Duchy of Courland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Duchy_of_Courland
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duchy of Courland
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