Biron family
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The Biron family is a Baltic German noble house best known for producing Ernst Johann von Biron, the influential 18th-century Duke of Courland and favorite of Empress Anna of Russia.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baltic German noble family
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Courland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Semigallia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Biron family coat of arms ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Empress Anna of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Duchy of Courland and Semigallia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticSuccession | succeeded Kettler dynasty in Courland ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Baltic German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Duchy of Courland and Semigallia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| knownFor |
influence at the Russian imperial court
ⓘ
rule over Courland and Semigallia ⓘ |
| languageOfCulture | German ⓘ |
| nobleTitleHeld | Duke of Courland and Semigallia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Dorothea von Medem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernst Johann von Biron NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter von Biron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence | 18th century ⓘ |
| politicalRole | ruling dynasty of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
protectorate of the Russian Empire
ⓘ
vassal of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| presentDayLocationOfTerritories |
Latvia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Baltic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| seat | Mitau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | nobility ⓘ |
| titleCreatedBy | Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.