Duchy of Kurzeme

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Duchy
gptkbp:area Approximately 30,000 km²
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Poland-Lithuania
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Jelgava
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Courland
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Baroque architecture
Folklore
Traditional crafts
Rural manors
gptkbp:culturalInfluence German
Latvian
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Duchy_thaler
gptkbp:dissolved 1795
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Fishing
Trade
gptkbp:established 1561
gptkbp:flag Flag of Courland
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Livonian_Order
gptkbp:governedBy Duke
gptkbp:governmentType Monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Great_Northern_War
gptkb:Northern_Wars
Early Modern Period
Livonian War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Baltic_German_nobility
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duchy of Kurzeme
gptkbp:influenceOn Latvian_culture
Baltic_history
German_culture_in_the_Baltics
gptkbp:language Latvian
gptkbp:legacy Cultural_identity_of_Latvia
Historical_narratives_of_the_Baltic_region
Noble_families_of_Courland
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Latvia
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Duke_Jacob_Kettler
gptkb:Duke_Ernst_Johann_von_Biron
gptkb:Duke_Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Brandenburg
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Courland
gptkbp:population Approximately 200,000 (in 18th century)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Baltic_States
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:significantEvent Treaty of Nystad
Treaty of Oliva
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:territory Courland_and_Semigallia
gptkbp:transportation Roads
Rivers
Ports