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Jacob Kettler

Duke of Courland

Died when: 71 years 65 days (854 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Jacob Kettler

Jacob Kettler (German: Jakob von Kettler) (Latvian: Hercogs Jēkabs Ketlers) (28 October 1610 – 1 January 1682) was one of the greatest Baltic German Dukes of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1642–1682).

He was intelligent, spoke Latvian and lived mostly in Goldingen, capital of Courland and Semigallia.Under his rule, the Courland and Semigallia became more independent, reached its peak in wealth and engaged in colonization putting part of Latvia on the worlds map as one of the smallest, but fastest growing states in the world at that time.


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