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Duchy Created

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Latvia · Government / Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1561Date range

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1561

Gotthard Kettler28 November 1561

Riga · Government / Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

Kettler becomes Duke of Courland and Semigallia

Names involved

Gotthard Kettler

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