NOBLEMAN

Friedrich Kettler

1569 - 1642

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich Kettler has received more than 36,941 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Kettler is the 525th most popular nobleman (down from 470th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Latvia (down from 38th in 2019) and the most popular Latvian Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Friedrich Kettler ranks 525 out of 1,415. Before him are Princess Pauline of Württemberg, Drahomíra, Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans, Sittişah Hatun, Godfrey III, Count of Louvain, and Leonello d'Este. After him are Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg, Branimir of Croatia, Théodolinde de Beauharnais, Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Louise d'Orléans, and Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1569, Friedrich Kettler ranks 9. Before him are Giambattista Marino, Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Yodo-dono, and Frans Pourbus the Younger. After him are Heo Gyun, Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Antonio Marcello Barberini, Jan Piotr Sapieha, Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl, and Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp. Among people deceased in 1642, Friedrich Kettler ranks 10. Before him are Guido Reni, Saskia van Uylenburgh, Safi of Persia, Dmitry Pozharsky, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, and Pieter van Laer. After him are Frans Francken the Younger, and Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Friedrich Kettler ranks 41 out of 323. Before him are Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751), Jukums Vācietis (1873), Oswald Külpe (1862), Laimdota Straujuma (1951), Viktors Arājs (1910), and Friedrich Zander (1887). After him are Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter (1884), Solomon Mikhoels (1890), Barbara von Krüdener (1764), Maria Amalia of Courland (1653), Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski (1876), and Aspazija (1865).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Latvia

Among noblemen born in Latvia, Friedrich Kettler ranks 1. After him are Maria Amalia of Courland (1653), and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg (1802).

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