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gptkbp:instanceOf
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historical duchy
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 10,000 km²
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gptkbp:borders
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gptkb:Duchy_of_Courland
Duchy of Livonia
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Jelgava
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gptkbp:culturalInfluence
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German_culture
Latvian_culture
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gptkbp:currency
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gptkb:Courland_thaler
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1795
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gptkbp:economicActivity
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Agriculture
Craftsmanship
Trade
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gptkbp:established
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1561
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gptkbp:governedBy
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gptkb:Duke_of_Courland
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gptkbp:governmentType
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Duchy
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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part_of_the_Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth
part_of_the_Russian_Empire
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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gptkb:Partition_of_Poland
gptkb:Great_Northern_War
Zemgale Uprising
Russian_annexation
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Treaty of Nystad
Treaty of Riga
Treaty of Oliva
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gptkbp:historicalSite
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gptkb:Zemgale_Castle
gptkb:Rundale_Palace
gptkb:Dobele_Castle
gptkb:Bauska_Castle
gptkb:Jelgava_Palace
gptkb:Saldus_Castle
gptkb:Jelgava_Cathedral
gptkb:Kuldiga_Town_Hall
gptkb:St._Anna's_Church
Tervete Castle
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Duchy of Zemgale
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gptkbp:language
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Latvian
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Latvia
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Duke_Jacob_Kettler
gptkb:Duke_Ernst_Johann_von_Biron
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Courland
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gptkbp:population
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around 100,000 (historical estimate)
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Baltic_States
gptkb:Duchy_of_Courland_and_Semigallia
gptkb:Teutonic_Order
gptkb:Livonian_Confederation
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Lutheranism
Catholicism
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