Duchy of Courland and Semigalliaball

Duchy of Courland and Semigalliaball
: Ducatus Curlandiæ et Semigalliæ
: Księstwo Kurlandii i Semigalii
: Herzogtum Kurland und Semgallen'
: Kurzemes un Zemgales hercogiste

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1562 – 1795

General information

Government

Duchy

Language(s)

German

Latvian

Livonian

Latgalian

Type

Duchyball

Capital

Jelgavaball

Affiliation

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealthball

Religion

Christianity

Protestant
- Lutheran
Roman Catholicism

Historical information
Preceded by	Succeeded by
Bishopric of Courlandball Livonian Orderball	File:Courland Governorate-icon.png Courland Governorateball

The Duchy of Courland and Semigalliaball was a vassal of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealthball. It also had colonies.

History

Duchy of Courland and Semigalliaball was born as a 2ball, later adopted by Baltsball, Livonian Orderball and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealthball. Courland was the smallest colonial power, as it had land in what is now Gambia and Tobago.

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Regions	Rigaball • Kurzemeball • Latgaleball • Zemgaleball • Vidzemeball
Former entities	Migrants from the East (Prehistoric Europeans) • Terra Marianaball • Duchy of Courland and Semigalliaball • Duchy of Livoniaball • Polish Livoniaball • Swedish Livoniaball • Governorate of Livoniaball • Republic of Latviaball (1918-40) • Latvian SSRball • Reichskommissariat Ostlandball • Latvian SSRball ( Soviet Unionball)
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V • E Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the ~~predecessor of Cant into Spaceball~~ ~~Three Partitions~~ Winged Hussars arrive!
Main Parts of Commonwealths	Kingdom of Polandball • Grand Duchy of Lithuaniaball
Minor Parts of Commonwealths	Lesser Polandball • Greater Polandball • Masoviaball • Duchy of Samogitiaball • Royal Prussiaball ( Pomereliaball • Chełmno Voivodeshipball) • Rutheniaball • Duchy of Livoniaball ( Dorpat Voivodeshipball • Parnawa Voivodeshipball • Wenden Voivodeshipball) • Duchy of Courlandball • Silesiaball
Voivodeships ( Kingdom of Polandball)	Belz Voivodeshipball • Bracław Voivodeshipball • Brześć Kujawski Voivodeshipball • Chełmno Voivodeshipball • Chernihiv Voivodeshipball • Gniezno Voivodeshipball • Inowrocław Voivodeshipball • Inflanty Voivodeshipball • Kalisz Voivodeshipball • Kiev Voivodeshipball • Kraków Voivodeshipball • Lublin Voivodeshipball • Łęczyca Voivodeshipball • Malbork Voivodeshipball • Masovian Voivodeshipball • Podolian Voivodeshipball • Pomeranian Voivodeshipball • Poznan Voivodeshipball • Płock Voivodeshipball • Podlaskie Voivodeshipball • Rawa Voivodeshipball • Ruthenian Voivodeshipball • Sandomierz Voivodeshipball • Sieradz Voivodeshipball • Volhynian Voivodeshipball
Voivodeships ( Grand Duchy of Lithuaniaball)	Brest Litovsk Voivodeshipball • Minsk Voivodeshipball • Mstsislaw Voivodeshipball • Nowogródek Voivodeshipball • Połock Voivodeshipball • Samogitian Eldershipball • Trakai Voivodeshipball • Vilnius Voivodeshipball • Vitebsk Voivodeshipball
Voivodeships after the Reforms of Grodno Sejm	Kingdom of Polandball (File:Chelm Voivodeship-icon (1793).png Chelm Voivodeshipball • File:Ciechanów Voivodeship-icon (1793).png Ciechanów Voivodeshipball • Krakow Voivodeshipball • Lublin Voivodeshipball • Masovian Voivodeshipball • Podlasie Voivodeshipball • Sandomierz Voivodeshipball • Włodzimierz Voivodeshipball • Volhynian Voivodeshipball) • Grand Duchy of Lithuaniaball (File:Braslaw Voivodeship-icon.png Brasław Voivodeshipball • Brest Voivodeshipball • Grodno Voivodeshipball • Merecz Voivodeshipball • Nowogródek Voivodeshipball • Trakai Voivodeshipball • Vilnius Voivodeshipball • Żmudź Voivodeshipball)
Ecclesiastical entities	Duchy of Siewierzball • Prince-Bishopric of Warmiaball
Fiefs, vassals and condominia	Lauenburg and Bütow Landball • Duchy of Livoniaball ( Dorpat Voivodeshipball • Parnawa Voivodeshipball • Wenden Voivodeshipball) • Duchy of Courland and Semigalliaball • Duchy of Prussiaball
Capitals	Krakówball and Vilniusball (1569–1793) • Warsawball (1793–1795)
Colonies	Polish Caffaball • New Courlandball • Couronian Gambiaball • ~~Grand Duchy of Lithuaniaball~~
De facto Commonwealths	Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealthball ( Duchy of Rutheniaball) ( Tsardom of Russiaball)

History

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