Governorate of Courland
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The Governorate of Courland was an administrative division of the Russian Empire located in the Baltic region, roughly corresponding to parts of present-day western Latvia.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Courland Governorate | 6 |
| Courland | 3 |
| Governorate of Courland canonical | 2 |
| Courland Governorate (Ober Ost) | 1 |
| Livland Governorate | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
governorate of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | German occupation in World War I ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Jelgava ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
Governorate of Livonia ⓘ Vitebsk Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Governorate of Vitebsk
|
| capital |
Jelgava
ⓘ
Mitau ⓘ |
| contains |
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
ⓘ
surface form:
Courland
Semigallia ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| currency | Russian ruble ⓘ |
| endTime | 1915 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Baltic Germans
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ Latvians ⓘ Lithuanians ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Governorate of Courland
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Courland Governorate (Ober Ost)
Latvia ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Latvia
|
| governmentType | imperial governorate ⓘ |
| hasGovernor | imperial governor appointed by the Tsar ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Baltic provinces ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
German
ⓘ
Latvian ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| legalSystem | laws of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltic region
ⓘ
western Latvia ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Bauska
ⓘ
Liepāja, Latvia ⓘ
surface form:
Liepāja
Tukums ⓘ Ventspils ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
ⓘ
surface form:
Courland
|
| partOf |
Baltic governorates
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Duchy of Courland and Semigallia ⓘ |
| presentIn |
European part of the Russian Empire
ⓘ
territory of modern Latvia ⓘ |
| religion |
Lutheranism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Courland Governorate
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Courland
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Courland
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Courland
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Courland Governorate
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Livland Governorate
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Courland Governorate
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Courland Governorate (Ober Ost)
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Courland Governorate
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Courland Governorate
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Courland Governorate