Governorate of Courland

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former administrative territorial entity governorate of the Russian Empire

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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Courland Governorate 6
Courland 3
Governorate of Courland canonical 2

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.

Governorate of Livonia → borderedBy → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
Vilna Governorate → borderedBy → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courland Governorate
Bartolomeo Rastrelli → activeIn → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courland
Baltic Germans → historicalPresence → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courland
Livonian language → historicalRegion → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courland
Oswald Külpe → birthPlace → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courland Governorate
Saint Petersburg Governorate → borderedBy → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Livland Governorate
Baltic governorates → consistedOf → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
Vitebsk Governorate → borderedBy → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courland Governorate
Governorate of Courland → followedBy → Governorate of Courland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courland Governorate (Ober Ost)
Kovno Governorate → borderedBy → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courland Governorate
Karl Davydov → birthPlace → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courland Governorate
Eduard Totleben → placeOfBirth → Governorate of Courland ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courland Governorate