancing from Courland, and by the end of February 1918 the territories of the former Russian ... of the Courland Governorate and by agreements concluded in Berlin on August 27, 1918 the Autonomous ... provincial councils between September 1917 and March 1918. The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia ... recognised the creation of Courland, as a German vassal by writing to Courland s Landesrat on March ... the Government of Courland, that, upon the wish communicated to Us by its ambassador, and upon the report of Our Chancellor, in the name of the German Empire, We recognize the Duchy of Courland as a free and independent state in the name of the German Empire, to negotiate such treaties with Courland ... . 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 ... Courland, 1918 Duchy Category 1918 disestablishments Category Baltic countries Category Baltic region Category Courland 1918 Duchy Category History of Latvia Category History of Livonia Category ... 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 ... Metadata 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 ... Weilm nster 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 ... 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 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 ... of Courland ALTERNATIVE NAMES Louise Elizabeth Ketteler Luise Elisabeth von Kurland German SHORT DESCRIPTION ... 16 December 1690 PLACE OF DEATH Weferlingen DEFAULTSORT Louise Elisabeth Of Courland Category Landgravines ... 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
HH 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, Prince Biron of Courland 1907 1982 and HRH Princess Herzeleide of Prussia 1918 1989 , the daughter of Prince Oskar of Prussia a son of Emperor William II, German Emperor William II and Augusta Viktoria of Schleswig Holstein . 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 and, since 2008, an honorary commander in the Commandery of Silesia of the Order of Saint John Bailiwick of Brandenburg Johanniterorden Johannine Order , to which he was admitted in 1940 and 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 . ref Verzeichnis der Mitglieder der Balley Brandenburg des Ritterlichen Ordens St. Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem Berlin October, 2011 page 500. ref He is 403rd in British line of succession 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 ..., Prince of Courland s tul title Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Duke of Courland years 1982 reason Duchy incorporated into Russian Empire in 1795 s inc heir Prince Michael Biron of Courland s roy ... 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, Prince Category ... people Category People from Berlin Category Pretenders Category Courland Category House of Biron ... 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
Sophie Amalie of Nassau Siegen 10 January 1650 &ndash 25 December 1688 , was a Duchess of Courland Duchess consort of Courland . She married the Duke of Courland, Friedrich Casimir Kettler , in 25 October 1675. She was the daughter of Henry II, Count of Nassau Siegen . s start s hou House of Nassau 10 January 1650 25 December 1688 succession box title Duchess of Courland Duchess consort of Courland before Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg after Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg years 1682 1688 s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sophie Amalie Of Nassau Siegen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Duchess consort of Courland 1682 1688 DATE OF BIRTH 10 January 1650 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 25 December 1688 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sophie Amalie Of Nassau Siegen Category 1650 births Category 1688 deaths Category 17th century Latvian people Category Duchesses of Courland Germany noble stub sv Sophie Amalie av Nassau Siegen ... 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
Ziedlejas is a village in Alsunga Municipality in the historical region of Courland in Latvia . ref cite web url http www.alsunga.lv content view 67 104 title Alsungas pagasts Par Alsungu publisher Alsunga Municipality language Latvian accessdate 2010 09 25 ref References Reflist coord missing Latvia Category Alsunga Municipality Category Towns and villages in Latvia Courland geo stub ... more details
Kurzeme is the Latvian language Latvian name for Courland , a historical region of Latvia. It may also refer to Kurzeme District, Riga , an administrative district of Riga, Latvia Kurzeme Region , a planning region of Latvia disambig ... more details
Curonian may refer to Curonian language Curonian people from Curonia , Latin for Courland See also Curonian Lagoon Curonian Spit Courish Spit dab ... more details
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
Jauna Pasaule is the smallest and least known district of Liep ja , Latvia . Located near the east border of the city. courland geo stub Liep ja s neighbourhoods coord missing Latvia Category Neighbourhoods in Liep ja ... more details
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