Duchy of Courland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Duchy_of_Courland

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:annexedBy	gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:area	27,286 km²
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Jelgava
gptkbp:coatOfArms	gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Duchy_of_Courland
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Courland_thaler
gptkbp:existedDuring	1561
gptkbp:existedUntil	1795
gptkbp:firstDaimyo	gptkb:Gotthard_Kettler
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_the_Duchy_of_Courland
gptkbp:governmentType	hereditary duchy
gptkbp:lastRuler	gptkb:Peter_von_Biron
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Baltic_region present-day Latvia
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Courland_colonization_of_Gambia gptkb:Courland_colonization_of_Tobago
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:German gptkb:Latvian
gptkbp:population	~200,000 (18th century)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Livonian_Confederation
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:ruled	gptkb:House_of_Biron gptkb:House_of_Kettler
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Courland_Governorate
gptkbp:vassalOf	gptkb:Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Habsburg_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Duchy of Courland