NOBLEMEN from Latvia

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Latvian Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Latvian Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Friedrich Kettler (1569 - 1642)

With an HPI of 56.24, Friedrich Kettler is the most famous Latvian Nobleman.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.

Friedrich Kettler (Latvian: Frīdrihs Ketlers; 25 November 1569 – 17 August 1642) was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1587 to 1642. He was the son of Gotthard Kettler, the first Duke of Courland. Until 1617, he ruled only the eastern Zemgale (Semigallia) portion of the duchy, while his younger brother, Wilhelm Kettler, ruled the western Courland portion. Friedrich ruled the entire duchy from 1617 onward, after his brother emigrated due to conflicts with the nobility.

2. Maria Amalia of Courland (1653 - 1711)

With an HPI of 55.93, Maria Amalia of Courland is the 2nd most famous Latvian Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Princess Maria Amalia of Courland (Maria Anna Amalia Kettler; 12 June 1653 – 16 June 1711) was a Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel by her marriage to Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. She was a daughter of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg. Her eldest son was King Frederick I of Sweden. One of her daughters was the most recent common ancestor of all the currently reigning monarchs of Europe from 1939 to 1941 and 1943 to 2022.

3. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg (1802 - 1864)

With an HPI of 50.35, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg is the 3rd most famous Latvian Nobleman.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine Constance of Württemberg (27 February 1802 in Würzau, Courland Governorate – 5 December 1864, in Karlsruhe) was a daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg.