Duke Ernst Johann von Courland (the Elder)
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Duke
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| gptkbp:born |
January 24, 1696
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Riga_Cathedral
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Duchess_Anna_von_Courland
gptkb:Duke_Karl_von_Courland gptkb:Duke_Peter_von_Courland gptkb:Duchess_Maria_von_Courland gptkb:Duke_Ernst_Johann_von_Courland_(the_Younger) |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Infrastructure development
Trade expansion Establishment of schools Promotion of education Promotion of arts Support for scientific research Support for agriculture Support for the military Development of ports Promotion of trade fairs Support for local crafts Encouragement of foreign investment Promotion of shipbuilding Cultural_exchanges_with_Europe Diplomatic_relations_with_Russia Relations_with_the_Holy_Roman_Empire Relations_with_Prussia Relations_with_Sweden Relations_with_Poland Relations_with_Denmark |
| gptkbp:died |
January 20, 1777
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| gptkbp:era |
Early Modern period
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| gptkbp:father |
gptkb:Duke_Jacob_Kettler
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| gptkbp:house |
gptkb:House_of_Kettler
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Duke Ernst Johann von Courland (the Elder)
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:Duchy_of_Courland_and_Semigallia
gptkb:Baltic_German_culture Latvian_culture |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Political leadership
Cultural patronage Economic_development_of_Courland |
| gptkbp:mother |
Countess_Anna_von_der_Recke.
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| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:Courland
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| gptkbp:portrait |
Ernst_Johann_von_Courland_(the_Elder)_portrait
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Duke_Ernst_Johann_von_Courland_(the_Younger)
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| gptkbp:reign |
1737
1777 |
| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Lutheranism
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Princess_Wilhelmina_von_Nassau-Siegen
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Duke_Peter_von_Courland
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| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Duke_of_Courland_and_Semigallia
|