Courland

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Pilsrundāle: Rundale Palace

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Courland: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Also Known As	Kurzeme • Kurland

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Ottoman Empire East Germany Prussia Austria-Hungary Bohemia Seleucid empire Kyivan Rus Dutch Republic Flanders Moravia

Major Events

Partitions of Poland, 1772–95

Partitions of Poland

Latvia

Key People

Ernst Johann, Reichsgraf von Biron

duke of Courland