Duchy of Courland (1561–1795)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Duchy_of_Courland_(1561–1795)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area ~27,000 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Jelgava
gptkbp:coatOfArms Coat of arms of Courland
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Courland_thaler
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:Third_Partition_of_Poland
gptkbp:existedDuring 1561
gptkbp:existedUntil 1795
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Duchy_of_Courland
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:province
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Tobago
St. Andrews Island (Gambia)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duchy of Courland (1561–1795)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Baltic_region
gptkbp:modernLocation gptkb:Latvia
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Jacob_Kettler
gptkb:Gotthard_Kettler
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:German
gptkb:Latvian
gptkbp:population ~200,000 (18th century)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Livonian_Order
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Duke
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:vassalOf gptkb:Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Курземе
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6