Duchess Of Courland
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Duchess Of Courland
OR:
Duchess Of Courland on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]


Duchess of Courland


House of Kettler, 1561–1737


House of Biron, 1737–1740

* Council of the Duke, 1740–58


House of Wettin The House of Wettin () was a dynasty which included Saxon monarch, kings, Prince Elector, prince-electors, dukes, and counts, who once ruled territories in the present-day German federated states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynas ...
, 1758–1763

* None, although Charles of Saxony was morganatically married with the Polish countess Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska.


House of Biron, 1763–1795

{, width=95% class="wikitable" !width = "8%" , Picture !width = "10%" , Name !width = "9%" , Father !width = "10%" , Birth !width = "9%" , Marriage !width = "9%" , Became Duchess !width = "9%" , Ceased to be Duchess !width = "9%" , Death !width = "6%" ,
Spouse A spouse is a significant other in a marriage. A female spouse is called a wife while a male spouse is called a husband. Married The legal status of a spouse, and the specific rights and obligations associated with that status, vary signific ...
, - , align="center", , align="center", Benigna Gottliebe von Trotha genannt Treyden , align="center", Wilhelm von Trohta Truiden , align="center", 15 October 1703 , align="center", 25 February 1723 , align="center", 1763
''husband's restoration'' , align="center", 1769
''husband abdication'' , align="center", 5 November 1782 , align="center",
Ernst Johann von Biron Ernst Johann von Biron (; ; ) was the duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1737 to 1740 and again from 1763 to 1769. He was also briefly the regent of the Russian Empire in 1740. Early years Biron was born as Ernst Johann von Bühren in Ka ...
, - , align="center", , align="center", Caroline of Waldeck and Pyrmont , align="center",
Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Karl August Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 September 1704 – 29 August 1763) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and commander of the Dutch forces in the War of Austrian Succession. Royal life and military career Karl was the second son of ...

(
Waldeck-Pyrmont The County of Waldeck (later the Principality of Waldeck and Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire and its successors from the late 12th century until 1929. In 1349 the county gained Imperial immediacy and ...
) , align="center", 14 August 1748 , align="center", 15 October 1765 , align="center", 1769
''husband's restoration'' , align="center", 1772
''divorce'' , align="center", 18 August 1782 , align="center" rowspan="3",
Peter von Biron Peter von Biron (15 February 1724 – 13 January 1800) was the last duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1769 to 1795, when it was annexed by the Russian Empire. Life and reign Peter was born in Jelgava () as the oldest son of Ernst Johann ...
, - , align="center", , align="center", Yevdokiya Borisovna Yusupova , align="center", Prince Boris Grigorievich Yusupov
( Yusupov) , align="center", 16 May 1743 , align="center" colspan="2", 6 March 1774 , align="center", 1778
''divorce'' , align="center", 19 July 1780 , - , align="center", , align="center",
Dorothea von Medem Countess Anna Charlotte Dorothea von Medem (3 February 1761 – 20 August 1821) was born a Gräfin (Countess) of the noble Baltic German Medem family and later became Duchess of Courland. Popularly known as Dorothea of Courland after her marria ...
, align="center", Count Friedrich von
Medem The Medem () is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe, into which it flows near Otterndorf. See also *List of rivers of Lower Saxony All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into ...

(
Medem The Medem () is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Elbe, into which it flows near Otterndorf. See also *List of rivers of Lower Saxony All rivers in the German state of Lower Saxony flow directly or indirectly into ...
) , align="center", 3 February 1761 , align="center" colspan="2", 6 November 1779 , align="center", 28 March 1795
''Duchy abolished'' , align="center", 20 August 1821 , -
Courland Courland is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. Courland's largest city is Liepāja, which is the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were ...
Latvia history-related lists